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President Muhammadu Buhari pulls more crowd than notable politicians such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo and Aminu Kano, according to Mr Femi Adesina. Although Awolowo, Azikiwe and Kano are dead, they command huge respect across board till date. Each of them played huge roles in making Nigeria attain independence and …

The federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have resolved that payment of the next tranche of the arrears of earned allowances would be paid on or before the end of October. The government said it would also ensure that issues of promotion arrears and inconsistencies in …

Ex-President of the Senate, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu has emerged as consensus candidate for the National Chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Zoning Committee had zoned the position to the North ahead of the opposition party’s convention on October 30-31. Ayu, ex-Minister of Internal Affairs from Benue …

Governor Willie Obiano, yesterday, presented a budget estimate of N141.9 billion for the 2022 fiscal year to the Anambra State House of Assembly for approval. Tagged: “Continuity, Sustainability and Development of a New Anambra,” the governor said the financial document was to consolidate performances in the last seven years and …

The Enugu State House of Assembly, on Thursday, described as ‘great’ the enormous job being executed by the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, and commended it’s Chairman, Dr Josef Onoh for his brave leadership of the agency. The House made the commendation when it invited Onoh to appeared before …

Federal Government has explained that taking COVID-19 vaccine is a choice and not a compulsory exercise, even though it is expected that every Nigerian should get vaccinated against the dreaded COVID-19 virus. The explanation came against the backdrop of criticisms that followed media reports that effective December 1 2021, federal …

Around 100 female footballers were evacuated from Afghanistan to Doha on Thursday. Qatar’s government worked with Fifa, football’s world governing body, to co-ordinate the rescue effort, according to a source close to the operation. The group is understood to have included 20 national players. Fifa is trying to secure the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has ruled out the possibility of engaging the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN ahead of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. The commission noted that it wouldn’t go out of its way to engage IPOB and …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will continue to fund railway developments in Lagos State, despite the fact that N45 billion has already been disbursed for the state’s Blue Line project. Yusuf Philip Yila, Director, CBN Development Finance, announced this in Lagos yesterday during an inspection …

Recruit your kids – Nigerians slam Fayemi over call for NYSC members to fight Boko Haram Governor Kayode Fayemi has come under attack for urging President Muhammadu Buhari to turn National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps into security training grounds and recruit “willing and able” graduates to join the military …