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62nd independence anniversary: Nigeria is not stagnant, we’re not hopeless, says AbdulRazaq
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Nigeria is a nation on the rise regardless of some drawbacks in its building efforts and its share of the global challenges, the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said on Saturday. The governor congratulated citizens on the 62nd independence anniversary, saying leaders and citizens must play their roles to better the lots of the country and…
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FULL TEXT: President Buhari’s last Independence Day address
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON 1ST OCTOBER, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, I address you today, with a deep sense of gratitude to God and a high level of appreciation to all Nigerians whose tremendous goodwill gave me the…
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Independence Anniversary: Tinubu asks Nigerians to give best to country
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to give all to the service of the country irrespective of party affiliation. Tinubu said this in his statement to mark Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary on Saturday. The former Lagos State Governor praised President Muhammadu Buhari, the armed forces and Nigeria’s founding fathers for the service…
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Scandal hits PDP as six NWC members refund alleged bribe of N177.6m to party
The Deputy National Chairman, South of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja and five other members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) have refunded N177.6 million to the party. The money, which was allegedly shared to the party leaders range from N28 million to N36 million each. The refund was precipitated following a report by the Nation…
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Sacrifice for the masses, Osinbajo pleads with Nigerian elites
…commissions new Governors’ Forum Secretariat To build a successful society and nation, there must be a deliberate effort to create unity, with equity, justice, the rule of law, accountability as components. And the onus particularly lies on the elites of that society, who must be prepared to make the sacrifices for the benefit of the people. This was the summation…
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Be honest arbiters, Buhari pleads with judiciary
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja implored the judiciary to further sustain the rule of law in Nigeria and ensure the integrity of participatory democracy by remaining honest arbiters in pre and post election matters. The President, who commissioned the Body of Benchers Complex, noted that the judiciary had a major role to play in safeguarding fairness in the 2023…
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Presidential Campaign Council: APC disowns Abdullahi Adamu’s ‘letter’ to Tinubu
All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday disowned a letter in circulation allegedly written by the Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu to the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the composition of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). In the letter, Adamu levelled a sundry of allegations against Tinubu, specifically accusing the APC presidential candidate of breaching agreements…
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Obasanjo to religious leaders: Don’t allow politicians to wreck Nigeria
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has warned religious leaders not to allow themselves to be used by politicians to wreck Nigeria. He declared that if such is allowed to happen, the entire country would regret it. Obasanjo made the call when the new President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Eminence, Most Reverend Daniel…
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No state has approval for automatic weapons – Presidency
The Presidency says no state has been granted approval for the use of automatic weapons. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant Media and Publicity to the President Garba Shehu. Shehu was responding to Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu’s claim that Katsina State had been authorised to carry weapons while the request for the state’s Amotekun…
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Tinubu describes Oyedepo as ‘transformational leader’ as Bishop clocks 68
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described the presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, as a transformational leader. In a statement by his Media Office on Tuesday in celebration of Bishop Oyedepo’s 68th birthday, Asíwájú Tinubu noted the positive influence of Oyedepo within the Pentecostal Christian movement in Nigeria since…
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