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Osinbajo attends enthronement of new Methodist Archbishop for Abuja

Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday joined the clergy and laity of Methodist archdiocese of Abuja for the enthronement service of Dr. Michael Olusegun as the new Bishop of the Diocese. Osinbajo praised the new Bishop for his meritorious service to God from the time of his ordination as a Cadet Minister in 1984 and rising through the ranks…

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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari arrives Doha for UN confab on Least Developed Countries

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived Doha, Qatar ahead of the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LCDs) which will hold from March 5-9th where he will deliver address and hold bilateral meetings. He was accompanied on the trip by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema and other…

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Time, history will speak for Buhari’s stewardship – Osinbajo

…unveils PMB Legacy Assured, a compendium of feats The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has asserted that history would speak more eloquently on the stewardship of the Buhari Presidency. The Vice President made this submission on Wednesday at the unveiling of the PMB Legacy Assured, a compendium of achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s two terms captured by the Ministerial Scorecard series…

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Tinubu’ll restore Nigeria’s lost glory-Osun non-indigenes

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Groups of non-indigenes in Osun State have pledged their support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in Saturday’s elections. The groups, made up of Hausa, Fulani, Ndigbo, Ebira, Myetti Allah communities, declared that Tinubu would work to restore the lost glory of the country.  They made the pledge during the door-to-door…

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Supreme Court sets March 3 date for judgement on Naira redesign policy

The Supreme Court has set a new date of March 3, to deliver judgement in the suit challenging the Naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The seven-member panel of the apex court reached the decision on Wednesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, the apex court had consolidated various suits instituted by state governments – numbering 10…

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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari attends 36th AU summit in Addis Ababa

President Muhammadu Buhari is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the African Union summit. He participated at the opening Ceremony of the 36th AU Summit in Addis Ababa alongside other African leaders.

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Naira swap: Buhari’s speech a recipe for anarchy – Adegbuyi

Foremost lawyer and activist, Asiwaju Bisi Adegbuyi on Thursday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast to the nation on the Naira swap policy as a recipe for anarchy. Adegbuyi also said the President was in contempt of the Supreme Court by his speech. The former Postmaster General of the Federation described the President’s decision to vary the order of the apex…

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Buhari’s broadcast executive rascality, in contempt of Supreme Court, says Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa

Human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), on Thursday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast to the nation on Thursday as executive rascality and in contempt of the Supreme Court. In the broadcast, Buhari told Nigerians that the old N200 banknote would be reintroduced to cushion the effect of the cash crunch in the country, while the N500 and N1,000 notes remain…

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Naira swap: FG, governors didn’t meet, Kaduna govt refutes report

The Kaduna State Government has denied media reports that President Muhammadu Buhari held a meeting with state governors over the naira swap policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria. There were reports in the media that the president met with the governors towards finding an end to the crisis. But reacting via a statement, Special Adviser to Kaduna State Governor…

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Be ccalm, solution to naira crisis here, Tinubu assures Nigerians

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to be calm and peaceful in the face of the current crisis being experienced in the country over the redesign of the new naira notes. In aa statement he signed Wednesday evening, Tinubu said he was saddened by the violence that erupted in the country over…

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