The incoming Kano state government of Abba Kabir Yusuf, who won the governorship election on the platform of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), has planned to revisit the dethronement of Muhammad Sanusi II as emir of Kano. Former governor of Kano State, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, who dropped the hint
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The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has kicked against the planned sale of the broadcast frequency in the 600MHz spectrum band by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), saying such action will not only threaten over 80 per cent of television viewers nationwide but will also make Nigeria’s broadcast space vulnerable
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 National Population and Housing Census earlier scheduled for between May 3 and May 7.The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Saturday in Abuja that the exercise was postponed to a date to be determined by the
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Billionaire investor, Mr. Femi Otedola has finally exited its investment in Transcorp Incorporated Plc over Mr. Tony Elumelu’s HH Capital Limited purchasing more stake in the diversified conglomerate.The acting Company Secretary, Transcorp, ‘Funmi Olofintuyi in a statement on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday disclosed that HH Capital Limited acquired
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President Muhammadu Buhari , Vice President Yemi Osinbajo , President of France, Emmanuel Macron are among those who have celebrated with consummate businessman and philanthropist, Dr Mike Adenuga, Jnr, as he celebrates his 70th birthday on April 29, 2023.Congratulatory messages were also sent to Adenuga by the former President of
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The battle for the number three citizen, the Senate Presidency of the 10th Senate now appears to be between the Southeast and the Southsouth geopolitical zones.According to Daily Post, this latest development has increased the chances of Sen Orji Uzor Kalu and Sen Godswill Akpabio, who are from the Southeast
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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday visited the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Defence House in Abuja.The governor was accompanied on the trip by his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde.Wike said that Tinubu has what it takes to lift Nigeria from its present challenges.“Elections have come
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the extension of the tenure of Mr Isah Jere as the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service.A statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the NIS Spokesman, Mr Tony Akuneme, said Jere would remain in office till May 29.Akuneme
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The federal government has declared Monday, May 1st, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. The minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the permanent secretary, ministry of interior, Shuaib Belgore, on Friday, April
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Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated former Minister of Education and former World Bank Vice President (Africa), Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, on her 60th birthday.In a statement on Friday, Obasanjo disclosed that before her appointment as Minister, Ezekwesili worked with him in the Price Intelligence Unit, domiciled at the
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