Ahead of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) scheduled for October 30, two former Senate Presidents, David Mark, and Bukola Saraki, have declined interest in contesting for the national chairmanship position of the party, Daily Independent has gathered. While Mark is hoping to succeed Senator Walid Jibrin as …
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The General Overseer of Mount Zion Faith Global Liberation Ministries, (a.k.a By Fire By Fire), Nnewi, Anambra State, Bishop Abraham Chris Udeh, has urged South-East governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and National Assembly members of Igbo extraction not to fold their hands and watch the deteriorating security in the zone. Bishop Udeh …
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Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic with growth expected to expand by 3.3 percent in 2021. This is one percent higher than the April 2021 forecast according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse. This rebound is currently fueled by elevated …
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2022 BUDGET SPEECH Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability Delivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Thursday, October 7, 2021 PROTOCOLS 1. It is my great pleasure to be here once again to present the 2022 …
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Nigerian Soldiers, especially those deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole in the North-East, have always complained about poor welfare. Some top officers in the Nigerian Army have been accused by soldiers in Maiduguri, Borno State, of embezzling N16million donated by the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, to build new barracks for …
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The Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman has revived a notorious unit of the Nigeria Police Force, which was disbanded last year after #EndSARS protests, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). SARS was notorious for brutality, extrajudicial killings, and human rights abuses. In a statement obtained by Newsextra24, the IGP was …
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The fallen tree stands again Hundreds of bewildered residents of Oyo thronged the site of a fallen tree in Sabo, in the western Nigerian state of Oyo, after it miraculously rose again on Tuesday. The century old tree, called Igi Odan, had fallen Monday during a rain storm, killing four …
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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the National Assembly is committed to passing the 2022 Appropriation Bill before the end of this year. Lawan, in his opening speech at the budget laying ceremony, recalled how the 9th National Assembly promised to return Nigeria to a January-to-December budget cycle …
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Fredrick Mensah, a class one teacher in Ghana, has gone viral on social media after a video surfaced online of his method in welcoming each student into his class each day, Newsextra24 reports. Mensah, a teacher at the Mankessim M/A “A” School in the Central Region of Ghana, added the …
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Security within and around the National Assembly Complex in Abuja was tightened Thursday morning ahead presentation of the 2022 budget by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari had on Wednesday written the both chambers of the National Assembly intimating the lawmakers that he will be presenting the 2022 budget estimate before them …
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