Willie Obiano. Photo: Twitter/WilliemObiano An Advocacy group, the League of Women Voters of Nigeria, has urged Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra State to restore law and order in the state through effective use of the security agencies. The group said that this was very crucial to the success of the Nov. 6 governorship election in […]
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[File] President Muhammadu Buhari (2nd R) wave at the crowd as he attend a parade the country 61st Independence celebration at the Eagles Square in Abuja, Nigeria on October 1, 2021. Nigeria is holding scaled-down celebrations due to high level of insecurity to commemorate over six decades since it gained self-rule from Britain in 1960. […]
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva makes remarks at an opening news conference during the IMF and World Bank’s Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers. Reuters/Mike Theiler/File Photo Embattled International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva was fighting for her professional life Saturday as the institution’s Executive Board considers evidence she manipulated data in […]
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Sunmi Smart-Cole is one of Nigeria’s most respected personalities in the photography, hair styling, musical, architectural and horticultural professions. The award-winning photographer, jazz percussionist and one-time trend setting barber turned 80 on Saturday, September 25, this year. In this interview with Daniel Anazia, he reminisces on his life as a photographer, musician, architect and a […]
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Credit: Europeanceo • Workers Call For Domestication Of Policy At State Level, Seek Cash Back Up • ‘It’ll Give Us Opportunity To Help Our Wives And Care For The New Born’ Ten days after the Federal Government approved the introduction of 14 days paternity leave for male civil servants in its employment, male workers at […]
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Sanwo-Olu and Tinubu at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Friday night The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, returned to Nigeria on Friday after about three-month medical trip to the United Kingdom, where he underwent a knee surgery. The former Lagos State governor arrived in Lagos barely […]
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Old Parade Ground for accreditation Nomination forms for the various offices in the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will be on sale from Monday next week, convention planning organizing chairman, Ahmadu Fintiri has said. The Adamawa state governor stated this yesterday in Abuja after a meeting of the committee at […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dragged Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade to court seeking an order directing him and his deputy to vacate office being members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that did not win the March 9, 2019 governorship election in the state. In the suit made available to some newsmen […]
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Why Buhari’s debt forgiveness request is dead on arrival What’s wrong with our economy; how to turn it around The hidden factor about borrowing abroad “I invited President Obasanjo in 2005 when I was launching my book in Lagos. He sent Prof. Jerry Gana to represent him, promised to implement my recommendations but maintained that […]
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• Security Gets 15%, 7.7 % To Education, 5% To Health • Salaries, Debt Servicing, Capital Expenditure Gulp 85% • Borrowing Good For Nigeria, Finance Minister Insists Plans are underway by the Federal Government to remove subsidies on petrol and electricity in 2022, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed, has […]
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