Sanwo-Olu: Soyinka is Nigeria’s biggest export to the world
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Sanwo-Olu: Soyinka is Nigeria’s biggest export to the world

Politics tamfitronics Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka is Nigeria’s biggest export to the world.Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while felicitating with the literary icon on the occasion of his 90th birthday.In a statement on Friday by his media aide, Gboyega Akosile, the governor further pronounced Soyinka as a patriot and Africa’s pride.Prof. Soyinka, the recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature and the first sub-Saharan African to be honoured in that category, will clock 90 on Saturday, July 13.Sanwo-Olu said the playwright, poet, and essayist is worthy of all celebrations as a Nigerian advocate of good governance, voice of the voiceless and one of Nigeria’s biggest exports to the world.The governor said the Nobel Laureate, as a quintessential scholar and literary icon, has used his position and experience to contribute...
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‘I Have Left PDP, Close To Joining APC’ – Daniel Bwala
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‘I Have Left PDP, Close To Joining APC’ – Daniel Bwala

Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics A former spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar/Ifeanyi Okowa presidential campaign in the 2023 presidential election, Daniel Bwalasays he is no longer a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Naija News reports that Bwala made this known on Friday, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.The lawyer cum political analyst declared, “I am not a member of the PDP. Yes, I have left the PDP.”When asked if he is now a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bwala said, “I am very close.”Recall that Bwala was a member of the APC prior to the 2023 election when he defected to the PDP.Obidients Are IPOB Members And ApologistsMeanwhile, Daniel Bwala has claimed that most Obidients are members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and also their apologists.Bwala stated that the 2023...
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Lifesaving Drugs and Police Projects Mark First Use of Opioid Settlement Cash in California
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Lifesaving Drugs and Police Projects Mark First Use of Opioid Settlement Cash in California

Health News tamfitronics SACRAMENTO — Sonja Verdugo lost her husband to an opioid overdose last year. She regularly delivers medical supplies to people using drugs who are living — and dying — on the streets of Los Angeles. And she advocates at Los Angeles City Hall for policies to address addiction and homelessness.Yet Verdugo didn’t know that hundreds of millions of dollars annually are flowing to California communities to combat the opioid crisis, a payout that began in 2022 and continues through 2038.The money comes from pharmaceutical companies that made, distributed, or sold prescription opioid painkillers and that agreed to pay about $50 billion nationwide to settle lawsuits over their role in the overdose epidemic. Even though a recent Supreme Court decision upended a settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, many other companies have already...
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Boeing is stuck in space, Volkswagen’s rough ride, and American Airlines’ woes: Business news roundup
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Boeing is stuck in space, Volkswagen’s rough ride, and American Airlines’ woes: Business news roundup

Business new tamfitronics Photo: Courtesy of American Rounds, Jaque Silva/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (Getty Images), Joel Kowsky/NASA (Getty Images), Scott Olson (Getty Images), Image: Thierry Monasse / Contributor (Getty Images), Jack Dempsey (AP), Joe Raedle (Getty Images), Screenshot: AlexBurkeDrone on YouTubePhoto: Courtesy of American RoundsA company is rolling out ammo vending machines in grocery stores across the U.S., with six already in operation.American Rounds installed its first Automated Ammo Retail Machine (AARM) in a Fresh Value grocery store in Pell City, Alabama in November, it told Quartz. It has since installed four in Oklahoma and one in Texas, with plans for more in Texas and Colorado. Read MoreA mass brawl broke out midair on Ryanair flight to London on July 3. Image: Thierry Monasse / Contributor (Getty Images)A mass brawl involving two families on...
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