Politics

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop creating confusion in the minds of Nigerians. Soyinka who made the call as the Federal Government of Nigeria commemorated the anniversary of June 12 1993 election in Abuja on Tuesday. Winner of the election, Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola and other players of the June 12 struggle were honoured …

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Photo Caption: From Right the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapher (right) discussing with the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Aso Chambers, State House, Abuja on Wednesday, 13th June, 2018. Advertisement

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THE Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says the December 24, for the proposed take-off of national carrier is feasible, its Director General, Capt Usman Mukhar, said yesterday. Usman said if promoters of the project are properly guided to follow through with regulatory requirements, the process of getting an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) only takes 90 days. Usman assured that with …

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Folake Sokoya The various reforms carried out by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed are some of the greatest legacies of his administration in Kwara State. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Communications to the Governor, Dr Muideen Akorede, who said this during a radio programme on Monday, noted that these reforms have placed Kwara on a sustainable pedestal.   He stated …

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By Ariwera Ibibo-Howells Bayelsa Governorship hopeful and former commissioner for special project, Architect Reuben Okoya has called for more government support to enable communities of the state celebrate and cherish their cultural values and festivals. Okoya made this call Saturday during the celebration of the yearly Okolede (New Yam) festival of the Ekpetiama Clan, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa …

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Daughter of the late winner of June 12 Presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, has appreciated the gesture of the Federal Government of Nigeria to honour her late father and other heroes of the June 12 1993 election. At the award ceremony held June 12 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal capital, first son of the late Abiola, …

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–Claims Oil Giants Against President’s Reelection –Wants Agip’s MD Interrogated The Grassroot Movement Against Corruption (GMAC), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately direct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), the National Security Adviser and Directorate of State Security (DSS), to beam their searchlights on the alleged $2 billion corruption scandal in the award of OPL 245 Zabazaba …

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Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, (DSHA), Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori (JP), has called on Deltans to actively participate in the process of lawmaking. Oborevwori gave this charge at a press briefing marking the third Anniversary of the Sixth Assembly, tagged, “Account For Stewardship: The Journey So Far.” While thanking Deltans for entrusting the members of the Assembly …

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised an alarm over alleged impending plot by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to “frame him up” for fictitious crimes. Obasanjo said, already, impeccable security sources have informed him that his name is on their watch list and that the security of his life cannot be guaranteed.  In a press statement signed by his media …

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The United States has announced about $112m in additional humanitarian assistance to help people in Nigeria and neighboring countries in the Lake Chad region affected by the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency. In a statement from the USAID media relations office on Friday, U.S. said the latest humanitarian assistance has brought its donation to the region in the last one year …

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