The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has said he and his party are at liberty to pursue any legal option they deem fit as long as the peace of the state is not threatened. In an Independence …
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has introduced a new visa regime for citizens of the United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, and 147 other countries. The service said that the new regime, which consists of transit, business (single), business (multiple), tourism, visiting (single), visiting (multiple), journalist, cleric, …
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To commemorate our 60th Independence Anniversary, I hosted school children at the Government House, Marina to share with them the story of Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule. I told them the freedom we enjoy today did not come by accident but one made possible by the collective efforts and labour …
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THE Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has said that he inherited systematic corruption from the sacked governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. The governor, who spoke at the ceremony marking Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary in Owerri, the state capital, said he equally inherited payroll fraud from Ihedioha. However, Uzodimma …
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd. ), on Thursday justified the recent increase in the price of petrol in the country, saying it made no sense for the commodity to be cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia. Buhari , who said this in his nationwide broadcast to …
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The Akwa Ibom State Government has indicated readiness to collaborate with the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in the development of aviation, tourism, agriculture and industrial estate to boost its economy. This was the hallmark of billateral discussions between the Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and the High …
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NIGERIA is 60- despite all that she has been through as a nation. For some, it is a time to hit the street in colorful dresses for a carnival to exhibit what many a critic have described as our proclivity for flamboyance. To others, it is a time to get …
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The veteran actor drops a very deep and heart warming message to celebrate Nigeria at 60. He tweeted, I cannot wish anyone a happy independence when my people are not happy. What are we celebrating? Fuel price increase? Electricity tariff hike? Hardship? Bad roads? Killings everywhere? Jobless youths turned beggars? …
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, has declared that he and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are very firmly and irrevocably committed to the ideal of one and indivisible Nigerian nation. In a statement he issued yesterday, Mustapha frowned at the sensational slant accorded the …
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Against the backdrop of the suspension by the Federal Government of the recent electricity tariff hike, electricity consumers lamented on Wednesday the delay by the distribution companies in reverting to the old rates. The Federal Government had, in a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress …
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