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Chinese president congratulates Tinubu on presidential election win
President of the Peoples Republic of China Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory message to President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his victory in the presidential election held on Saturday, February 25. In the congratulatory message which was seen by our correspondent, Jinping said he attached great importance to the bilateral relationship between China and Nigeria. He said, “I learned with great…
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NISS seeks collaboration with NCC to improve national security
National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has engaged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to advance strategic collaboration that would enhance the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) towards improving national security. Speaking during a visit to the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta at the NCC’s Head Office in Abuja recently, the Institute’s Director, Research…
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Buhari assures Iran of Nigeria’s readiness to strengthen ties
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the Iranian Vice President of the readiness of Nigeria to strengthen existing relations with the Islamic Republic. President Buhari said this during a courtesy call on him by the Iranian Vice President, Mohsen Mansouri on the sidelines of the United Nations Summit taking place in Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar. According…
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Policeman standing trial over murder of Lagos lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, knows fate April 3
The Lagos High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square on Monday fixed April 3 for ruling in a no-case submission filed by a police officer, Drambi Vandi, charged with the murder of a Lagos-based lawyer. Vandi is standing trial on a one-count charge of shooting the Lagos lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, to death on December 25, 2022, in the Ajah area of…
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Tinubu condemns bandits’ attack in Zamfara, Kano; mourns victims
…condoles Sheikh Gumi, Abacha family over losses The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condemned attacks at the weekend in Maru Local Government of Zamfara State and Maigari town of Rimin Gado Local Government in Kano State by bandits and unknown assailants. A Divisional Police Officer (DPO), a police inspector and a vigilante were reported killed in the bandits’ attack…
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Tinubu: Surmounting the odds and healing the wounds, By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz
For a hurdler who laboriously surmounted many hurdles on his way to the finish line, there could be the temptation for chest-beating and gloating. The victory was well earned. He worked for it and it came as a vindication that through acts of providence and hard work destiny could be fulfilled in spite of mountainous challenges. But for Asiwaju Bola…
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President-elect Tinubu congratulates Michael Olusegun, new Methodist Archbishop of Abuja
The President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the new Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Most Reverend Michael Olusegun. He said his divine elevation has reflected the sacred and important values of the church. In a congratulatory letter to the new Archbishop personally signed by him, the President-elect wrote: “I congratulate His Grace, the Most Revd…
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Decision 2023: the BVAS revolution, By Dan Agbese
The conduct of our national elections suffers from two historical disabilities that are deleterious to its health. One is trust deficit and the other is a template, which provides the basis for judging all our elections the same way, no matter what progress we might have made in our leadership recruitment process. The first disability posits that no Nigerian should…
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A man of faith, By Sam Omatseye
What Asiwaju Bola Tinubu – the president-elect – just pulled off is a miracle but the merchants of miracles in our midst are not shouting hallelujah. They are still querulous. Rather than see a divine halo in the man’s march to his hallowed dream, they were trying to choreograph the divine poise. They did not see his seesaw of obstacles…
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Rampant Liverpool humiliates Manchester United with stunning 7-0 win
This season has been one of trials and tribulations for Liverpool and its beleaguered fans, but there may still be light at the end of the tunnel as Jurgen Klopp’s men put in a truly scintillating performance to tear Manchester United apart at Anfield. Braces from Cody Gakpo, Darwin Núñez and Mo Salah, plus Roberto Firmino’s late goal, secured an utterly dominant 7-0 win in this…
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