The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has refuted claims by oil marketers that the facility does not have the capacity to meet local fuel demand. Officials of the refinery told our correspondent that the refinery has enough fuel to satisfy local needs and export to other countries. Following a statement by the founder of the refinery, Aliko […]
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President Bola Tinubu has described Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti as a rare Nigerian elder statesman worthy of emulation. He conveyed his eulogy in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday saying: “Today, I rejoice with the family, political associates, and friends of our dear father, leader […]
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Yvette Cooper announced a plan for government-backed local grooming gangs inquiries The United Kingdom will stop recruiting care workers from overseas this year, a move expected to significantly affect countries like Nigeria that have supplied a substantial portion of the UK’s care workforce. Several countries, including the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and the USA, […]
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Prof Adele Jinadu A professor of Political Science and former president of the International Political Science Association, Prof. Adele Jinadu, shares his thoughts with Muhammed Lawal on the gale of defections of opposition figures to the ruling APC In a recent memo, you and some stakeholders raised the alarm that Nigeria was heading towards a […]
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•Kwankwanso •Obi •El Rufai •Atiku As Nigeria’s 2027 general elections loom, the opposition’s dream of forming a united front to unseat the All Progressives Congress is being rattled by a surge of defections. The ongoing gale of defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress is rapidly changing the political atmosphere ahead of […]
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Turji Fear and uncertainty have gripped parts of Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto State following fresh threats from notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, who has reportedly forced residents of Bafarawa town to flee their homes. This is as the state police command said it has deployed personnel to the troubled areas. According to local […]
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Out of 115 victims of human trafficking registered for airlifting, the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, yesterday announced the successful repatriation of 78 Nigerians into the country. The nationals arrived in Lagos State Saturday night from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The statement, signed by the Ministry’s Spokesman, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, indicated that the […]
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Suspended Rivers Ste democratic Governor Siminalayi Fubara A coalition of civic groups under the banner of Citizens’ Action for Democratic Restoration (CADR) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately end the emergency rule in Rivers State, warning that the federal intervention has derailed constitutional governance and deepened instability in the oil-rich region. Speaking in […]
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Nigeria’s corporate entity is under threat of disintegration due to the prevailing harsh economic policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, administration. Sounding this note of alarm, a former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, hinged the presumed threat on alleged increasing woeful performance, failure, and loss of focus and direction against the […]
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As defections to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, swell, the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje has suggested a one-party state for Nigeria. He declared his party’s readiness to welcome a one-party state if all parties in the country were to dissolve into his party. According to him, “no one would fight against a one […]
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