South African President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday apologised to Nigeria for the xenophobic attacks on its citizens. The apology was tendered to President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House, Abuja, by the two special envoys the South African leader dispatched to Nigeria yesterday. Addressing State House correspondents shortly after a closed- door meeting with the Nigerian […]
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Director of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, in Ondo State, Mr Bode Famose, has urged Nigerians to accord due respect to all Nigeria’s national symbols. He gave the charge in his speech at the 2019 National Ordinance Day celebrations in Akure, the state capital, today. He said that national symbols are instruments for creating and […]
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The Governing Council of British American University (BAU International), Florida, United States, has awarded the chief executive of The Radiance Online Newspaper, Mr Banji Ayoola a honourary doctorate degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD Causa) in Creative Writing and Journalism. This was conveyed to him in a letter with reference number BAU/HON./ACA/018/007 and signed by […]
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Presidency explains why woman heads treasury The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned and rejected Federal Government’s decision to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5 per cent to 7.2 per cent, insisting that Nigerians could not bear the burden under the prevailing economic situation. This emerged as the Senate summoned Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Saturday to attend the one-day ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit on Counter-Terrorism, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Given the growing threat of terrorism in the sub-region, […]
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Cleric offers free tickets to 20 willing returnees Air Peace airline yesterday suspended further evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa until the remaining voluntary returnees have been cleared and released by the host government. The chairman, Allen Onyema, said the airline would deploy staff and equipment to South Africa once it receives approval from the […]
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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, UK and Northern Ireland chapter, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order a full scale judicial enquiry into the invasion of Ebonyi State Governor, Mr David Umahi’s house in Abuja. It said that the probe of the invasion, alleged to have been carried out by security operatives would ensure that the perpetrators […]
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Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday held that the Alliance for Democracy cannot file additional evidence against Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the ongoing proceedings challenging his victory in the March 9 governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, Sanwo-Olu, All Progressives Congress and INEC’s resident electoral commissioner were listed as respondents […]
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Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi on Thursday, effected a minor cabinet reshuffle while appointing a new commissioner. He made the disclosure during the weekly State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting, stating that Mr Uchenna Orji, Commissioner for Human Capital Development had become the new commissioner for Information and Orientation. “The commissioner for Education (Dr Stephen Odoh) […]
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Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe will be buried early next week in his village and not at a national monument for liberation heroes, his family said on Thursday. The family of Mugabe, who died in Singapore last week, and Zimbabwe’s government have been at odds over whether he would be buried in his homestead in […]
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