Category: Governance
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Bola Tinubu Cancels Birthday Colloquium To Honour Kaduna Train Victims
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, cancelled his 13th Birthday Colloquium to honour the victims of Kaduna train attack. He made the announcement at Eko Hotels in Lagos, the venue of the 13th Bola Ahmed Tinubu Colloquium with the theme, ‘Pivoting Nigeria Into The New Order’. According to him, the attack was…
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NRC Suspends Abuja-Kaduna Train Services
Following the Monday evening attack on the Abuja -Kaduna train, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train operations along that route. In a message posted on its booking website and social media handles in the early hours of Tuesday, the NRC said it was suspending the service for the safety of travellers. The corporation,…
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US Sanctions 6 Nigerians Sponsoring Boko Haram
The United States, U.S. has designated a network of six individuals connected to the Nigeria-based terrorist group, Boko Haram. The U.S Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, made this known in a statement, on Friday. While stating that they have added the citizens to the terror-support list, stated that all six…
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Convention: APC Stops Political Appointees From Voting
The All Progressives Congress has stopped political appointees from voting at its national convention holding on Saturday. This was made known by the party in a press statement on Thursday.The statement was titled, ‘Attention to political office holders who were elected as delegates’. It read, “The National Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of…
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Kano Govt Conduct Headcount For Heardsmen
As part of measures in determining the total number of Fulani herdsmen in Kano, the state government has conducted the 2021 headcount of the herdsmen across the 44 local governments. In his address at the meeting of the National Consultative Committee on Statistics (NCCS) in Kano State, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said that the report…
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2023: PDP Conclude To Turnaround Leadership
Rising from their meeting in Umuobiakwa, Obingwa, Abia State, on Wednesday, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, under the aegis of PDP Governors’ Forum, concluded to change the leadership of the country. Describing the All Progressives Congress (APC) government as uncaring and insensitive to the plight of Nigerians, they said the ruling party has become a…
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Atiku Openly Declares To Run For President
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar declared his intention to run for the office of Nigeria president on Wednesday, promising to fix Nigeria’s economy, improve security and delegate more powers to states. This declaration is the sixth time Atiku will be campaigning for president. As he contested for the first time in 1993. Atiku, the presidential…
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House Of Reps Queries Minister Of Power Over Nationwide Blackout
House of Representatives, yesterday, began probe into the recent nationwide power outage, directing the Ministry of Power to take measures that would immediately address the challenge. Chairman, House Committee on Power, Magaji Da’u Aliyu, lamented the nonchalant attitude of the ministry whenever there is a national emergency. Minister for Power, Abubakar Aliyu, had appeared before…
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Putin Considers Use Of Chemical And Biological Weapons On Ukraine
US President Joe Biden , on Monday said that it’s “clear” Russia is considering the use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine and warns of a “severe” Western response if it chose to do so. “His back is against the wall,” said Biden of Russian President Vladimir Putin, noting that Russia has recently accused…
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2023: Joseph Yobo Charges Nigerians To Obtain PVC’s
Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Joseph Yobo, has advised supporters of the team and other sports lovers to register and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general elections. Joseph inYobo said Nigeria could attain its position as the giant of Africa, if the people elect the right candidates, who could harness the…