Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Thursday, met at Awka, the Anambra State capital. They met at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church during the thanksgiving mass for Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor in celebration of his 70th birthday and were seen embracing each other while […]
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Following devastating flooding in parts of the country, farmers under the auspices of Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) have advised Federal Government to take deliberate steps to mitigate the effect on farmers to avert food crisis nationwide. National President of SWOFON, Mary Afan, who gave the hint, yesterday, in Abuja, at an event […]
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PDP, CUPP, others slam Adamu over deployment of BVAS APC not opposed to new electoral technologies, Adamu recants INEC: We can transmit election results electronically PDP: APC blackmailing INEC to bring back era of elections rigging APC’s attack on BVAS confirms plan to oust INEC Chairman, CUPP alleges Inihebe: Without BVAS, Nigerians can kiss free, […]
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Nigeria in ‘technical’ recession, say experts Prevailing economic challenges, as reflected in the business environment and rising inflation, which is further compounded by poor oil production in the last three months, have undermined Nigeria’s economy, as official figures show that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.25 per cent year-on-year in Q3,2022, marking the slowest […]
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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has sued the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, for imprisoning him (Kanu) in Kenya for eight days, before his extradition to Nigeria. His special counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, disclosed this on Wednesday morning, via his Twitter handle, were he posted a pictures […]
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By Abdu Rafiu A former colleague and Professor drew my attention to a statement Professor Wole Soyinka made on Sunday, answering questions on the occasion of the public presentation of what PMNews called “his two-volume collection of essays, Of Power and Freedom and the forthcoming release of a collection of poems.” What a great interactive […]
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Fuel queue at Rainoil filling Station along Oshodi road in Mafoluku… yesterday; Credit: Femi Adebesin-Kuti …Queues resurface in Lagos Apparently preparing Nigerians for a full deregulation regime, depot owners and some petrol marketers have again put the nation in another panic mode by hoarding available products in a push to ensure prices are adjusted to […]
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Threatens Visa sanctions against promoters of violence INEC: We’re tracking campaign finances, illicit financial flow Reiterates use of BVAS, IReV for 2023 elections APC expresses reservation over BVAS, electronic transmission of results With 92 days to the first round of 2023 general elections, the international community is stepping up its observatory role of the exercise. […]
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Nigerian Society of Engineers The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) insists that presidential candidates of political parties must have a clear roadmap for infrastructural development of the country in their manifestos and also engage relevant stakeholders on how to achieve the goal. Speaking at the opening of the National Engineering Conference and yearly general meeting […]
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Federal Government revealed, yesterday, that it has recovered about $1 billion since inception of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2015. Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made the disclosure while briefing reporters on outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by Buhari, at the Presidential […]
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