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My administration left Nigeria in a better position than we met it – Obasanjo
Nigeria’s former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has asserted that his government was among the best the nation has ever had. He spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday, at the Safe Online Youth Fellowship Bootcamp organised by NerdzFactory Company. Chief Obasanjo, who reeled out his administration’s accomplishments while in power said: “When I came in as elected President, I wanted…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s terrorism trial begins today
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will go on trial today at the Federal High Court in Abuja on terrorism-related charges. To prevent any threats to law and order, agents of the Department of State Services (DSS) have taken over the security of the court’s property and the highways leading there. The Supreme Court…
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Shettima to lay foundation for NEDC headquarters in Maiduguri
Kunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima will on Wednesday, lay the foundation stone for the permanent headquarters of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. This was contained in a statement issued by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Communications, (Office of The Vice President). In furtherance of the commitment of…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu arrives Pretoria for President Ramaphosa’s inauguration
President Bola Tinubu this evening arrived Pretoria, capital of South Africa for the inauguration of President Cyril Cyril Ramaphosa for a second term in office. The ruling African National Congress lost its majority seats in Parliament in recent national election in South Africa forcing the anti-aparthied era party that has governed South Africa since 1994 to share power with Democratic…
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Ramaphosa’s inauguration: Tinubu departs Lagos for South Africa
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has departed Lagos for Pretoria, South Africa to partake in the inauguration of Cyril Ramaphosa as President. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, the Tinubu departed at 11.06 a.m at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. The presidency had announced that president Tinubu was to attend the inauguration of the re-elected…
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ASUU can’t dictate to FG on Governing Councils appointments, says Obono-Obla
Kunle Sanni A former presidential aide, Obono-Obla Okoi has stated that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) does not have the authority to determine the appointments to University Governing Councils. As a lawyer and former Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Assets Recovery, Obono-Obla has been actively voicing his concerns about the controversies surrounding the recently appointed governing council…
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Obi criticizes proposal for new presidential aircraft amid economic hardship
By Innocent Raphael The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has voiced strong opposition to the recent proposal for purchasing new presidential aircraft. This recommendation, put forth by the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, calls for new planes for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The committee’s suggestion emerged from…
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Fashola harps on constitution amendment to allow FG fix minimum salaries of workers
The former minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola has called for the constitution to be amended to allow the Federal Government to fix minimum salaries of workers. He stated that the national assembly may have unconstitutionally legislated on salaries instead of minimum wage. In an article entitled ‘Minimum Wage Review – My Takeaway’, Fashola said what the constitution provides…
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Tinubu decries vandalisation of public assets, challenges Nigerians on value system
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has said it is imperative for Nigerians to have a change of value system if the nation is to make progress, stressing that vandalization of rail tracks, stealing of electric cables are pure acts of sabotage The President spoke in Lagos when he received a delegation from the National Assembly who came to felicitate with…
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PHOTO NEWS: Senate leadership on a courtesy visit to President Tinubu in Lagos
The leadership of the Senate, led by the Senate President, Dr Godswill Akpabio, paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu, in Lagos for the Eid-el-Kabir Celebrations. Senators on the entourage include Deputy Senate President, Senator (Dr.) Jubrin Barau, Senate Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, Senator Wasiu Sanni Eshinlokun, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru and Hon. Benjamin…
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