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Buhari suffered post traumatic stress disorder- Aisha
First Lady, Aisha Buhari has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD) for many years. Mrs Buhari who was speaking as special guest of honour at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Armed Forces Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Centre (AFPTSDC) initiated by the Mrs Vickie Irabor-led Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), said she suffered…
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Catholic Church won’t direct members on how to vote in 2023, says Cardinal Onaiyekan
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has disclosed that the Catholic Church won’t direct members to vote for a particular political party. The cleric disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering a talk entitled: “The Church as an Agent of Dialogue and Reconciliation In Our Community In Quest For a…
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FEC approves N19.76trn budget for 2023
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N19.76 trillion as budget estimate for the 2023 fiscal year. The estimate has a deficit of about N12.41 trillion. The budget estimate is to be presented to the National Assembly on Friday, October 7. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this to State House correspondents at…
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Military secure release of remaining 23 Kaduna train attack hostages
The Nigerian military has secured the release of the remaining 23 hostages of the Kaduna train attack. This was disclosed in a statement by the Secretary, Chief of Defense Staff Action Committee (CDSAC) Prof. Usman Yusuf on Wednesday. Prof. Yusuf said the hostages were released as a result of effort by the team set up by the Chief of Defence…
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Our university system will no longer be traumatised – CONUA
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) says its registration will put an end to a traumatised university system. CONUA National Coordinator, Dr. ‘Niyi Sunmonu said this in a statement after the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige presented the body with a certificate of registration on Tuesday. He expressed gratitude to Ngige for granting the body recognition since 2018…
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Our Armed Forces, unifying institution – Osinbajo
With a far more complicated current security environment, the new crop of military officers is the generation of warrior-scholars that will confront enemies of the state with an arsenal of unconventional skills, unorthodox strategies and critical thinking, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this Tuesday in Kaduna at the 32nd Convocation Ceremony and the Graduation of…
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ASUU strike: Gbajabiamila presents recommendations to Buhari
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has met with President Muhammadu Buhari, as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The speaker led a delegation of principal officers from the House to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa immediately after Tuesday’s plenary. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, the speaker…
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Corruption undermining government’s investment in education – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said corruption in education sector continues to undermine investments, while critics downplay funding by focusing only on budgetary allocations, urging a more comprehensive re-evaluation of expenditure.The President, who declared open the Fourth National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector at the State House, noted that measuring financing of education sector should include…
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Don’t sell your votes, Catholic Bishop admonishes Nigerians
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Most Rev. John Oyejola, said Nigerians are more powerful than politicians with their votes. Bishop Oyejola stated this while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 1st Diocesan Synod of the Diocese, slated to hold between October 2 and 8, 2022 at Our Lady and St. Kizito Pastoral…
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Nigeria at 62: Entrepreneurship, industrial hubs hold key to beautiful Nigeria — Nami
Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has stated that a beautiful Nigeria is possible through the proliferation of Entrepreneurship and Industrial Hubs across the Federation, noting that the adoption of this model would create all-round economic transformation. In his goodwill message to Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s 62nd Independence Day anniversary, Mr. Nami urged Nigerians…
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