By Segun Ajiboye Before President Muhammadu Buhari finally made the list of his ministerial nominees known, speculations were rife about those being considered for the jobs. The list kept changing as Nigerians churned out names of those purportedly being considered for the plum jobs. And the people waited with bated breath to know their new […]
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Former Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Alhaji Abdul Rafiu Ogunleye has passed away at 79. The Governor of the state, Dapo Abiodun who broke the news on Monday, described it as great sorrow. Ogunleye who was deputy governor during the administration of Chief Olusegun Osoba reportedly died early Monday morning at his hometown, Itele-Ijebu. Abiodun […]
Continue Reading• Early jobs unrealistic, says Fashola, seeks N10tr infrastructure loan• Aregbesola blames ignorance, mischief for criticism of his govt• Submit ministerial list to EFCC, PDP urges lawmakers The performance of the President Muhammadu Buhari government in the last four years, especially on infrastructure, came under heavy criticism at the Senate yesterday.Many lawmakers rated government very […]
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Akinyemi urges return to confab report Southern, M’Belt leaders shun parley Akinrinade, Ishola, Haruna, Akilu, Kwande, Diete-Spiff, others in attendance As eminent Nigerian citizens converged on Minna, Niger State to proffer solutions to national issues, including insecurity, southern and Middle Belt leaders kept their vow not to attend the parley called by former Head of […]
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Nigerian actress, Kemi Afolabi has been rushed to a hospital in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The incident occurred last Thursday. The actress, who came to perform hajj, fell ill probably due to the stress associated with the hajj exercise. Kemi had been showing symptoms of illness while in Medina. She was seen sleeping in the bus […]
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has appointed Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch, aged 39, as Children and Families Minister, as part of his government reshuffle. Mrs Badenoch is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden. She was born in Wimbledon, London to Nigerian parents. Her childhood was spent in Lagos and the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday opened his defence in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The PDP and its candidate are challenging the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Buhari as the winner of the election. The […]
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The presidency on Tuesday restated its often repeated claim that the Boko Haram insurgency has been defeated. It said in a statement by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, that: “The position of the Nigerian government is that the Boko Haram terrorism has been degraded and defeated. The real Boko Haram we know is defeated,” The statement […]
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Former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential elections, Atiku Abubakar has sought immediate adoption of the Justice Muhammed Uwais Panel report to address electoral flaws in the country. In a statement he personally signed yesterday in Abuja, he also advocated the creation of an Electoral Crimes Commission […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says he has no plan whatsoever to groom a successor for the 2023 presidential election. The president stated this while reacting to one of the requests made by the members of progressives in academics, who visited him at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday. The spokesperson of the group, Dr. Bolarinwa Bolaji […]
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