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4 years After, FCT Flags Off 2023 Farming season

The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA on Friday flagged off the 2023 farming season, four years after it last did so. At the occasion where she distributed assorted agricultural inputs to farmers, Minister of State in the FCT, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu noted that the last time the event took place in the FCT was in 2019. “During the protest, …

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Al-Shabaab Raid African Union Army Base In Somalia

Islamist Al-Shabaab fighters attacked an African Union military base in Somalia on Friday, the AU force said, without specifying if there were any casualties. The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group has been waging a jihadist insurgency against the central government in the fragile Horn of Africa nation for more than 15 years. The army base in Bulo Marer, 120 kilometres (75 miles) …

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Why I Rejected N5m To Perform At Tinubu’s Concert – Portable

Nigerian street singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable has revealed he rejected N5 million to perform at the ‘Renewed Hope’ concert held in celebration of the forthcoming inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Recall the concert was held at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Thursday with a display of performances from top artistes including Buju, Brymo, Fireboy, Asake, Naira Marley, …

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FBI Files Uncover Plot To Kill UK’s Queen Elizabeth II

A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California. (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 29, 2022 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II leaves after attending a Service of Thanksgiving for Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in central London. – An FBI …

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Buhari Receives Assets Declaration Form

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the Declaration of Assets Form from Prof. Isah Mohammed, Chairman, Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB. The Declaration of Assets Form was presented to the President at the presidential villa, Abuja. It’s a constitutional requirement for public office holders to declare their assets when they take up the office and when they are exiting the …

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May 29: Starting Point Might Not Be Rosy — Shettima

The Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, has said that as a result of the myriad problems bedevilling the country, the starting point of his administration might not be rosy. According to him, the issue of subsidy removal and the multiple exchange rate system, among others, have become serious challenges that the administration must surmount. He spoke at the Jumat Prayer and …

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S-Court Dismissal Of PDP’s Suit Not Setback To My Quest For Justice – Atiku 

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar said the dismissal of his party’s suit at the Supreme Court is not a setback for his quest for justice.  Atiku stated this in a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Friday.  “Our legal team are primed to robustly prove that the election of February 25 was fraudulent, did …

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Gender-based Violence Worsened Under Buhari Despite President’s Limited Efforts

One of President Buhari’s campaign promises during the 2015 elections, and reiterated 100 days after he assumed office, was that he would “ensure the rights of women are protected as enshrined in our constitution” Osinachi Nwachukwu, Elizabeth Ochanya and Iniobong Umoren have one thing in common. They were among the over 600 Nigerian victims of gender-based violence (GBV) who died under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led …

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Breaking: S-Court Dismisses PDP’s Suit, Affirms Bola Tinubu’s Eligibility For Presidency

…says PDP’s appeal lacked merit The Supreme Court, has affirmed the eligibility of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to contest the presidential election that held on February 25. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, on Friday, held that an appeal the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, filed to challenge the legality of Tinubu’s candidacy, lacked …

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Asiwaju And Strategic Humility

The title of this short piece is not exactly original. The word “Strategic Humility” was first coined brilliantly and diplomatically deployed by Dr Henry Kissinger, former American Secretary of State, who marked his centenary (100 years) birthday a few days ago, in his recent book “LEADERSHIP”. In that book, Kissinger did an analysis of six heads of state in the …

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