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APC NEC meets April 20 to ratify primary dates
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled its first meeting after the national convention which brought in the new leadership of the party. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, the maiden NEC is slated for April 20 at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja by…
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Kola Abiola returns to politics, joins PRP
Eldest son of Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election, Kola Abiola has officially joined politics. Abiola officially declared for the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) at the party’s secretariat in Abuja on Thursday. He was received by PRP National Chairman, Falalu Bello. “I formally welcome you into our fold. Your antecedents speak volumes,” Bello said. Abiola…
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Hiding under the umbrella of insecurity
Security is everything, nobody can dispute that. You have to be alive to enjoy every other thing government is providing; roads, rail, bridges, airports, food security, in fact, everything. That is why whenever you hear President Muhammadu Buhari talk of the priorities of his administration for the country, he starts with security, stressing that before you can efficiently manage an…
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Highlife maestro, Orlando Julius is Dead
Nigerian highlife maestro Orlando Julius, has passed on. The ‘A dara, a dara’ singer, among many other acclaimed songs, died hours ago, at the age of 79. The passage was disclosed by his widow, Latoya, through music promoter and Evergreen Music boss, Bimbo Esho who noted in an early Friday Facebook post thus: “Bimbo, Daddy Has Passed On… “This was…
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US approves $1bn attack helicopters, others for Nigeria
United States State Department has cleared the sale of 12 AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters to Nigeria worth nearly $1bn. The approval came after US lawmakers lifted objections over human rights concerns in the country. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Thursday announced the sale of the helicopters and related defense systems to the Nigerian military. The package includes $25m for…
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Tinubu, wife greet Christians at Easter, says Good Friday time to reflect on our humanity, selfless service
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to give consideration to those who have been displaced by violence in many parts of the country. In his message to mark Good Friday, Asiwaju Tinubu said the millions of countrymen, women and children, suffering from conflicts across the country should be remembered. According…
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Continuing with Buhari’s policy’ll impose more hardships on Nigerians, says Tunji Abayomi
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Human rights activist and Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Dr Tunji Abayom has picked holes with the submission of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo that he would continue with the policy of President Muhammadu Buhari if elected president in 2023. Abayomi, in an interview with Westernpost on Thursday,…
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Ondo Amotekun parades suspected armed robbers, kidnappers
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure About 19 suspects, including a 12-year old boy, his mother and an herbalist were on Thursday paraded by the Ondo State security network agency, Amotekun in Akure, the state capital. Also paraded were two suspects, nicknamed ‘Anini’ and ‘Oyenusi’ all claimed to be from Ijare in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspects,…
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Senate increases 2022 budget by N193bn
…approves additional N3.55 trillion for petrol subsidy The Senate, on Thursday, approved a revised budget of N17.3trillion for the 2022 fiscal year. The approval came with the passage of a bill to amend the 2022 Appropriations Act transmitted to the National Assembly on 10th February, 2022, by President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration. It would be recalled that the Senate, in…
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