When Olori Naomi Silekunola’s union to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi was announced over three years ago, many jubilated that a very young prophetess is finally filling up the lacuna created by former queen Zaynab Otiti-Obanor. Naomi came into the picture even as many wondered how an Akure-based prophetess would cope with the […]
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• FG, operators divided on implementation strategy, prospects • Local airlines lack corporate governance, cooperation to compete – Experts With no structure in place these past four years, Nigeria lags behind other African countries in the race for open skies agenda in air transport, which is estimated to be worth over $1.3 billion in revenue […]
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Except Dangote Refinery becomes operational next year to reduce marginal costs associated with petroleum importation, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has expressed reservations about government’s political will to remove fuel subsidies. Although the CPPE stated that the outlook for the Nigerian economy in 2022 is largely positive, it noted that Gross […]
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Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu (left); President Muhammadu Buhari and Real Estate mogul, Chief Darl Uzuh, during a briefing on Enyimba Economic City project at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja…yesterday Meets Buhari, says political parties must address sentiments, feelings Says Igbo know Nigeria better than other regions of the country Visit to Buhari fuels defection rumour […]
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Credit: Kola Sulaimon / AFP • Scores Buhari high on security, others • Blames economic downturn on COVID-19 Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that insecurity is the major challenge faced by the Federal Government in 2021. Mohammed said this during a media briefing in Lagos, yesterday, to showcase the achievements of […]
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No fewer than 10 persons died in a fatal crash on Wednesday along the Rukpokwu-Igwuruta Road in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. An eyewitness said an eight-month-old baby was one of the four occupants of a Toyota Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle, which went up in flames. The driver of a commercial bus, […]
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Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari met with his predecessor, former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. Jonathan, who arrived the Villa at about 3pm, went into a closed-door meeting with the President immediately. The Presidency did not disclose the agenda of the meeting. It was however […]
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Information and Culture minister, Lai Mohammed, has listed 100 achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021. Following is the full text of the press conference he addressed on Thursday in Lagos, in which he paraded the achievements: “Gentlemen, good morning, and thanks for honouring our invitation to this press conference which, in line with our tradition, […]
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One of Nigeria’s most vibrant newspapers, The Punch, has petitioned the Police Inspector-General, Alhaji Usman Alkali Baba, over the alleged attack on its correspondent, Toni Ufor, by some policemen attached to the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) on Wednesday. The officers also reportedly seized Ufor’s phone and identity card. In the petition, the newspaper’s Editor Ademola […]
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The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has reiterated that he remains unapologetic to those who perceived him to be an ardent critic of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Kukah said this while speaking with journalists in Sokoto. He said, “All what I have been clamouring for are not personal. There are two issues […]
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