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EXCLUSIVE: Senate forms powerful caucus to pick next senate president
Ahead of the election of presiding officers of the National Assembly, the present Senate has formed a powerful lobby group. This, WesternPost learnt, is with a view to ensuring that the next principal officers of the chamber, particularly Senate President, comes from within its circle. The caucus wants to influence the election in a way that one of them can…
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Tinubu extols virtues of late prominent lawyer, Chief Oyewole, at 92
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has heaved praises on prominent lawyer, Chief Olajide Oyewole, who died recently at 92, saying he made useful contributions to Nigeria and the legal profession. In a statement by the Office of the President-elect signed by Tunde Rahman, Asíwájú Tinubu noted that Oyewole was a notable corporate lawyer and successful businessman. “Chief Oyewole lived to…
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Six things Tinubu must do to immediately renew our hope, By Temitope Ajayi
With the return of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President-Elect, to the country on Monday after a month vacation abroad ahead of his inauguration on May 29, 2023 as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he must be ruminating by now on how he will discharge the huge burden of expectations of Nigerians. The President-elect campaigned on the…
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WHO urges FG, states to devote 80% of health budget to Primary Healthcare Centres
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on the federal and state governments to increase their budget allocation towards the development and sustenance of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the country. At a media briefing in Abuja, as part of the African Vaccination Week, the WHO Country Director, Dr. Walter Molumbo, stated that an increased allocation to the health sector…
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Nigeria launches Early Warning Systems Centre to tackle security challenges
Chief of the Defence Staff, General Leo Irabor, has announced the launch of the Gen. Leo Irabor Early Warning Systems Centre (GLIEWSC) to help proffer solutions to the security challenges in the country. Speaking at the commissioning of the GLIEWSC at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos State, Irabor explained that the centre would expand on…
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NDDC signs $15bn MoU with Atlanta Global Resources to build rail line in Niger Delta
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has signed an MoU worth over $15 billion with Atlanta Global Resources to build a mega rail line to connect the nine states that make up NDDC. The line will ease the infrastructure deficit in the Niger Delta, which is rich in oil. NDDC Managing Director, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, called the deal history in…
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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari in Accra for 3rd Summit of Gulf of Guinea
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Ghana participated at the 3rd Extra-Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission in Accra, Ghana alongside other leaders.
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LP raises alarm over alleged attempt to dismiss Obi’s case against Tinubu
The Labour Party (LP) has raised the alarm over attempt by its suspended self-proclaimed factional chairman, Lamidi Apapa, to dismiss all cases by the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, against the victory of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, 2023 election. “We are by this statement informing all arms of judiciary, including the Tribunals…
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Joe Biden mourns Harry Belafonte, calls late artiste ‘groundbreaking American’
President Joe Biden has expressed sadness over the passing of Harry Belafonte, a “groundbreaking American” who used his talent, fame, and voice to “help redeem the soul of our nation.” In a statement issued on Monday, Biden said: “Jill and I are saddened by the passing of a groundbreaking American,” and called Belafonte a “powerful ally of Dr. Martin Luther…
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Buhari advocates for regular summit to sustain security in Gulf of Guinea
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, identified regular meetings among the countries that make up the Gulf of Guinea Commission as a critical route towards achieving peace and security in the region. Speaking for the last time as Nigeria’s President at the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea…
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