Vocal official gives party events wide berth over grudge with boss

A SENIOR OFFICIAL in a fledgling political outfit has conspicuously kept away from party events presided over by his boss, raising eyebrows among insiders. Corridors has learnt that the vocal official is purportedly nursing a grudge after the boss reportedly began quietly instructing other officials not to accompany him during recent press conferences. Feeling sidelined and diminished, the aggrieved official has allegedly opted for a silent protest by skipping key party functions. Party insiders say the cold war has deepened in recent weeks, with efforts to reconcile the two yet to bear fruit.

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COULD SOME LEARNING institutions be taking advantage of the wave of student unrest to send learners home early even where there is no immediate security threat? Corridors is awash with whispers that a number of schools have abruptly closed their gates at the slightest rumour of trouble. What is raising eyebrows, however, are claims that some administrators are quietly smiling all the way to the bank. A little bird tells us that a group of teachers was recently overheard joking that their seniors are allegedly making a tidy sum from the savings generated by shortened school terms. With students sent home weeks earlier than planned, expenditure on meals, utilities and other recurrent costs reportedly drops significantly.

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A SENIOR POLITICO has once again shown his opportunistic tactics. The man has lately been seemingly working overtime to position himself as the public face of an organisation. The organisation was conspicuously locked out of a recent high-profile visit to a powerful institution. Our moles intimate that the man who has had a stint with the host in the past, supposedly tried to be part of the delegation only to realise that he was ‘unwanted’. Our moles say the man is now accusing some senior people from his backyard for blocking his way.

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A SENIOR OFFICIAL in a major political party is said to have quietly popped the proverbial champagne after a recent setback befell one of his senior colleagues. Moles within his circle intimate that the two leaders have barely been on speaking terms in recent days. Insiders reveal that while the affected leader was supposedly processing the misfortune, his ‘colleague’ was privately telling associates that the development was long overdue. The official is even said to have hosted a small gathering of close allies where the misfortune featured prominently in conversations.

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