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West has abandoned us, we are ready to discuss neutrality with Russia – Zelensky
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the West led by United States and NATO of abandoning his country and not ready to fight to defend his people following Russia’s military bombardments of the last 48 hours. Zelensky noted that non admission into NATO where Article 5 can be activated to militarily fight on behalf of a member state means…
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Finally, Nigeria gets new electoral law, Buhari says law is great improvement on previous act
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Electoral Bill of 2022 today at the State House. The President had earlier rejected the earlier version of the Bill that made only direct primary compulsory for all political parties describing the provision as undemocratic. President at signing ceremony at Aso Rock were Senate President Dr. Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of House of…
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Why I dropped out of Ekiti PDP ticket as deputy governorship candidate – Funmi Ogun
Former Commissioner for Works in Ekiti State, Funmi Ogun, has given reasons for her decision to decline nomination as the deputy governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the state. Ogun had been nominated to fly the flag of the PDP alongside Governorship Candidate, Bisi Kolawole, in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti. She however wrote to the…
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We are fighting for security and dignity of our country, Putin tells Russians in rousing national broadcast
Dear citizens of Russia! Dear friends! Today, I again consider it necessary to return to the tragic events taking place in the Donbass and the key issues of ensuring the security of Russia itself. Let me start with what I said in my address of February 21 this year. We are talking about what causes us particular concern and anxiety,…
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Buhari’s kind of kindness
By Femi Adesina A man with empathy for the poor, the weak and the vulnerable. He loves them deeply, and they also love him to bits. That is President Muhammadu Buhari for you. It is often said that the man already has at least 12 million votes waiting for him in different parts of the country before the first ballot…
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SME strategy cannot save this country — Think again
By Tope Fasua How else is one going to say this so that the mass hypnosis that we almost collectively suffer will clear, so that our brains may function well? The idea that the continuous encouragement of micro, small, and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) is a sure bet approach to economic development is false, foolish, unscientific, fraudulent, wasteful, mediocre, lazy,…
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6 out 7 people worldwide feel sense of insecurity, UNDP
Despite significant progress and advancement in all areas of development, vast majority of people living in the world do not feel secure according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on human security released earlier this week New data and analysis in the report, New Threats to Human Security in the Anthropocene, shows that people’s sense of safety and…
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Kogi MIREMCO boss lauds FG on Mopa ASM gold processing project
The Chairman of Kogi State Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee, Hajiya Hassiat Suleiman, has lauded the Federal Government through the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development on the creation and development of a Gold Processing Centre in Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State. Suleiman made this known during a two-day inspection visit led by the Minister for Mines…
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EFCC tasks civil society, town unions on repositioning NDDC
The Zonal Head of Public Affairs of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE Dele Oyewale, has called on civil society and communal groups in the Niger Delta region, to brace up and tackle the menace of economic and financial crimes at the grassroots level, to ensure the…
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