Politics

  Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said that 181 roads would be constructed across the state before the second quarter of the year. Ambode spoke at the state’s quarterly Town Hall Meeting with residents of Lagos-East Senatorial District held at the Ajelogo Housing Scheme, Mile 12, in Ketu area of the state. He said the construction would …

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Olabode Adaramola Former Abia state governor, Orji  Uzor Kalu has said that the late former governor of Niger state, late Engineer Abdullahi Kure would be remembered for the role he  played in ensuring that the third term ambition of former President Olusegun Obasanjo did not come into fruition. “It was Engineer Abdulkadir  Kure, my humble self and Senator Bola Ahmed  …

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  On Sunday 8th January 2017, Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos delivered his nationwide broadcast on the state of the nation. The sermon has the theme: ‘Looking into the future with the eyes of faith.’ Https://www.nationalwire.com.ng has brought the full texts to readers. Enjoy it. SCRIPTURAL TEXT: Isaiah 32:1–8; 15–20 and 33:10–16 (MSG). Introduction Fellow citizens of our …

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  Olabode Adaramola One killed, 15 others injured in midnight attack in Niger community as Government promises to tackle infiltration of Kidnappers, Cattle rustlers. Uneasy calm reigned at the weekend in Niger state following a midnight attack by some suspected cattle rustlers in Angwar Umadi Village in Shiroro local government area of the state that has left one person  dead and 15 others suffering …

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President Muhammadu Buhari has, over the past week, given instructions for decisive measures aimed at bringing an end to the recurring acts of violence and destruction in the Southern part of Kaduna State. On the directive of President Buhari, the Inspector-General of Police was in the region on Saturday and Sunday to assess the situation at first hand. In addition …

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has described the N5,000 the federal government  said it had started paying to the poor in Nigeria as a mere propaganda and advised them to stop running government and governance on propaganda. He said: “A blind man will say it is when it gets into my mouth that I will say you are feeding me, …

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2019: Gbagyi people threaten to withdraw support from APC government over marginalisation. Olabode Adaramola The Gbagyi people in Niger East Senatorial District, of Niger state and  the second largest ethnic group in the state, have resolved that they would not support the current All Progressives Congress- government in the state come 2019 for its failure to recognize the tribe  in the …

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1.7 million Nigerians became jobless in nine months —NBS The harsh economic situation in the country has thrown 1.7 million Nigerians into the job market in nine months, a report from the National Bureau of Statistics has indicated. Specifically, the report showed that the number of unemployed Nigerians rose from 9.48 million at the beginning of the year to 11.19 …

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Ghana’s President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, yesterday vis­ited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and pledged to improve ties between his country and Nigeria. Akufo-Addo also extend­ed birthday greetings to Bu­hari, who turned 74 on Sat­urday and shares same birth date with the president-elect’s mother. In a brief chat with State House correspondents after his meeting with Buhari, he said: …

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CBN to unveil N30bn agric/SME fund in January The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will, together with the Deposit Money Banks, set up a new fund to boost agriculture and the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the country, targeting at least N30bn for the first year. The Governor, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this on Saturday at a …

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