Ex-CBN chief asks Buhari not to succumb to cabal on Electoral Act A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to succumb to the antics of those he called the cabal by tinkering with the amended Electoral Act. He gave the warning while […]
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March 26 national convention remains sacrosanct There was a rain of confusion in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, as the Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Mai Mala Buni, returned to the country, while the committee’s secretary, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, was said to have been removed by members of […]
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INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will next week make a pronouncement on the plethora of court judgments concerning the sack of Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, his Deputy Eric Igwe and 16 members of the State House of Assembly over their defection to the All Progressives […]
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Presidential aspirant and National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has proposed a seven-point agenda, which he said would revive the country’s troubled economy and drastically reduce its dependence on petro-dollars. The APC presidential aspirant said his desire to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari is to further improve the nation’s economy […]
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Nigerian flag carrier, Air Peace airline, has opened a three-weekly flight into Niamey, Niger Republic, to deepen the economic integration of the African region. Leader of the Air Peace delegation on the inaugural flight, Captain Augustin Kamano, said Niamey had always been on the airline’s radar, especially as it was poised to expand its footprints […]
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By Afis Oladosu O! Ye Believers, Believe…(Quran: 4: 136) Yes. It is unimaginable that despite your profession of Islam you could actually be working against the Quran. The Quran refers to this category of Muslims as Fasiqun -the impious, venial sinners, depraved individuals. So the question that forever remains pertinent is this – why are […]
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Telecommunications services providers under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria have said a tariff review for telco services may happen if the rise in the price of diesel is sustained. The Chairman, ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, disclosed this to our correspondent in an interview. According to him, the telecoms industry is […]
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Police Inspector General Usman Baba A 42-year-old man has been arrested by the police for allegedly beating his wife to death in Orerokpe, in the Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the suspect committed the crime around 6.30am on Wednesday after a misunderstanding with his wife. But the cause of […]
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The Debt Management Office on Thursday said Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to N39.56tn in 2021 from N32.92tn in 2020. The Director-General, DMO, Mrs Patience Oniha, said this at a media briefing in Abuja. According to her, the total debt includes new borrowings by the Federal Government and the sub-nationals. She also said that […]
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By Kene Obiezu For many Nigerian students and parents, the recent announcement by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that its month-long strike action was set to be extended for a further two months was a dagger to the heart. Many who had followed the negotiations with the hope that the impasse would be […]
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