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Now that the dust is settling, By Ahmed Sule
The dust raised by the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the 25 February 2023 presidential election by the Independent Electoral Commission appears to be settling as the dispute is gradually moving from the noisy protestations on the streets and social media to the serene atmosphere of the courtroom for judicial review. About…
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The final gallop home
There’s a saying in Yoruba language that the horse does not spurn the final gallop home. True. Home is that place you go to rest, after the labour and toil of the day. It is that place you find succor and respite, after the vagaries and vicissitudes that go with your daily exertions. No wonder they say, home, sweet home.…
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OECD, Nigeria meet on maximising benefits of two-pillar tax solution
A delegation from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) met with Nigerian representatives on 4th and 5th April 2023, at a workshop it jointly organised with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to discuss the maximisation of the benefits of the Two-Pillar Solution for Nigeria. This is contained in the Workshop’s Outcome Statement released today. The Outcome Statement…
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Supplementary election: Atiku drums support for PDP
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar has implored the electorate in all the places where supplementary elections will take place on Saturday to come out in large numbers to cast their ballot for the PDP. Atiku, in a press release signed on Thursday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, specifically calls on…
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Time Magazine lists Tinubu, Biden, Messi others in 100 Most Influential People of 2023
Nigeria’s newly elected President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been named among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2023. Describing Tinubu, Time Magazine said: “Winning an election in Africa’s most populous country is no easy feat. But Nigeria’s newly elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has had nearly two decades to prepare. “Called Jagaban, or ‘leader of the warriors,’ by his…
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Tinubu can’t be my president, Ex-Lagos Deputy Governor Ojikutu set to renounce citizenship
Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Sinatu Ojikutu, has revealed that she has begun the process of renouncing her Nigerian citizenship and is planning to leave the country, due to what she described as continuous humiliation since Bola Tinubu emerged as President-elect. Ojikutu had vowed to renounce her citizenship if Tinubu ever became president. Speaking to reporters, the former deputy…
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Two million Nigerians impacted in FG’s 2022 Poverty and Growth Strategy projects
Almost 2 million vulnerable Nigerians across the country have been impacted by projects implemented under the Federal Government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) for the year 2022. A progress report presented at the NPRGS Steering Committee meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday also indicate that about 1.6 million smallholder farmers were impacted under the Agriculture…
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Stears and the selective amnesia of Obidients, By Kingsley Okafor
Before the February 25, 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, supporters of Mr. Peter Obi, one-third of what had become a three-horse race, took to social media to validate, hail, and celebrate the Stears Predictive Poll, one that presented Mr. Obi as possible winner. Obi’s supporters – self styled Obidients – described the poll as “robust”, “the best”, among other glowing…
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Alex Otti appoints technocrats, private sector leaders into Abia Transition Council
The Abia State Governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti has announced a list of professionals and technocrats in business, economics, entrepreneurship and politics as members of the Transition Council, preparatory to his formal assumption of office on May 29. Otti, in a statement issued by the Council’s Secretariat, said the Transition Council will help to articulate a policy document that would forge…
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Police dismiss 3 officers for unprofessional conduct
Three police officers from the Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 1 in Kano, Nigeria have been dismissed for high-handedness, unprofessional conduct, and misuse of firearms, according to a press release from the Nigeria Police Force. The officers, identified as Inspr. Dahiru Shuaibu, Sgt. Abdullahi Badamasi, and Sgt. Isah Danladi, were attached to a musician in Kano on escort duties. This…
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