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Africa Investment Forum 2021: High Hope for FDI
THE Africa Investment Forum’s Market Days 2021, an initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB), is poised to attract billions of dollars in investment for strategic development projects across the continent. The annual forum has come to be an invaluable platform for attracting critical investment in the continent’s infrastructure, agriculture, and healthcare system needs among […]
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Nigeria Air to Take Off April 2022, says Sirika
Nigeria’s national carrier, Nigeria Air, will take off by April 2022, Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, said on Wednesday. The minister announced the take-off date while briefing state house correspondents after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja. He said the national carrier will be run by a company in which […]
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Tinubu Hails Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Prof. Gambari, at 77
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, congratulates Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, on his 77th birthday. Asiwaju Tinubu extolled Prof. Gambari’s leadership qualities and thanked him for his selfless contributions to Nigeria, the international community and humanity. In a congratulatory statement by his Media Office, Asiwaju Tinubu […]
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For Presidential System Not to Kill Us, Can We Go Back to Parliamentary System, By Mideno Bayagbon
An overwhelming number of Nigerians reacted to my column last week Wednesday calling for the scrapping of the presidential system of government which I described as being too expensive, too profligate, too corruption-enabled to succeed here. I had concluded that we either kill it, or it will be the death of Nigeria. But before taking […]
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2023: Saraki Declares Intention to Run for President
A former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has made his intention known to run for president in the 2023 general elections, Vanguard reports. Saraki made his intention known during his visit to the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, in Makurdi, whom he called a good party man under the People’s […]
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2023: El-Rufai Begs Nigerians Not To Vote PDP
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has begged the people of Kaduna state not to vote for the PDP in 2023 so as not to drag Nigeria to the problems of yesterday. He said the people should rally round and vote for the person he would anoint as the state Governor in 2023, insisting that […]
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ActionAid: Nigeria Needs Women’s Participation In Peace Process For National Security
ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, says without the involvement of women in peace processes, there will be no peace and security advancement in Nigeria. Ene Obi, country director of the organisation, said this on Wednesday at the 2nd annual national women’s conference by women’s voice and leadership (WVL) Nigeria Project Partners in Abuja. Speaking at […]
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Sex Tape: Benzema Handed One-Year Suspended Jail Term For Role In Attempted Blackmail
France and Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema has been found guilty, fined €75,000 and handed a one-year suspended jail term for his role in a sex tape blackmail case. Benzema was found guilty of attempting to blackmail fellow France teammate at the time, Mathieu Valbuena with the tape in 2015. Both players lost their place […]
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EFCC Interrogating Femi Fani-Kayode In Lagos
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode is right now being interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Lagos. The Former minister has in the last 5 hours been answering questions about his involvement in the forgery and alterations of documents in Lagos.A source in the EFCC office in Lagos told EFCC that the […]