Author: Olabanji Ayoola
Kanu needed for South-East elections to hold – Soludo
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has reiterated his call for the unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention since 2021. Soludo pointed out that Kanu’s release would play a key role in the peaceful build-up to the forthcoming general election starting next month. […]
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‘Atiku’s economic blueprint will address rising food prices’
Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Charles Aniagwu says the economic blueprint of the party’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar would address rising food inflation in the country. He said that Atiku is the only presidential candidate that is into agricultural production and would stimulate certain processes which will include soft […]
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Atiku will win South-West – Adeleke
PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, Davido, and Ademola Adeleke at the PDP Mega Rally in Osogbo, Osun State before the governorship election. Photo: Twitter (OfficialPDPNig) Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said that the Atiku/Okowa ticket would win South-West in the 2023 presidential polls. A statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, obtained […]
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Obasanjo says envy stopped Abiola from emerging president
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he became who he is today due to the moral virtues and sound education impacted on him by the Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Apart from him, Obasanjo stated that the school shaped others such as the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo; the winner of June […]
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Emefiele appeals court summons, challenges judge
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has filed his appeal against the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja, which compelled him to appear in a $53 million judgment debt suit. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the FHC had in his ruling last year summoned the CBN governor over his alleged […]
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African nations share similar security threats – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja, said the issues affecting one African country also affect others, especially security. He also said there can be no development without peace as the two complement each other. According to a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari spoke at State […]
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Buhari receives Emefiele at State House
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the State House, Abuja. This is Emefiele’s second meeting with the President since he returned to the country on January 12, 2022. Earlier on Thursday, the CBN chief was part of a delegation of the Arab Bank for Economic Development led […]
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‘Japa’ syndrome: We are being overstretched – Doctors lament
The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) says the nation is losing its medical personnel to better-organised global settings, leaving the remaining healthcare workers in government-owned hospitals to be overstretched. PAN National President, Dr Olufemi Ogunrinde, said this at the opening ceremony of the association’s four-day annual general meeting and scientific conference on Thursday in Akure. […]
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‘Outcome of general elections will determine FX direction’
Parthian lists stocks to watch this year Head of Investment Research at Parthian Securities Limited, Oluwaseun Dosunmu, yesterday, said the forthcoming elections would ultimately determine the next direction of the foreign exchange (FX) market. Speaking at his company’s investor’s guide held virtually, Dosunmu said the elections, which would lead to a change in the country’s […]
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