The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has distanced itself from the endorsement of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, by the Nigeria Coalition of Pastors for Good Leaders. The Deputy National Chairman, Bishop Don Daniel, while addressing newsmen in Lagos on Thursday, said members of the coalition have the free will to endorse any […]
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In this interview, Olumide Aderinokun, the Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party from Ogun Central Senatorial district talks to Daud Olatunji on why Nigeria should try the option of state police to tackle insecurity ravaging some states in the country, among sundry issues: What do you do for a living? I am a businessman, […]
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Lagos The Federal Government on Thursday said a report by the inter-governmental panel on climate change revealed that many coastal mega cities including Lagos, Port Harcourt and others, would witness weather catastrophe by 2050. It, however, stated that it was taking steps to mitigate this through the provision of information on future actions required by […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has stopped disbursing funds to farmers under the Anchor Borrowers Programme which started in 2015, but beneficiaries kicked against this on Thursday. Presidents of 68 agricultural commodities’ associations told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that the apex bank stopped supporting farmers under the ABP scheme since 2021. They called on […]
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has welcomed reports that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his allies are favourably disposed to the resolution of the issues with the PDP presidential candidate. Atiku also expressed his commitment to a negotiation that would resolve all issues within the party and pave […]
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The Naira has rebounded by 20.8 per cent to 720/dollar at the parallel market, findings have shown. The development came two weeks after the local currency came under severe pressure at the black market, following the announcement by the Federal Government to redesign the naira. The naira which fell consistently throughout last week against the […]
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Some Nigerians have taken to social media to express their anger over the comment made by President Muhammadu Buhari in which he denied having a house in the United Kingdom. Buhari had disclosed while responding to a question in a 25-second Twitter video posted by his Special Assistant on Digital Media, Tolu Ogunlesi, on Thursday, […]
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Justice Mohammad Yunusa of the Federal High Court, Kano, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes and Commission (EFCC) to produce businessman, Abdulsalam Zaura, before the court. Zaura, the Kano Central senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is standing trial for alleged $1.3 million fraud against a Kuwaiti national. When the case came […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned its officers against any form of unruly behaviour. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the service, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi in Abuja. Bomodi was reacting to a video of a half-clad individual on social media, claiming to be an officer […]
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By Dan Agbese It was not foolish to expect the political parties to bolt from the stable soon after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) blew the whistle for the official start of the campaigns for the 2023 general elections – and engage the people in uplifting national conversations towards the post Buhari national politics […]
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