by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, Abuja The recently released report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has brought to light a remarkable achievement for South East Nigeria.According to the comprehensive analysis of crime incidents recorded over the past year, the South East has emerged as the safest geopolitical zone in the country. This
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The president-elect of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, met with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.Mahama, who is on a courtesy visit to Nigeria, met President Tinubu in his residence at the Presidential Villa on Monday, December 16.This was disclosed in a post shared on X by
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The Federal Government has renamed the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University.Minister of Information Mohammed Idris revealed the decision to State House correspondents on Monday, following a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu.The renaming is in honour of Nigeria’s former Head of State, General
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman on winning the 2024 CAF Men’s African Footballer of the Year Award.Tinubu also hails Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie for clinching the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award and the Super Falcons for being named the Women’s National Team
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Recent report published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that the Headline inflation rate in November 2024, was 34.60% relative to the October 2024 headline inflation rate of 33.88%.Looking at the movement, the November 2024 Headline inflation rate showed an increase of 0.72% points compared to the October
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, across its retail outlets.A visit to the NNPCL retail outlets in some part of the country showed that petrol, which was sold between N1,025 and N1,040 per litre, has
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed meetings held by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some opposition figures ahead of the 2027 general elections as inconsequential.At the weekend, ex-presidential flagbearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, and former Cross River State governor and 2007
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Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has elected Nze Fidelis Chukwu from Imo as the new President-General.This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Imeobi and General Assembly meeting held on Saturday in Enugu and signed by the Secretary-General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Amb. Okey Emuchay.Chukwu’s leadership
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaSince Nigeria's return to democracy in 1999, an unwritten agreement to rotate the presidency between the Northern and Southern regions has served as a stabilizing framework to address the nation's deep-rooted ethnic and regional divides. This practice reflects a recognition of Nigeria's diverse political landscape and the
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Judicial Service Commission in Bauchi has dismissed a Shari'a Court Judge, Umar Ibrahim for alleged gross misconduct. It was learnt that the dismissed judge served at Jalam Shari'ah Court in Dambam local government area of the state. Confirming the dismissal of the judge in a statement made available to reporters in Bauchi,
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