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Inec to hold supplementary elections in Kogi West senatorial district on November 30
NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has fixed November 30 as the date when supplementary elections will be held in Kogi West Senatorial District to determine the outcome of the recent by-election. Last weekend,...
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Zamfara's Governor Matawalle accuses his predecessor of being behind insecurity in the state
GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has accused his predecessor Abdulaziz Yari and his supporters of disrupting the peace process initiated by his administration by instigating thugs to confront security operatives. Over the last...
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Nigeria's GDP grows by 2.8% during the thirds quarter of this year as oil output reaches 2m barrels
NIGERIA's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a meagre 2.28% during the third quarter of 2019 when compared with last year according to figures just released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In its latest quarterly GDP...
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Governor Ayade unveils historic 2020 budget with a record 82% of it devoted to capital projects
GOVERNOR Ben Ayade of Cross River State has presented a budget of N1.1trn ($3bn) to the state house of assembly for the 2020 fiscal year that historically involves 82.8% of all spending going on capital expenditure. In August, President...
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If Frederick Lugard was talking nonsense how come we never celebrate men like this as having died for us and paving the way for us to have a better life?
By Ayo Akinfe”In character and temperament, the typical African of this race-type is a happy, thriftless, excitable person. Lacking in self control, discipline, and foresight. Naturally courageous, and naturally courteous and polite, full of...
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Ooni to spearhead aggressive two-day campaign aimed at wooing tourists to Ile-Ife
OONI of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi is planning to introduce a new marketing campaign aimed at attracting more tourists to the historic town that will include a two-day programme due to begin on Saturday November 23. Believed to be the...
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Nigeria's 36 house of assembly speakers ask Buhari for executive bill to free them from the grip of governors
SPEAKERS of Nigeria's 36 state houses of assembly have met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja where they urged him to expedite action on issuing an executive bill that would make their legislatures independent. Theoretically,...
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Nigerian Governors Forum rejects hate speech bill after meeting in Abuja to discuss it
NIGERIA'S 36 state governors have rejected the proposed death penalty for hate speech that is being contemplated by the executive after a pro-government senators sponsored the bill suggesting it in the National Assembly. Last Tuesday,...
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