The Northern Youth Assembly has given the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), seven days to lift the suspension on its Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman, SAN.The youth group expressed dismay and outrage over Osuman’s suspension, warning that it would occupy the ACF’s secretariat if he was not restored to his position.According to
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Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications to President Bola Tinubu, Sunday Dare, has disclosed plans to completely privatise Nigeria’s oil refineries.Dare disclosed this in a reforms tracker posted on his X handle.The tracker highlights the key milestones achieved by Tinubu’s administration in the oil sector.He said the production of
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Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in real terms grew by 3.46 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024 on a year-on-year basis.The Q3 GDP growth is 0.92 percentage points higher than the 2.54 percent recorded in Q3 2023, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
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The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew-Kukah, has said that almost all Nigerian leaders never prepared for governance before assuming power.Speaking while delivering a keynote address during the 4th Amaka Ndoma-Egba Memorial Lecture in Abuja, the clergyman described Nigerian leaders as products of an “accidental leadership cycle.”Mr. Kukah highlighted
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the arrest of Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-Finnish citizen and prominent leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday by the Finnish authorities.The ministry disclosed this in a statement by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the Acting Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
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The Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has flagged off the construction of a flyover at Ramat Park, the first in the capital city, to reduce traffic congestion in the capital city.Performing the ground-breaking ceremony, Okpebholo said his administration will also construct two more flyovers at Dawson Road Junction and
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The Labour Party (LP), under the leadership of Julius Abure as its National Chairman, has announced the establishment of a Directorate of International and Diaspora Affairs.The party made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, after the conclusion of its National Executive Council
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President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday to participate in the 19th G20 Leaders Summit slated for November 18 and 19.The summit, at the instance of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will bring together leaders from the world’s largest economies to discuss critical
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the re-election of incumbent Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, describing the victory by the All Progressives Congress candidate in Saturday’s governorship election as a sham.The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on
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President Bola Tinubu on Sunday conferred the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Nigeria at the weekend.Speaking at the opening of bilateral and political talks between the two leaders, President Tinubu described the honour as a
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