Interview: Niger President Praises French Operations, Says “Huge Successes Recorded”

In an interview he gave to the Qatari television channel, “ALJAZEERA”, the Nigerien President, Mohamed Bazoum, said that if we were to look at the number of terrorists, including several leaders, that the Barkhane force has ” eliminated” in the Sahel, “one can only conclude that the French operation was a success and even a major…

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Old CPC Behind APC Crisis-Salihu Lukman

Close associates of the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari from the defunct party, Congress for Progressive Change, CPC have been advised to respect decisions made by the President and other party leaders of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC. The immediate past Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Mr. Salihu Lukman, said this in a press…

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Africa Investment Forum Virtual Boardrooms Attract $32.8 billion in Investment Interest

The Africa Investment Forum boardrooms have drawn $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects. Unveiling the results of the Forum’s virtual boardroom sessions on Thursday, African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina told the 500 project sponsors, investors, deal brokers and government representatives from around the world who took part in them:…

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Russia First Used Hypersonic Missiles “Dagger” in Ukraine

Multipurpose fighter MiG-31 with a hypersonic missile “Dagger”. Archive photoRead ria.ru inMOSCOW, March 19 – RIA Novosti.  For the first time since the beginning of the operation, the armed forces used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, hitting a Ukrainian military warehouse, Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, said.”On March 18, the Kinzhal aviation missile…

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Osun PDP Ticket: Adeleke Clears Further Legal Hurddle as Appeal Court Confirms Expiration of Interim Order

Senator Ademola Adeleke has consolidated his candidacy as the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) as Court of Appeal today confirmed expiration of Interim order. The Appeal Court sitting on the application ex-parte for substituted service and for discharge of interim orders of Aderibigbe J., directed that the prayer for discharge of the interim…

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Group Buys N40m PDP form for Atiku

The North-East Business Forum bought the presidential form for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday. This is coming few hours the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) commenced sales of nomination and expression of interest form While the party set the presidential form at N40 million, the governorship form was set at N21 million. Alhaji Dalhatu…

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APC’s National Chair and the Ballyhoo in North Central Zone, By Sufuyan Ojeifo

The race for the position of the national chair of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has been understandably intriguing: whoever steps in the saddle looks good to produce the winner of the forthcoming presidential election. This, of course, is assuming the APC gets its act together and presents a sellable and winning candidate from…

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