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Politics
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ECOWAS: I want leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to reunite for peace, says Gowon
A former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon has made a plea to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government to bring Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger back together. These three countries have expressed a desire to leave the regional organisation. Following a protracted disagreement with ECOWAS over military regimes that overthrew democratic…
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Edo APC Primary: Gov. Otu replaces Uzodinma as election chairman
In response to the crisis that followed last weekend’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Edo State, the party has removed Governor Hope Uzodinma as the chairman of the Elections Committee. The party has now announced the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, as the new chairman. In a revised list of members to oversee the conduct…
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Retract defamatory comments or face legal action, Emefiele warns Akpabio
Former Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has threatened to take legal action against Incumbent Senate President Godswill Akpabio for what he alleges is defamation of character and unguarded utterance of derogatory statement. Akpabio, speaking at Senator Barinada Mpigi’s thanksgiving service in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State on February 18, made certain remarks implying that Emefiele’s…
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I’m committed to running an open, transparent administration, says Shehu Osidi
Kunle Sanni The newly appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive, the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Shehu Osidi has pledged his commitment to an open, transparent, and accountable administration, in providing innovative solutions to the housing challenges in the country. Osidi stated this during a Handover Ceremony held on Monday, at the Board Room of the Bank’s Head Office, as he…
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State police in Nigeria is just a mirage, says Shehu Sani
Innocent Raphael A former Kaduna Senator and lawmaker, Shehu Sani, on Monday, declared that the idea of allowing the establishment of state police in the country could be a recipe for anarchy. According to him, the idea that state police would solve all the security problems in the country is a mirage. The former senator on its official X handle…
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“Live up to expectations,” APC tells PDP Govs.
Kunle Sanni The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of indicting themselves by asking President Bola Tinubu to step down due to economic hardship in the country. The national spokesperson of the APC, Felix Morka in a statement on Sunday criticized the PDP governors for not fulfilling their responsibilities and instead becoming…
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Ejigbo APC loses party elder
An Elder of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (ELCDA) of Lagos state, Pa Stephen Oyetunde Onadeko, is dead. Pa Onadeko who died on Tuesday at age 89, was the pioneer Secretary of the Community Development Committee (CDC) in Ejigbo and a grassroots politician. The Ejigbo APC elder, popularly known as ‘ The Government’ by…
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Transnational collaboration essential for addressing healthcare in Africa, says Tinubu
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has said Africa must forge partnerships that transcend borders and sectors, leveraging on collective expertise, knowledge, resources, and the private sector to address the complex challenges confronting the health sector. Tinubu said this at the Ministerial Executive Leadership Programme on the margins where he spoke at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads…
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Edo 2024: Ize-Iyamu withdraws from APC primaries
Kunle Sanni An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship election scheduled for 21 September, Osagie Ize-Iyamu has withdrawn ahead of Saturday’s primaries. Ize-Iyamu, who was the APC governorship candidate in the state in 2020, confirmed this at a news conference in Benin on Friday. He said that his decision to withdraw was a difficult one and…
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