Insecurity: Citizens blast FG over ‘Nigeria safer than 2015’ comment

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) • Boko Haram would have declared Islamic State in Nigeria, FG flays critics • Bandits kill Kaduna lawmaker, gunmen kidnap Imo monarch • Buhari should show empathy to Nigerians, says Obasanjo’s committee • Govt insensitive to people’s plight – Rafsanjani • Police […]

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Match words with actions, all not well, Obasanjo, Sultan, ACF, others tell FG

Elders statesmen and leaders of socio-cultural organisations on Monday lamented the incessant killings in the country, urging government to take concrete actions to ensure security. The elder statesmen including former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, stated this in Abuja at a retreat on inclusive security organised by the Global […]

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Nigeria’s next president must come from South – Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), at the weekend insisted that the South must produce Nigeria’s next president of even as he declared that there is no going back on the popular and justifiable demand of the political establishment, groups and people in the southern part of the country for power shift to the South […]

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Itunu Babalola’s death: House of Reps says Ivorian envoy has questions to answer

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, left, Itunu’s mother and father during a condolence visit to Itunu’s parents  Vows to unravel circumstances surrounding Itunu’s death The House of Representatives has said the Ivorian Ambassador to Nigeria, will have to ensure that the wrongful incarceration that resulted in the death of […]

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Jonathan praises Gowon for keeping Nigeria together, tasks leaders on good legacies

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described former Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, as a man of vision who is jealously following the footsteps of the former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon in uniting the people. The comment came on the heels of Governor Simon Lalong allegedly avoiding Jonathan and Jang, yesterday, at an important […]

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Federalism is the answer, after all – Part 56

The ongoing civil conflict in Ethiopia is partly engendered by the exclusionary policy of the Ahmed Abiy government. Thus, the Tigrayans are locked in a brutal civil war with the Addis Ababa government on the autonomy question despite the clear provision in that country’s constitution on the management of the national question. Perhaps a cautious […]

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I convened 2014 national confab to rebuild Nigeria – Jonathan

Ex President Goodluck Jonathan says he convened the 2014 National Conference with the intention to create an environment for Nigerians to address issues pushing citizens towards divisive politics and sowing the seeds of discord. He stated this in his remarks at the “2nd Igbo Nsukka Zik Annual Merit Award”, in memory of the first Nigerian […]

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Buhari hails Afreximbank support to Nigerian economy

President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Durban, South Africa assured that the Nigerian government will continue to support efforts to broaden the economy through multilateral financing. “I appreciate the support you are giving Nigerian businesses and by implication, the Nigerian economy. Rest assured you can count on me as you seek a better trade and investment […]

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Buhari hails Tony Elumelu Foundation over selection of 2021 beneficiaries of entrepreneurship programme

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr Tony O. Elumelu over the selection of 4,949 beneficiaries in its 2021 entrepreneurship programme. He praised the industrialist on his remarkable vision in training, mentoring, and funding entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, describing it as “a truly lasting legacy.” A statement […]

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Expanding the frontiers of relations between Nigeria and France

By Muhammadu Buhari In 1601 it is possible first contact was made between the French and the peoples of “Guinee” – the name for the lands we know today as Nigeria. Only a few years before, the then Protestant King of France Henry had devised a plan for adventurer Francois Pyrard de Laval to navigate […]

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