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Nigeria’s Border Closure Will Ensure We Are No Longer A Dumping Ground – Sanusi

Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State agree that the closure of the border is part of measures to preserve Nigeria’s foreign policy. They revealed it during the launch of the maiden Foreign Policy Journal by the Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria ...

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We Will Never Connive With Political Parties To Rig Elections – INEC

Independent National Electoral Commission

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has come out to say it has and will never collaborate with any political party or institution to rig Nigeria’s electoral process. According to INEC, it does not make sense for the commission to go against what it was established for. This is coming ...

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Lauretta Onochie Portrayed Me As A Depressed Person To Nigerians – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar

Ex Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie caused him mental and psychological trauma via fabricated offensive electronic messages when he was contesting to be Nigeria’s president. According to him, he saw several baseless allegations against his person on social media and they were aimed ...

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Any Governor That Fails To Pay The N30,000 Minimum Wage Is Wicked – Godwin Obaseki

Godwin Obaseki

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has come out to say that the new N30,000 minimum wage cannot even take workers home because of the current hardship in Nigeria. According to him, it will, therefore, be wickedness on the part of any governor to not pay the already small N30,000. He ...

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Everyone Will Be Victims If The Social Media Bill Is Passed – Olusegun Osoba

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Ex Ogun State governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba is fully against the ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation 2019’ bill trying to regulate Nigeria’s social media space. According to him, everybody will be victimized if the bill is signed into law. As he accused sponsors of the bill of trying to ...

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FG Will End Impunity — Abubakar Malami

Abubakar Malami

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has come out to say that FG remains committed to ending impunity and aiding recourse to justice for victims and due punishment for evildoers. Malami revealed this in a recent statement issued by Dr. Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on ...

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I Will Keep Supporting The Military In Its Quest For Modernization – Buhari

Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the military to respect human rights and international humanitarian laws as they do their jobs. He disclosed this in Kaduna during the Chief of Army Staff conference and the commissioning of the ultra-modern Army Reference Hospital. According to PMB, his government will keep supporting the ...

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Border Will Remain Closed, It Will Rekindle Nigeria’s Agricultural Rebirth – Buhari

Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that he is yet to give any date for the reopening of the land borders. According to him, the decision to close it will not be changed until the situation improves. His spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, shared in a recent statement in ...

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The Constant Agitation For The Amendment Of Our Constitution Must Stop – Simon Lalong

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Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong has blasted the persistent agitation for the amendment to the Nigerian constitution. According to him, doing this is affecting the seamless operation of the document. Simon, who said this at the opening of the 2019 Law Week of the Nigeria Bar Association, Jos branch added ...

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Disabled Nigerians Suffer More From Corruption – Alhaji Aliyu Yakassai

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Executive Director, Kaduna State Rehabilitation Board, Alhaji Aliyu Yakassai has come out to say that those living with disabilities feel the most terrible effects of corruption due to their peculiarities. Aliyu revealed this at a symposium in Kaduna organized to celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities. According to ...

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November 16 Election Was An Insult To Bayelsans – Seriake Dickson

Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson

Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson has come out to say there was no governorship election conducted in Bayelsa on November 16, 2019. According to him, the election conducted by INEC on that day was an insult to the people of the state. He added that what happened on November 16 ...

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Buhari Was Patriotic To Reject A 3rd Term – Uche Nwosu

Muhammadu Buhari

Ex governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Imo State, Mr Uche Nwosu has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for turning down the call for a 3rd term in office. Mr Uche, who revealed this in a statement issued in Abuja recently, said Buhari’s declaration proves his commitment to the ...

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Aisha Buhari Helps 5,000 Out Of School Nigerians In Adamawa State

Aisha Buhari

Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has engaged 5,000 out-of-school students in WAEC and NECO tutorial classes across the 21 local government areas in Adamawa State. State Supervisor, Future Assured Foundation, Alhaji Yau Babayi, revealed this during the graduation of 600 women and youths, trained in several skills acquisition and ...

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University Of Transportation In Daura Will Develop Our Transport Sector – Buhari

Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the Federal Ministry of Transportation for convincing the China civil engineering company (CECCC) to construct a university of transportation in Daura, Katsina state. He revealed this during the colorful ceremony of the newly established university in Daura on Monday. According to PMB, the institution will ...

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Sex Fuels Boko Haram Attacks — Dr. Yusuf Mamud

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Sex contributes to the rise of Boko Haram fighters, according to researcher and Deputy Director at the National Defence College, NDC, Abuja, Dr. Yusuf Abubakar Mahmud. He believes this is the reason why they target young secondary school girls and also why packets of condoms and enhancing drugs are found ...

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I Sited The Transport University In Daura With No Intention To Gain From It ― Rotimi Amaechi

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Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has come out to say that he does not regret siting the Transportation University in Daura, Katsina. He disclosed this at the groundbreaking of the university on Monday. According to him, the decision was not made for him to make any gain and he only ...

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Dino Melaye’s Behaviour Is Not What The People Of Okun Represent – Smart Adeyemi

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Winner of the supplementary senatorial election for Kogi West, Smart Adeyemi, has urged Nigerians to forgive the bad display by his co-contestant, Dino Melaye during the recent senatorial polls in Kogi State. According to him, the misdemeanor did not represent the real character of Okun people and he was not ...

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Fake News Can Lead To Violence — Senator Aliyu Sabi

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Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has come out to say that those against the Hate Speech Bill are not aware of the dangers ahead if the bill is not passed into law. In a recent statement by Senator Abdullahi, he said the opponents are only ...

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YPP Will Rule In Nigerian States Very Soon – Senator Ifeanyi Ubah

Ifeanyi Ubah

Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, Young Progressives Party, YPP, Anambra South has said with the right machinery, the party can develop to be the ruling party in not just Anambra, but other Nigerian states. Having his say in the midst of YPP Stakeholders, members ...

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Buhari, Wife Celebrate 30 Years’ Wedding Anniversary

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President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha have jumped on social media to mark 30 years of being together. In a recent Twitter post, Buhari flaunted a throwback photo of himself and his wife, and also shared a picture of their grown-up kids. Despite being famous for disagreeing on several ...

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