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Buhari to extend stay in London for dental procedure
President Muhammadu Buhari will stay in London, United Kingdom for an additional week. According to a statement released by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), the extension is at the request of the President’s dentist, who has started attending to him. “The Specialist requires to see the President in another five days for a procedure already…
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Turai Yar’Adua recounts her husband’s death after 13 years
Turai Yar’Adua, the wife of the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, has spoken about her husband’s death 13 years ago. Yar’Adua, who served as President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010, was the first elected president to have died while serving due to ill health after spending three years in power. In an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday,…
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NAFDAC warns consumers of harmful imported pesticides
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is soliciting the cooperation of stakeholders and the general public to rid the country of hazardous pesticides. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said this in a statement issued to newsmen by its resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, on Sunday in Abuja. According to her, pesticides are applied…
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My ordeal with ‘aggressive’ breast cancer – Diezani
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the bench warrant issued against her on July 24, 2020. She accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of concealing facts to obtain the bench warrant, contending that she was not on the run but travelled to the United Kingdom…
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In congratulatory letter to King Charles III, Tinubu seeks stronger ties with United Kingdom
As the world witnessed the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, the President-elect of Nigeria, sent a congratulatory message to the new British King, expressing hope for continued bilateral relations between the two nations. In the letter, Tinubu conveyed his warmest congratulations to King Charles III. He said, “It is heartwarming that your accession to the…
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SGF denies false inauguration program circulating on social media
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has distanced the Presidential Transition Council (PTC) from a false programme of events for the upcoming presidential inauguration, which has been circulating on social media platforms. On Friday, the programme of events including time details for the inauguration ceremony was circulating on social media platforms. The fake programme of events…
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Buhari praises conduct of 2023 general elections at Commonwealth Leaders Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in London expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria considering the turnout of voters and the generally peaceful atmosphere under which it took place. He added that the country learnt lessons which would make subsequent polls even better. The President stated this while addressing his colleagues at the Commonwealth Leaders Summit…
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Tinubu pays tribute to late President Yar’Adua on 13th anniversary of his death
As Nigerians remember the former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who died on May 5, 2010, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the late President as a good friend and brother in the struggle for democracy and good governance in Nigeria. In his statement to mark the anniversary, Tinubu remembered the day as much as he remembered the purposeful life…
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Army rescues two more Chibok girls in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it had rescued two additional girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, nine years after their abduction by Boko Haram in 2014. The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri. Ali said that Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus, both…
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IGP charges cadet lawyers on improved investigation, prosecution
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has charged law cadets on training at the Nigeria Police Academy (POLAC), Wudil, Kano State, to be deliberate in developing refined mooting and advocacy skills necessary for insightful investigations and improved prosecution of criminal matters in courts. The IGP gave the charge while commissioning the newly completed Moot Court Building for the…
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