This feature story highlights the ideas and struggles of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as he celebrates his 70th birthday today. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s 70 birthday is an event of national significance. Today in Lagos, the yearly colloquium taking place at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, will attract many eminent Nigerians from […]
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APC national leader Bola Tinubu with Vice president Yemi Osinbajo at the APC national convention in Eagles Square, Abuja. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said former Lagos State governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu is always ready to push boundaries. Osinbajo said this while congratulating Tinubu on his 70th birthday on Tuesday and prayed that God would […]
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Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the APC-led federal government for allegedly downplaying the economic hardship faced by Nigerians. It stated this in reaction to a press conference by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, during which he (Mr Mohammed) claimed that the APC administration had achieved food sufficiency, particularly in rice […]
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Photo: Kola Sulaimon / AFP • As opposition party opens ‘fact sheet’ on prices of foodstuff, fuel, others Almost eight years into the All Progressives Congress-led government, the party, yesterday, continued its finger pointing at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing it of battering the nation’s economy. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai […]
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Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal (left); former Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku and his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed at a meeting towards a consensus candidate of the PDP at Asokoro, Abuja… yesterday. • Ortom: Anyone above 70 should abstain from contesting presidency • Resign now as zoning committee chair, Arewa […]
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PDP criticises Fed Govt over attack Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has hailed security forces for repelling a bandit attack on Kaduna International Airport. Channels Television had earlier reported the attack, which was confirmed by the airport’s manager, Mrs. Amina Salam. “Security forces have reported that an attack by armed bandits was repelled in the […]
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Military authorities have cleared the air on the reported attack on the Kaduna International Airport by bandits. They explained that the incidents happened six kilometres away from the Terminal and outside the Airport parameter fence. Also,they said 12 of the bandits immediately given a hot chase were killed through airstrike. Kaduna Commissioner of Internal Security […]
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The Iyaloja of Aromoleti Market on Lagos Island area of Lagos State, Mrs Rukayat Balogun, on Tuesday, begged the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government to shelve its planned eviction of traders under the Eko bridge. According to her, no fewer than 30,000 traders under the Eko bridge will be affected if the state government […]
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Two siblings have been severely burnt in a kerosene explosion in the Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. The father of the victims, Mr Washington Udoh, who is a priest, said the explosion occurred last week in the evening in church premises where he sought refuge with them in the wake of the […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said on Monday that it is ready to rescue Nigeria from the precipice into which the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, had allegedly pushed the nation. Noting that it is only a united, strong and forward-looking PDP that can rescue and rebuild Nigeria, the party resolved to “work beyond fissures […]
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