The Defence Headquarters has assured Nigerians that there will be a peaceful transition of power from the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari to a new administration on May 29. The Armed Forces high command also noted that the country is safe contrary to insinuations by the United States of America. The Director of Defence Media Operations, […]
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The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee, yesterday, summoned the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to explain the alleged payment of $200 million to two private firms as consultancy services fees on whistleblowers’ recoveries. The panel also summoned Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to explain her role in the alleged […]
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The All Progressives Congress Director of Media & Publicity in Ondo State, Mr. Steve Otaloro, on Thursday debunked a story where he reportedly said that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu would not be sworn in. In a statement titled “Sponsored Writer Twisted My Interview On Tinubu, Otaloro Denies Removal Rumour”, he described the report published […]
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To bridge brain drain gaps and provide inclusive and sustainable healthcare, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has stressed the need for the government and the private sector to provide a suitable environment for the nation’s healthcare workers. Speaking during the commissioning of six units of […]
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By Ronke Bello Seventeen years ago, during a Presidential forum on education reform, it was asserted by one of the resource persons that “by 2020, Nigeria may have a significant population of highly skilled trained criminals if nothing is done today”. This damning verdict stemmed from the fact that out of twenty million pupils who […]
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Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has said about 1,052 people were killed, 4,227 were abducted and 648 were injured in 2022. Aruwan said this Wednesday during the presentation of a report on the state of insecurity in the state for 2022. The report, titled […]
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The Benue Governor-elect, Rev. Fr Hyacinth Alia has constituted a 29-member transition committee toward a smooth takeover on May 29. This is contained in a statement signed by his Director of Communications, Mr Tersoo Kula on Thursday in Makurdi. Kula said that the committee was to collaborate with the State Government transition committee to ensure […]
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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday, insisted that he gave full cooperation to all layers of security agencies working in the state to help curtail insecurity in various communities in the state. The governor, in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Nathaniel Ikyur, faulted the recent declaration by the presidency over […]
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The Director General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has blamed the judiciary for the crisis rocking the party. He said that the judgment by Justice Muazu ordering Abure and other national executives of the party to stop parading themselves as national officers of the party created the crisis currently engulfing […]
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Saudi Arabia announced the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, will begin on Friday in the kingdom. “Tomorrow, Friday, is the first day of Eid al-Fitr for this year,” with Thursday the last day of Ramadan, the official Saudi Press Agency said on its Twitter account […]
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