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PHOTO NEWS: Osinbajo arrives Canada on 3-day official visit

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo arrived Canada on Monday on a three-day official visit to the North American country.  While in Canada, Professor Osinbajo will meet with the Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, and other top parliamentarians and members of the Canadian government in Ottawa to discuss issues and events around educational collaboration, technology, creative industry and climate justice among…

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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari receives Oba of Benin in Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the State House in Abuja received in audience, Oba of Benin, H.R.M. Omo N’Oba Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II.

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Buhari approves N134bn for military veterans

…donates N10m at launch of emblem appeal for 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said N134.7 billion has been approved for the payment of Security Debarment Allowance (SDA) to all veterans. The President also announced the donation of N10 million to the Nigerian Legion, on behalf of the Federal Government, at the launch of…

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Buhari makes case for Tinubu-Shettima’s ascension to the Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday joined the capacity crowd at the Jos township stadium in Plateau State to canverse support for the Tinubu-Shettima ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential contest. The President, also during a visit to the Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Gyang Buba reiterated his earlier commitment to ensuring that every vote counts.…

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Buhari heads to Daura begins winding down of presidential tenure

President Muhammadu Buhari has begun winding down his tenure which comes to an end on May 29, 2023. The president assumed office May 29, 2015 for his first term after defeating incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in the March 2015 presidential election. He also won a second term in office in 2019 after defeating former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the…

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Buhari: Dillibe Onyeama’s legacy of courage will be remembered

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of Nigerian novelist and publisher, Dillibe Onyeama, the first black person to complete his study at Eton College, London, who died recently at the age of 71. The President joined the literary community in Nigeria, as well as the government and people of Enugu State in mourning Onyeama’s legacy…

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‘Seize this moment, achieve your best dreams,’ Osinbajo charges first set of Jubilee Fellows

*FG, United Nations, EU, private sector partners kickoff 20k annual jobs programme for Nigerian graduates The first set of beneficiaries of the Federal Government backed Jubilee Fellows Programme have now been assigned their one-year paid jobs, just as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, explained that the Programme is a part of the Buhari Administration’s continued efforts to address the challenge…

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Media owners, editors hold roundtable on industry regulation, accountability

Leading media houses in the country, and stakeholders, including civil society and non-media groups will gather in Lagos on Monday to discuss an acceptable framework for media regulation in the country. This move to deepen public trust by setting up a credible adjudicatory mechanism, is under the auspices of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) in collaboration with the…

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Hoodlums set another INEC office ablaze

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oke-Iresi, Ede South Local Government Area of Osun State has been set on fire. It was gathered that some hoodlums on Thursday, invaded the INEC office, using a bread bomb to set it ablaze. It was further gathered that the fire started at the main hall…

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Hoodlums set INEC office on fire

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Hoodlums on Thursday set the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Iyana Mortuary in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on fire.It was learnt that eight hoodlums reportedly scaled the perimeter fence, jumped into the premises and set the INEC building on fire from the back.It was also gathered that the hoodlums after gaining…

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