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Obi’s endorsement: Babachir Lawal on his own, says Dogara, other Northern Christian politicians
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, Former Kogi State Deputy Governor Simon Achuba and other Northern Christians political leaders have disowned ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal over his endorsement of Labour Party Presidential Candidate Peter Obi. In a statement jointly signed by Dogara, Achuba and six others, they said at no time did…
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INEC chairman must produce Adeleke’s certificates – Osun tribunal insists
Osun State Election Petition Tribunal has issued a fresh order, directing the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to produce the Certificates and other documents of the state Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke used in the 2018 governorship election. The order followed the failure of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the commission to produce the certificates in…
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Ghana Eurobonds steady as country proposes debt restructure
By Ekow Dontoh and Moses Mozart Dzawu Haircut may be up to 30%, deputy finance minister Kumah saysReorganization needed to make debt sustainable for IMF loan Ghana will ask holders of its international bonds to accept losses of as much as 30% on the principal and forgo some interest payments as it hammers out a debt-sustainability plan to qualify for…
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Tinubu and impact of the most strategic presidential campaign, By Kassim Afegbua
Those who are aspiring to lead the country should learn strategic communication and campaign initiatives from Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives’ Congress-APC. His campaigns have been most strategic, issue-based, sector-specific, and all-encompassing in both content and delivery. He takes his campaigns to his target audience, delivers his message in very lucid prose, sets agenda for…
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Family, associates remember veteran theatre artist, Ishola Ogunsola, 30 years after death
Family and associates of late theatre practitioner, Ishola Ogunsola popularly called ‘I.Show.Pepper’ have remembered him 30 years after his death. Recently, the children, his colleagues and admirers converged on the Wole Soyinka Hall, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan for a conference where the works of Ishola Ogunsola and his impact on the profession were examined. Notable filmmakers and…
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African leaders agree on ‘immediate ceasefire’ in eastern DRC
African leaders have declared a cessation of hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo starting Friday, according to a joint statement released after talks in the Angolan capital Luanda, with the aim of ending fighting between Congolese troops and M23 rebels. An agreement was reached for an “immediate ceasefire” in the DRC at 6pm (17:00 GMT) on Friday, Angolan…
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Ukraine war: Merkel says she lacked power to influence Putin
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her policy towards Russia prior to the February invasion of Ukraine, saying she had run out of power to influence Vladimir Putin. She said she had tried to convene European talks with the Russian president and French President Emmanuel Macron in the summer of 2021. “But I didn’t have the power to get…
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In Buhari’s time, oil is finally found in the North
It was one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind, for the whole country, as President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, flagged off the Kolmani oil development project in a location that straddles both Bauchi and Gombe States. It was like Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, a first for mankind, as the President inaugurated…
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Portugal edge Ghana as Ronaldo sets another record
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at five World Cups on Thursday when he scored the opening goal from the penalty spot in Portugal’s 3-2 win over Ghana. The 37-year-old set the record when he smashed home his spot-kick in the 65th minute at the 974 Stadium in Doha to send Fernando Santos’ team to a victory which…
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Buhari in Niamey, commissions road project, unveils French version of biography
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for greater cooperation among neighbouring countries with Nigeria to better combat escalating volatilities and multiplicity of threats across West Africa and the Sahel. The President was speaking on Thursday in Niamey, the capital of Niger Republic, at the launch of the French version of his biography, Muhammadu Buhari: the Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria, after…
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