• Why we prefer ex-Akwa Ibom governor as Senate President, by Shettima • Northern coalition raises alarm over alleged plot to arrest Yari, others Worried by fears of a reduction in the number of lawmakers backing the Senate presidency ambition of former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, Vice President Kashim Shettima has promised to […]
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The Labour Party (LP) candidate during the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi on Monday said that he remains convinced that a New Nigeria is possible. Obi said this in his official speech to Nigerians on Nigeria’s Democracy Day which is marked in the country on June 12 of every year. “Personally, I remain committed and […]
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People stand by a roadblock some 500 meters from the site of a bus crash, where 10 people from a wedding party were killed, in Cessnock, in Australia’s Hunter wine region north of Sydney on June 12, 2023. – A wedding party bus crash killed 10 people in Australia’s Hunter wine region north of Sydney, […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that their sacrifice shall not be in vain even as the nation continues to groan as a result of the recent removal of payment on fuel subsidy. He gave this assurance to Nigerians on Monday during his official broadcast as the nation celebrates the 30th anniversary of the […]
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As Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, begins his second term in office, opposition parties have cautioned residents against having high expectations that he will perform better. They noted that “circumstances that led to his dismal performance in the previous term are still prevalent in the state.” They, therefore, urged Lagosians to disregard promises he made […]
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Today marks the 30 years anniversary of the annulment of what is considered the freest, fairest, and most credible presidential election in Nigeria, the June 12 1993 presidential poll. The election was acclaimed to have been won by the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, the presidential candidate of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), but […]
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June 12, 2023 Fellow Nigerians, 2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. 3. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of […]
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President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to bear with his administration on its decision to implement the fuel subsidy removal of the last administration, assuring them that it is a decision that will save the country from collapsing. He made the appeal in his Democracy Day speech on Monday morning, explaining that the decision […]
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• Races against time to articulate exchange rate harmonisation roadmap • Faces herculean task of resolving naira redesign dilemma • Teriba: Acting governor needs clear understanding of fiscal policy direction Folashodun Shonubi, a deputy governor (Operation Directorate) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) until Friday, will assume his new responsibility as the Acting Governor […]
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The controversy surrounding the Nigeria Air project deepened yesterday with former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika alleging sabotage by some key industry players. Sirika specifically mentioned domestic airline owners and a former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Nnolim Nnaji, for causing the delay in the national carrier’s takeoff. He claimed that while […]
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