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Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s Former President Dies At 90 Mwai Kibaki, a former president of Kenya, has died, aged 90. Kibaki served as Kenya’s third president from 2003 to 2013. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced his death on Friday. Kibaki is credited with reviving Kenya’s then ailing economy, but his tenure was …

The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity and presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, Dr Chris Ngige, on Thursday, said he budgeted N50m for the procurement of the nomination and declaration of interest forms of the APC to contest the presidential election. Ngige said now that the APC had …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has foreclosed the possibility of adopting a clean float foreign exchange management approach as long as the supply shock remains. It, however, promised to continue to engage relevant stakeholders, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on best approaches to stabilising …

Abia State health workers have cried out over the rate at which their colleagues are dying out of frustration, suffering and hunger following the non-payment of salaries for over 12 months. Officials of the Abia State Hospital Management Board stated this in Umuahia on Tuesday, while protesting over unpaid salaries, …

41 Lassa Fever Cases, Seven Deaths, Confirmed In Kogi Kogi State Government has confirmed that there are no fewer than 41 Lassa fever cases in the state and that seven people have died since January. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr. Daniel Alonge, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry …

Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said he is in peace with his conscience having served the people of Abia State as their governor between 1999-2007 to the best of his ability. The Senate Chief Whip who is marking his 62nd birthday on Thursday says Abians are …

The Independent National Electoral Commission will spend not less than N239.2bn on procuring voting materials and vehicles that will be used in the 2023 general election. This is according to the 2023 General Election Project Plan that was launched by INEC in Abuja on Thursday. The commission stated that N239.2bn, …

NSA to el-Rufai: Anti-banditry operations not for public… you’re giving kidnappers information Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says intelligence operations of security agencies against bandits are not for public consumption. Monguno spoke on Thursday while addressing journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and service chiefs at the …

As Nigeria draws closer to its general elections, protesters on Friday, stormed the Abuja private office of Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, urging him to declare for 2023 presidential race. The group made up of men, women and youngsters stormed the office with posters and leaflets demanding that the former President joins …

A hide-and-seek is ongoing between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the zoning of their presidential tickets, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Analysis of the recent events of the political parties and the body language of their leaders revealed that …