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Atiku appoints three new media aides
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar has announced the appointment of three new media aides. According to a statement by Paul Ibe, the former vice president’s media adviser, the three appointees are Eta Uso, Abdulrashhed Shehu and Demola Olanrewaju. Uso, an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a U.K trained Advanced Computing and Internet…
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Wike and the PDP, By Reuben Abati
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State is the biggest issue in the politics of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the moment. To put it differently, Nigeria’s major opposition party, the PDP, has a Wike problem. The extent of that has now been formally acknowledged by the party, when the chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT), Walid Jibrin, announced…
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Fidelity Bank to take over Kano, Benin, Kaduna DISCOs
Fidelity Bank is to take over the boards of Kano, Benin and Kaduna distribution companies (DISCOs) and collateralise their shares. Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) director-general Alex Okoh and executive chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Sanusi Garba disclosed this in a joint statement on Wednesday. “Today, we were informed by Fidelity Bank that they have activated the…
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Nigeria can’t abandon oil yet – Sylva
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva says Nigeria can’t abandon its hydrocarbon yet. He said this while giving his opening remarks at the 21st Nigeria Oil and Gas conference in Abuja. According to him, the commodity will constitute the country’s energy mix. “The oil producing countries are currently having conversations around moving away from fossil fuels to…
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Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak quit – throwing Boris Johnson’s future into doubt
Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid have dramatically resigned from the cabinet in what appeared to be a coordinated move, throwing the prime minister’s future in doubt. Boris Johnson apologised on Tuesday evening, for appointing Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip, despite belatedly admitting having known that Pincher was found to have behaved inappropriately in 2019. In their resignation letters, both…
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British Airways to cancel 1,500 flights in coming weeks
British Airways will cancel about 1,500 extra flights within the coming weeks because it struggles to deal with the disruption and employees shortages which have hit the journey trade this summer season. The airline on Tuesday mentioned it will minimize its summer season flight schedule addition as a result of the aviation sector going through “the most challenging period in…
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Germany’s much-vaunted trade surplus disappears as import prices surge
Germany is no longer exporting more than what it buys from other countries, highlighting the strains that the nation and other European economies are facing from surging energy and food prices. Data released Monday showed that in May, Germany posted a foreign trade deficit of 1 billion euros ($1.03 billion). This marks a significant moment for the German economy, which…
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Saudi Arabia is charging Asian buyers near-record prices for oil
… as demand soars and supply remains pressured Saudi Arabia will be raising oil prices next month for Asian buyers, a sign that oil suppliers are still slammed with high demand as they run out of capacity to keep up. Saudi Aramco, the state oil producer, hiked prices for Arab Light crude grade in August to $9.30 a barrel above…
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Owa Obokun expresses confidence in Oyetola’s re-election
…assures of Ijesaland votes Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, has assured a resounding victory for Governor Adegboyega Oyetola in Ijesaland in the forthcoming governorship election in the State. The revered monarch said his confidence lies in the excellent performance of the Governor in the last three and a half years, saying his return for second term…
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Machina alleges plans to forge his letter claiming withdrawal from Yobe North senatorial race for Lawan
Winner of the Yobe North senatorial primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bashir Machina has alleged that there are plans to forge a letter claiming he has withdrawn from the contest. Machina said this in a statement by the spokesman of his campaign organisation, Husaini Isah. The senatorial candidate insisted he was not ready to step down for Senate…
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