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Nigeria’s population is projected to rank world’s third largest by 2050, this is so important considering the fate of Africa’s acclaimed most populous nation in this against the requirement of hiring an above average, trustworthy era to guarantee a strong leadership that will inspire and prepare ahead to put the nation on comfortable stead ahead of that time. To guarantee …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed reports of the removal of Yobe State Governor, Mala Buni, as its interim national chairman. As reported by some media platforms, Mr Buni was sacked on Sunday night following allegations by members of the committee and APC governors that he has been working against the interest of the party. Quoting unnamed sources, the reports …

The Federal Government has inaugurated a seven-man committee to renegotiate the 2009 agreements it had with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions. ASUU has been on a one-month warning strike since February 14. Inaugurating the committee in Abuja, yesterday, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, urged the members to re-negotiate, in realistic and workable terms, the 2009 …

• Party’s NEC to ratify CECPC’s chair removal next week• Bello mum as group decries dismissal• ex-PGF DG explains his misdeeds Prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari actually approved the sack of the chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State. Some party …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has praised Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for his loyalty and dedication to duty, especially in supervising the nation’s economy. President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo This, according to him, involves regular interface with heads of public and private institutions, and other government structures to ensure “synergy and harmony that put the …

*Adds: The President wants results *VP chairs inaugural meeting of Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Returns and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North-East Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the safe return of Nigerians displaced by the insurgency in the North-East from Cameroon, Niger and Chad would be treated as an emergency assignment Prof. Osinbajo stated …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday poured encomiums on the immediate past Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Philip Ogbadu, saluting his professionalism and dedication to duty, which according to him, culminated in improved security in the state. CP Ogbadu recently retired as a Commissioner of Police in the state. He assumed duty in Edo State on …

Ukraine and Russia will engage in talks aimed at negotiating a cease-fire and safe passage for civilian evacuations on Monday, a Ukraine official said, after the evacuation of the southeastern city of Mariupol was halted. The Ukrainian president’s office said Saturday that Russia continued shelling the area in violation of a cease-fire. The decision to halt the evacuations roughly two …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has produced the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, before the Federal High Court in Abuja for his arraignment on drug trafficking charge. Kyari, who was brought before the court by armed operatives of the agency, is currently taking his plea to an eight-count charge that was preferred against him and …

Some Nigerian women are set to hold another protest at the National Assembly on Tuesday. The demonstration which some have described as the “mother of all protests” is aimed at calling on the federal lawmakers to reconsider all the gender bills that were rejected during the Constitution amendment last week. The co-convener of Womanifesto, Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, made this known during …