A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Victor Umeh, has stated that the mass movement trailing the presidential aspiration of the Labour Party candidate, Mr Peter Obi, is giving the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, “sleepless nights” and “serious scare”. He stated this in an interactive section with some […]
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Below is the full, unedited text of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s written responses to questions posed by Bloomberg News: Q1. You campaigned for office with a pledge to fight corruption, secure the country and fix the economy. How would you rate your performance in fulfilling those pledges during your eight years in office? Why has […]
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Eighty-five days after passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train were attacked, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security and intelligence agencies to secure their release. Passengers travelling from Abuja to Kaduna by rail had been attacked by gunmen who killed about eight persons with scores injured while over 60 others were kidnapped on March 28, 2022. In […]
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To hold that Nigeria is in a dire strait economically and that its next president has an unenviable task to fix it, is an understatement. Besides the electorate expecting an end to challenges of insecurity, they expect a leader with a magic wand to upturn fortunes of the economy, effectively deal with fuel subsidy dilemma, […]
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Photo credit: Getty Images Beyoncé has made a well-timed return with “Break My Soul” track six off her forthcoming album “Renaissance.” The Grammy award-winning singer released the track hours before its scheduled midnight release. The single produced by The-Dream features Queen B herself, her husband Jay-Z, Big Freedia, BlaqNmild, and original writers of “Show Me […]
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As victims of St Francis Catholic Church, Owo massacre got mass burial few days back, the worrisome state of increasing and widespread insecurity leaves no one in doubt that the country is under siege. Also, the fact that no arrest has been made since that barbaric and gruesome event, two weeks ago, is equally worrisome […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) @cenbank , Mr. Godwin Emefiele on his reappointment as head of the apex bank, for a second tenure. Photo/twitter/asorock President Muhammadu Buhari said the presidential bid of Godwin Emefiele did not affect his role Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Emefiele sought to be […]
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An attendant sell fuel to a motorist at filling stations along Lagos Ibadan expressway, on March 3, 2022. – Petroleum-producing nations are reaping extra revenue since Ukraine’s crisis pushed global oil prices above $100 a barrel, but Nigeria, Africa’s biggest crude producer, is struggling with fuel acarcities that are causing traffic snarks in Lagos and […]
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A health worker tries to load into a syringe a Vaxzevria Astrazeneca vaccine during the vaccination of Muslim faithfuls against coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Secretariat Community Central Mosque, Alausa, Ikeja in Lagos, on November 26, 2021. – Fearing a surge in cases over Christmas travel season and wary of the emergence of new variants, Nigeria […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated seven persons for screening and confirmation by the Senate for appointment as Ministers. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter of request on the floor of the Senate, in Abuja, on Tuesday. In the letter, the president said the nominees would replace the former ministers that resigned from his cabinet. […]
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