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What may cost next president’s reelection – El-Rufai
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has disclosed that tackling fuel subsidy and foreign exchange challenges to reposition Nigeria’s economy to the right trajectory may cost Nigeria’s next president a second term. Despite this, the governor explained that the country needs such a leader that could rise beyond consideration of office and take painful but
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Biden announces $75m for Africa electoral authorities
US President Joe Biden threw his support Thursday behind a larger African role in the world as he also vowed to champion democracy in a continent where China and Russia have enjoyed rising clout. Biden, while announcing $100 million for security, also said the United States would invest $75 million to counteract “democratic backsliding” including
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Fans crush Asake’s London concert, four hospitalised
Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake was forced to cancel his sold-out show at O2 Academy Brixton midway through after crowds of people, many of whom did not have tickets, attempted to gain access. According to reports, ticketless fans tried to breach the venue doors, forcing the sold-out show to stop halfway through on Thursday night. Four
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England inflation bites as families struggle to feed
At St Mary’s primary school in London, almost half of children are entitled to a free school lunch owing to the fact they are from England’s poorest families. And while charities argue that more pupils should be allowed access to taxpayer-funded meals amid a cost-of-living crisis caused by sky-high inflation, the government of Prime Minister
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Group tasks Nasarawa women on PVC collection
An International Election Observer Group, Pan African Women Projects in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission, have called on women resident in Nasarawa State who recently registered for their Permanent Voters Cards, to ensure that they collect the cards in order to elect credible leaders into office in 2023. INEC had announced the commencement
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Army promotes 122 senior officers
The Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers from the ranks of brigadier general to major general and colonel to brigadier general respectively. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Friday said 52 of those promoted are brigadier generals and 70 colonels. According to him,
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Family raises N1m for Kanu’s feeding in custody
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, will on Friday release a cheque of N1m for his drugs and feeding. This was as the Special Counsel to Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, raised the alarm after visiting Kanu with his family members on Thursday. Ejimakor said,
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Lagos govt holds Christmas carol, calls for vigilance
The Lagos State Government, on Thursday, held its Christmas carol and called on residents to be vigilant during the Yuletide period. At the event were Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, and the First Lady, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu. The carol service was organised by the Office of the First Lady and the Ministry of Home
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Reps demand hospital relocation from Buhari’s hometown
The House of Representatives has demanded the relocation of a Federal Medical Centre from Daura, the hometown of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to Funtua in Katsina State. The federal parliament particularly urged the Federal Ministry of Health to “reconsider the process of converting Daura General Hospital to Federal Medical Centre in the
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2023 elections not do-or-die — CAN chair
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 Northern States and Abuja, Rev. Yakubu Pam, has called on presidential candidates of the various political parties participating in the 2023 general election not to view it as a do-or-die affair. This was as he urged Christians to shun apathy towards electioneering, enjoining them
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