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Shettima attends 39th AU summit as Burundi’s Ndayishimiye assumes as new chairman
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday joined African leaders and international partners at the opening of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, the summit also witnessed the formal handover…
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First Lady pays condolence visit to Ojora family
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has paid a condolence visit to the family of late industrialist, Chief Adekunle Ojora, describing him as a devout Muslim who consistently promoted religious harmony throughout his lifetime. In a statement issued by her Senior Special Assistant on Media, Busola Kukoyi, the First Lady extolled the virtues of the late elder statesman during the visit to…
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Tinubu departs Abuja for Kebbi, to headline Argungu festival
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday departed Abuja for a one-day official visit to Kebbi State, where he is scheduled to commission key projects and attend a major cultural event. The presidential jet took off from the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 11:55 a.m. According to a State House press release on Friday issued by the…
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Guterres urges Nigeria to lead Africa in new global order, backs UNSC bid
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on Nigeria to spearhead Africa’s push for a restructured global order, describing the country as uniquely positioned to lead the continent toward superpower status. Guterres made the remarks on Friday during a high-level bilateral meeting with Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on the sidelines of the 39th Summit of the African Union in…
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Presidency orders probe into El-Rufai’s claim of tapping NSA’s phone
The Presidency has called for an investigation into claims by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufia, that he had access to the telephone conversations of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, made the call on Friday shortly after El-Rufai’s interview on Arise Television, where he alleged that he and others had listened to Ribadu’s phone…
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Ribadu ordered my airport arrest, someone tapped his phone – El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has accused the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, of ordering his attempted airport arrest, claiming the directive was uncovered after someone allegedly tapped Ribadu’s phone. Western Post reported on Thursday that El-Rufai, through his lawyers, accused operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of attempting to arrest him using agents of…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tony Elumelu Visits President Tinubu
President Tinubu on Friday received in audience Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Transcorp, and United Bank for Africa, as well as Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, at the State House, Abuja.
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Of paupers and professors: A nation that forgot to think, by Mahfuz Mundadu
There is certain sadness that creeps into the soul when a professor speaks, not from the citadel of inquiry, but from the pit of hunger. The recent video of a Nigerian professor lamenting the sorry state of his profession was not merely viral. It was viral in the way a virus is. It is a symptom of a terminal decay,…
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AU Summit: Shettima urges Africa to embrace health security sovereignty
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for a decisive shift toward health security sovereignty across Africa, urging countries on the continent to reduce dependence on foreign aid and build resilient, self-sustaining health systems. Shettima made the call on Friday at a high-level side event titled “Building Africa’s Health Security Sovereignty,” held alongside the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of…
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El-Rufai alleges ICPC directed DSS to arrest him
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has alleged that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) attempted to detain him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday following his return from Cairo, Egypt. The former governor claimed that the action was initiated at the instance of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). According to…
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