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Friday, 03 December 2021

I’ll RELOCATE TO U.S. AFTER MY TENURE, OBIANO REPLIES EFCC

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with the family and professional colleagues of the late Mr. Babatunde Omidina, aka Baba Suwe, over his death. Baba Suwe died on Monday in Lagos. His remains were buried in his Ikorodu, Lagos, home yesterday. In a condolence letter released yesterday by his Media Office in Abuja, the APC leader described the late Omidina as “an indisputable ambassador of Nigerian culture, judging by the tumultuous acclaim he received from both Yoruba-speaking and non-Yoruba speaking audiences.” Tinubu added: “By way of this letter, please accept my deepest condolences...

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