Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today Friday 17th January 2025
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target=_blank>Nigerian English: Time for world to recognise this gem?
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Nigerian English: Time for world to recognise this gem?
I was thrilled last Tuesday when Kingsley Ugwuanyi, a Nigerian English consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary, announced an exciting update on LinkedIn about the inclusion of some common Nigerian words in the famous dictionary. This momentous development reflects the growing recognition of Nigerian English as a strong variety and not dialect of the language.
Nigerian English: Time for world to recognise this gem?
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target=_blank>Much ado about special airport marshals
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Much ado about special airport marshals
GOING by antecedents, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), the minister in charge of Aviation and Aerospace Development, is arguably one Nigeria’s performing ministers. He retained his portfolio in the last cabin reshuffled by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is enough tonic for the minister to do every possible to leave an indelible footprint in the sand
Much ado about special airport marshals
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target=_blank>Tunji-Ojo, Interior Ministry and expectations for 2025
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Tunji-Ojo, Interior Ministry and expectations for 2025
IN a country often disillusioned with governance, where citizens have lost hope and resigned from expecting better treatment from elected officials, the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has emerged as a figure of renewed hope, proving that leadership driven by action can rebuild trust. Dubbed the “Star Boi” of the Renewed Hope Administration by
Tunji-Ojo, Interior Ministry and expectations for 2025
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target=_blank>Bauchi gov reiterates commitment to citizens’ access to quality healthcare services
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Bauchi gov reiterates commitment to citizens’ access to quality healthcare services
Bauchi State Governor, Sen. Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring that citizens have access to quality healthcare services, from primary to tertiary levels. The Governor made this statement during the induction and swearing-in ceremony of the second cohort of MBBS graduates from the College of Medical Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Bauchi gov reiterates commitment to citizens’ access to quality healthcare services
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target=_blank>FG’s free fistula surgery benefits 1,629 women – NHIA
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FG’s free fistula surgery benefits 1,629 women – NHIA
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has disclosed that no fewer than 1,629 have so far benefited and undergone free fistula surgery treatment across Nigeria. The Director General of NHIA, Dr. Kelechi Ohiri, while disclosing this at the second steering committee meeting of National Health Insurance Authority, fistula free programme held in Abuja, said the
FG’s free fistula surgery benefits 1,629 women – NHIA
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target=_blank>NNPP secures Court injunction against parallel leadership faction
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NNPP secures Court injunction against parallel leadership faction
The leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has secured an interim injunction from a Federal Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) against a faction of the party from electing parallel executives at the national and state levels to run the affairs of the party. The national leadership of NNPP loyal to the
NNPP secures Court injunction against parallel leadership faction
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target=_blank>Yauri Rigata boat festival aims for international recognition — Emir
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Yauri Rigata boat festival aims for international recognition — Emir
The annual Rigata Boat Festival of the Yauri people in Yauri Emirate of Kebbi State, which comes up next month, is set to attain international status as the Emir of Yauri, Alhaji Dr Muhammad Zayyanu Abdullahi, has charged this year’s organisers to work round the clock to ensure this year’s event attains international standards. Speaking
Yauri Rigata boat festival aims for international recognition — Emir
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target=_blank>MEMAN’s former chairman, Adeosun, appointed Eterna Plc’s CEO
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MEMAN’s former chairman, Adeosun, appointed Eterna Plc’s CEO
The immediate past Chairman of the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN), Mr. Olumide Adeosun, has been appointed as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Eterna Plc. According to a statement issued on Thursday by David Edet, the company’s Secretary/Legal Adviser, the appointment by the Board of Directors will take effect on February
MEMAN’s former chairman, Adeosun, appointed Eterna Plc’s CEO
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target=_blank>Reps decry illegal conversion of residential areas to commercial, semi-industrial areas
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Reps decry illegal conversion of residential areas to commercial, semi-industrial areas
The House of Representatives on Thursday expressed grave concern over the illegal conversion of residential areas into commercial and semi-industrial zones across the country amidst increasing reports of building collapses. Chairman of the House Committee on Urban Development and Regional Planning, Awaji-Inombek Abiante, raised these concerns during the 2024 budget performance review and the 2025
Reps decry illegal conversion of residential areas to commercial, semi-industrial areas
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target=_blank>‘Dreams come true’: UNILAG’s best-graduating student celebrates perfect CGPA
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‘Dreams come true’: UNILAG’s best-graduating student celebrates perfect CGPA
One of the two best-graduating students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for the 2023/2024 academic session, Samuel Akinade Badekale, has celebrated his academic milestone of graduating with a perfect CGPA. Badekale, a student of the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, alongside another student from the same department, Damilare Haroon Adebakin, graduated as the
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