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Prof. John Pepper Clark, Emeritus Professor of Literature and Renowned Writer has died. The poet who is the younger brother of former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark reportedly died in the early hours of this morning. In a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark, for the family and Mr. Ilaye Clark, for the children and made available to Vanguard Tuesday, Professor John Pepper Clark died in the early hours of today. The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce that Emeritus Professor of Literature and Renowned…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, on his re-election as Governor of Ondo State for another four-year term. According to a press statement this evening by the President’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, “The President lauds the resounding victory of the Governor at the election held on Saturday, October 10, 2020, noting that the votes garnered ‘show that one good turn surely deserves another.'” The statement further reveals that Buhari thanked the people of Ondo State for keeping faith with their Governor, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that “the people know the person…

The Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed has announced the immediate disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). This is s a fallout of the nationwide protests over the brutal nature of the outfit. The announcement was made this Sunday afternoon in Abuja. It would be recalled that in the past several days, there has been nationwide outcry against the existence of SARS with protesters having support from even several world leaders. The universality of this protest must have forced the hand of the police chief. More details later..

President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the 2021 budget estimate to a joint session of the National Assembly. The proposed expenditure is put at N13.08 trillion with a crude oil benchmark price of $40 per barrel. The budget contains recurrent expenditure of N5.65 trillion, personnel cost of N3.76 trillion and Debt Service of N3.12 trillion. Statutory transfers has been put at N484.4 billion while Pension, Gratuities & Retirees Benefits was put at N500.19 billion. A projected inflation rate of 11.95 per cent and GDP growth rate of 3.00 per cent was considered.https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html The president budgeted N128 billion for the National Assembly…

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the American poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” Louise Glück was born 1943 in New York and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Apart from her writing she is a professor of English at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. She made her debut in 1968 with ‘Firstborn’, and was soon acclaimed as one of the most prominent poets in American contemporary literature. She has received several prestigious awards, among them the Pulitzer Prize (1993) and the National Book Award (2014). Louise Glück has…

The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau, according to a statement signed by Ja’afaru Ibrahim Sani, Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government Affairs. Bamalli succeeds HRH Alh. (Dr.) Shehu Idris who died on Sunday, 20th September 2020 after reigning for 45 years. Alh. Bamalli is the first emir from the Mallawa ruling house in 100 years, following the demise in 1920 of his grandfather, Emir Dan Sidi. Until his appointment as Emir of Zazzau, Alh. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli held the title of Magajin Garin Zazzau…

By Olayinka Agboola Mr POTUS sir, My name is OLAYINKA AGBOOLA, a journalist, publisher and broadcaster from Nigeria, Africa. I am at present being treated as a REAL victim of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at one of Africa’s best tertiary health care institutions, the University College Hospital, here in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State (of Nigeria). I really got compelled to send you, Mr POTUS, this message because of the current discussions concerning your supposed COVID-19 status. As far as I am concerned, you really do not know what the dreaded disease is all about. If you did,…

….Gets N5Million, New House Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has appointed Olamilekan Moshood Agbelesebioba, popularly known as LAYCON, winner of the just concluded Big Brother Naija, as the Youth Ambassador of the State. The State Government also donated N5Million and a three bedroom bungalow to the New Youth Ambassador Below is the text of the statement by the Governor: We have appointed the winner of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown, @itslaycon Youth Ambassador of Ogun State in addition to house and cash gifts. I relayed this development today, when I played host to Olamilekan Moshood Agbelesebioba AKA Laycon in…

Legislators of the Lagos State House of Assembly have approved the sum of N153 billion requested by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the completion of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit( LRMT). The sum is expected to be used for the construction and completion of the Red Line and the Blue Line respectively. The amount was approved in a unanimous vote by the House following the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Finance submitted by its Chairman, Hon Rotimi Olowo. Recall that on Monday, September 14, 2020, Governor Sanwo-Olu had approached the House for the approval of the amount…

Olamilekan Agbelese, aka Laycon, has emerged winner of Season 5 of the blockbuster reality show, Big Brother Naija. The show came to an explosive climax this evening. He won the show by a wide margin, scoring 60% as against his nearest rival, Dorathy who polled a puny 20% ahead of the other three finalists. With this victory, the cool-headed Laycom who wowed millions of viewers with his calm under fire and admirable demeanour is now the proud owner of cash and other add ons totalling N85million. His musical career is also guaranteed to receive a huge boost having garner millions…