A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Darlington Nwauju, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to recruit more creative individuals into his cabinet as part of measures to fulfill his Renewed Hope Agenda for the people of Nigeria. In a statement made available to newsmen on Monday, Nwauju emphasized the need […]
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Agency Report Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, opting for the Minnesota governor as the partner most likely to complement her in a historic — and bruising — bid for the White House. Walz had been on a shortlist with a string of other Democratic figures seen as broadening Harris’s appeal […]
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The Campaign Organisation of Olugbenga Edema, the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election, has called on the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to explain the distribution of rice and other palliatives provided by the federal government. The Campaign Organisation criticized the Ondo State government’s distribution method […]
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A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has warned protesters to desist from anything that would jeopardize the objective of the protests. He stated this while fielding questions from newsmen on Monday. He warned Nigerian youths protesting against hunger, hardship and socio-economic policies affecting the country to be wary of thugs and distance themselves […]
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Nigerian protesters displaying Russian flag Operatives of the Borno State Police Command have arrested nine #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters for allegedly displaying the Russian flag in Maiduguri, the state capital. The state Commissioner of Police, Yusuf Lawal, made this known while providing a situation report in Maiduguri on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Lawal disclosed that the protesters […]
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Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo says some prominent Nigerians benefiting from fuel importation would make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals. He said this in a recent interview with the British newspaper Financial Times. The former president, however, stated that if the Dangote Refinery succeeds, it would boost investment from Nigerians and foreigners. His […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that his administration persuaded Shell Plc to run Nigeria’s refineries but the international oil company rejected the offer, citing too much corruption in the oil sector. Obasanjo, who served as Nigeria’s Head of State from 1976 to 1979 and later as president between 1999 and 2007, disclosed this in […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu. The Star recalls that Tinubu, on inauguration day, May 29, 2023, announced the removal of subsidy on petroleum products. “Subsidy is gone,” Tinubu declared during his inaugural address at Eagle Square in Abuja, shortly after he was sworn in as […]
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Agency Report The Transmission Company of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said that power supply has been restored to areas affected by arcing on the Benin-Egbin 330 Kilo Volt (kV) isolator at about 6:10 pm on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that arcing is an electrical discharge that occurs when electrons flow between two conductors, […]
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Agency Report A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, has decried bad leadership in the country. This is as he lamented what he described as a “lack of compassion” and “exploitative practices” prevalent in the country, which according to him were “both unjust and unsustainable with negative repercussions.” […]
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