Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dismissed the assertion by the Nigerian Senate that the Abuja-Kaduna highway is the most dangerous road in the country, saying that the road is now safe for travellers. El-Rufa’i stated this when he addressed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the […]
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Lai Mohammed, minister of information, said President Buhari and other office holders will have a low-key inauguration on May 29. Mohammed said most events for May 29 had been moved to June 12, the country’s new Democracy Day. Recall that last year, President Buhari declared June 12 as Democracy Day in honour of MKO Abiola, […]
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The media adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ikechukwu Eze, says the bribery allegation against his principal was expected after his election duty in South Africa. In a statement on Saturday, Eze said the former president did not ask for or receive any bribe in regards to the controversial OPL 245 oil deal. Documents reportedly […]
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Kano State Government said on Saturday said it did not receive any court order restraining Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje from further action concerning the newly-appointed First Class Emirs of Rano, Karaye, Gaya and Bichi Emirates. This was contained in a statement signed by Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to Mr Ganduje. According to the statement, […]
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress(ANC) is set for a clear victory in South Africa’s election but with a lower vote share, both for it and its main rival, the Democratic Alliance. Analysts said ANC reduced votes reflected anger at corruption scandals and racial inequalities that remain entrenched a generation after the party took power. […]
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The United Nations has appointed Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, as a member of the new class of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) advocates. Antonio Guterres, UN secretary-general, made the announcement through Farhan Haq, his spokesman, at a news conference in New York on Thursday. The SDG advocates are 17 influential public figures committed to “raising awareness, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the longest meeting of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in the history of his administration. The meeting, which started around 11am at the presidential villa, Abuja, was still in session as of 9:30pm. The meeting was scheduled to deliberate on at least than 25 memos from federal […]
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Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, says the evil he feared in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has befallen him ten times since he joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okorocha had defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), where he contested and won the 2011 governorship election. The outgoing governor […]
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The presidential election petitions tribunal will on Wednesday begin sitting to hear cases, including the petition brought by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, against the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Abubakar had approached the tribunal with a petition alleging massive electoral fraud and requesting that the tribunal […]
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Following his 10-day private visit to the UK, President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja. He landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 6.24pm on Sunday. In a press statement titled ‘Can they now swallow their words?’ to announce the president’s arrival, Femi Adesina, his spokesman, said some “reckless” online media, “irresponsible” political opposition, and […]
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