President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be stampeded into signing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the Presidency told Nigerians yesterday. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said it was hasty for some groups to hassle the President over their perceived delay in signing the Bill that was transmitted by the National […]
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One of the five authors of Nigeria’s National Anthem, Prof Babatunde Ogunnaike is dead. He was 65. Ogunnaike was born on March 26, 1956 and hailed from Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State. A notable Nigerian educationist and publisher, Gbenro Adegbola confirmed his death. According to Adegbola, Ogunnaike emerged as one of five, whose words and phrases […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party has mocked the ruling All Progressives Congression for once again postponing its national convention which had been scheduled for February 26. In a statement signed by its Spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP said the “continued inability of the APC to conduct a routine national convention has further explained why all sectors […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, struck out a suit challenging the Nigerian citizenship of a former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar. Justice Inyang Ekwo struck out the suit filed by the incorporated trustees of the Egalitarian Mission for Africa challenging the Nigerian citizenship of the former Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate. The court held […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, called on the old generation of Nigerians to give way for the younger generation to build a prosperous nation. According to him, rather than compete, the old generation should collaborate with younger people and provide them with the requisite knowledge and experience to transform the country. Obasanjo stated these […]
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Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari might sign the Electoral Bill in a matter of hours. He made this known on Tuesday during an interview with Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. “He (Buhari) will sign it (the bill) any moment from now,” he said. […]
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Following the Federal Government’s plan to extend the fuel subsidy regime by 18 months, the International Monetary Fund has said Nigeria will likely depend on overdrafts from the Central Bank of Nigeria to fund its proposed N2.55tn petrol subsidy bill. The IMF said this in its ‘Nigeria: Selected Issues Paper’ report, which was prepared by […]
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• ‘Ex-VP, Tinubu should give way for energetic aspirants’ A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, dismissed a suit challenging former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s claim to Nigerian citizenship. Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo struck out the suit instituted by Incorporated Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa. The court held that the non-governmental organisation (NGO) has […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors will meet today to further discuss the party’s forthcoming National Convention. The chairman of Progressives Governor Forum Governor Abubakar Bagudu disclosed this on Tuesday after a crucial meeting of the forum in Abuja. The Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), at the end of its 20th regular […]
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• Civil service, public funds at mercy of governor’s son, says opposition • You’ve misfired over Executive Order, govt replies The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State Chapter, has again accused Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of using the state machinery and resources to empower his son, Babajide, who he recently appointed as the Director-General of Performance […]
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