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Umahi accuses South East delegates of betrayal at APC presidential primaries
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has accused delegates of the South East of betrayal at the All Progressives Congress presidential primaries. Umahi said this at the maiden matriculation ceremony of King David University of Medical Sciences, Uburu on Saturday. He accused the South East delegates of not standing united in giving their votes to an Igbo aspirant despite agitations for…
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FULL TEXT: Democracy Day address, By President Muhammadu Buhari
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, Today, June The 12th, marks another Democracy Day anniversary and an occasion to celebrate freedom and unity of our Nation. From 1999, we consistently…
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PHOTO NEWS: Sanwo-Olu gets rousing welcome on return from APC presidential primaries
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu was welcomed by All Progressives Congress faithful after returning from the party’s national convention and presidential primaries, at the presidential wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja on Saturday.
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June 12: Lessons I learnt have guided my path in public service, By Bola Tinubu
On this day, June 12, we celebrate democracy and commemorate those who have sacrificed so much to establish this most benign and noble form of governance in our land. Let us never treat this day as one devoid of special meaning, as just another holiday on the yearly calendar. We must keep in special and important remembrance why June 12…
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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari receives Emir of Kano, Nasiru Ado Bayero
Emir of Kano, HRH Nasiru Ado Bayero presented his Senegalese highest honor “National Order of Lion” to President Buhari during his audience in State House on 10th June 2022
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We need leaders not a Christian or Muslim, By Kunle Awosiyan
I always find it irritating to start a debate along religious line when it comes to leadership. For me, bringing religious sentiment into politics is like reducing leadership to a sort of entitlement. For instance, Pastor E.A Adeboye is a Christian Cleric but I see him more as a man of immense leadership quality rather than a great pastor. The…
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INTERVIEW: Greed, major reason Nigerians get duped by Ponzi schemes – Ajinibi
In this interview, ABIMBOLA AJINIBI draws lessons on how one can avoid being duped by investment scams and the government’s roles in ensuring the investment marker is safer What do you know about Ponzi schemes? Ponzi scheme is as old as, that was Ponzi himself in 1925 in Boston, as at then, over a hundred years ago, people lost over…
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ADC, Kingsley Moghalu and Pat Utomi, By Simbo Olorunfemi
I am not one of those shocked at the loss by Mr Kingsley Moghalu at the ADC Presidential primaries. Not because I have always seen him as a Featherwieght insisting on boxing in the Heavyweight category. Not that. I had the hunch such could happen, having had the opportunity to watch a programme by the Party last week (I think).…
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ANALYSIS: Atiku’s choice, By Chris Adetayo
Like his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Abubakar Atiku of the PDP has a tough decision to make about who to tag on his ticket. He’s in the leading opposition party so he needs all the help he can get to deliver the goods. He also has to consider geography, religion, political capital. Even more important, with a “3rd Force” that…
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We were worried when Northern politicians ditched zoning, bought APC presidential form – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai said the northern governors insisted on return of power to the South. Speaking on Channels TV programme Politics Today, El-Rufai said they were therefore terrified when some northern politicians, including the Senate president picket the president form. “Our insistence on presidency from the southern part of Nigeria was purely based on principle. We believe that…
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