• TTT celebrates businessman on 63rd birthday President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to billionaire businessman and Chairman of Geregu Power Plc, Femi Otedola, as he marked his 63rd birthday yesterday. The President applauded his contributions to Nigeria’s economy and social development. In a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Information […]
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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has said the manipulation of religion to justify violence and intolerance is a distortion that must be challenged through knowledge, engagement, and moral leadership. Mrs. Tinubu said this yesterday at the maiden West Africa Islamic Conference on Security and Governance, with the theme: The Role of Islamic Organisation in
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I commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his bold and decisive step in implementing a 15 per cent import tariff on petrol and diesel. This policy represents a crucial move towards safeguarding local industries that have made substantial investments in domestic production and refining capacity. For decades, Nigeria’s industrial base has suffered from the unchecked
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• Damagum petitions INEC, IG over Anyanwu’s suspension, invasion of secretariat A High Court in Oyo State has granted an order to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to go ahead with its convention slated for November 15 and 16. The ex-parte order was granted yesterday by Justice Ladiran Akintola. The judge fixed Monday for hearing
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Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Prize winner, has given a tough condition to the United States before they could return his visa, while described himself as a president.
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• China, EU, ECOWAS: no religious colouration to country’s insecurity The Federal Government yesterday said the country would emerge stronger from diplomatic tensions with the United States after Washington designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). U.S. President Donald Trump followed up the designation with a threat of military action. Yesterday, the European Union
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Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz has called on citizens to stop allowing tribal and religious differences to divide the country. Naija News reports that in a post, the activist expressed concern over the growing use of religion and ethnicity to fuel hatred and conflict among Nigerians, saying it has caused deep pain
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Nigerian skit maker Nasboi has called on citizens to look beyond tribal and religious divisions and demand accountability from those in power. Naija News reports that the singer expressed frustration over how Nigerians have remained silent despite several cases of corruption. He recalled past incidents where public funds mysteriously went missing. Nasboi lamented that politicians
China and the European Union (EU) said yesterday they were solidly behind Nigeria in its efforts to wipe out terrorists, bandits and other criminals. Also, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) pointed out that reports show that terrorist-related violence does not discriminate based on gender, religion, ethnicity or age. EU Spokesperson for Foreign
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has petitioned the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to track down those behind a fake report credited to him as attacking United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump. “Somebody will sit in the comfort of his room and produce a report, even fake pictures of 2023 when the Senate
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