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Aisha Buhari harps on more attention to Tuberculosis
First Lady, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has harped on the need for more awareness on the problem of Tuberculosis considering the lives lost to a disease that is treatable and curable. She was speaking during a courtesy visit by a High-Level Mission on Advocacy to End Tuberculosis in Nigeria, at the State House on Tuesday, 23rd August 2022. She…
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NFF: Why Falconets overstayed at Istanbul Airport
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday explained that a number of factors, including the inability to secure transit visas for players and officials of the U20 Girls National Team, Falconets, at the Istanbul Airport, led to the team having to stay 24 hours in Turkey on their way from the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup. “The NFF did not…
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Wike will soon be thrown into political dustbin – Sule Lamido
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido says Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has no monopoly over politics in his state and would become politically irrelevant at the end of his tenure. Lamido said this while appearing on Channels TV programme ‘Politics Today’ on Tuesday, declaring that Wike’s political relevance will wane in the coming months. He was reacting to…
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Akeredolu gives Ondo assembly complex major facelift
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has reconstructed the Ondo State House of Assembly Complex after forty years of total neglect by successive governments. The entire complex, built by the first Governor of the state, late Pa. Michael Ajasin, was left in a sore-sight by past government before the Governor Akeredolu administration. The governor, who paid an unscheduled visit…
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Tinubu extols Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar at 66
All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has sent his special goodwill message to the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on his 66th birthday. Asiwaju in a statement by his Media Office extolled the 20th Sultan of Sokoto for his exemplary leadership as a preeminent traditional ruler and spiritual head of Muslim Ummah in Nigeria…
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‘Tinubu’s vision will help solve Nigeria’s economic, security challenges more than other candidates’
The campaign organisation of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says he is better positioned to solve Nigeria’s economy and security problems more than any other candidates. Director of Strategic Communication of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Dele Alake, made this known when he appeared on TVC current affairs programme, Politics Today on…
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Oyetola felicitates with Sultan on 66th birthday
Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has felicitated with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on the occasion of his 66th birthday anniversary. Oyetola in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, described the foremost traditional ruler as an exemplary leader and bridge builder who continues to promote national unity, tolerance, peace and security of the…
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Israelis press U.S. not to rejoin Iran nuclear deal
The Israeli government is ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to walk away from international efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal. But the White House isn’t budging. Israeli national security adviser Eyal Hulata visited the White House on Tuesday, where he met with his U.S. counterpart, Jake Sullivan, to raise Israel’s concerns about the latest draft roadmap to…
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China to waive some Africa loans, offer $10bn in IMF funds
-Beijing to forgive 23 interest-free loans to 17 nations -Pledges to rechannel SDRs through two IMF trusts to Africa China, the largest government creditor to emerging economies, said it will forgive 23 interest-free loans to 17 African countries and redirect $10 billion of its International Monetary Fund reserves to nations on the continent. Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the cancelations…
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Kenya election: Raila Odinga challenges William Ruto win in Supreme Court
Raila Odinga, who came second in Kenya’s presidential election, has gone to court to challenge the result, describing it as “fraudulent”. In a scathing 70-page legal argument, he alleges there was a pre-planned effort to alter the outcome. According to the electoral commission, Mr Odinga took 48.8% of the vote, losing to William Ruto’s 50.5%. An independent monitoring organisation said…
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