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President Buhari departs for Mauritania

Abuja, Jan. 15, 2023 – President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Nouakchott, the capital of Islamic Republic of Mauritania, on Monday for official engagements that will last till Wednesday. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, Buhari will receive the African Award for strengthening peace in Nouakchott which will be presented to him by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum. “President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Tuesday, January 18, 2023, receive ‘African Award for Strengthening Peace’ in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, for …

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Peter Obi to speak at Chatham House on Monday

Lagos, Jan. 15, 2023 – Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, will on Monday speak about his programmes at Chatham House in London, United Kingdom. A statement by the Spokesman for Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Yunusa Tanko, on Saturday, said Obi had accepted the invitation of the global policy institution to speak on ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: A vision for policy change and institutional reforms.’ “The LP’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, is to honour a long standing invitation to speak at Chatham House, a global policy …

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Nigeria is safer in the hand of a stingy man – Peter Obi

Akure, Jan. 15, 2023 – Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, says he will be prudent in the management of public funds as a stingy man if elected. He promised that he would not steal public funds while in office. Bola Tinubu, the APC Presidential Candidate, had earlier described Obi as a stingy man who could not be trusted with the future of the country. Responding, Obi said that the country would rather be safer in the hands of a stingy man like him. Speaking in Akure, the …

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Ghana increases public servants’ salaries by 30%

Accra, Jan. 14, 2023 – The Ghanaian government has agreed with trade unions to increase the salaries of all public servants by 30 per cent from 2023. This was disclosed in a joint statement as Ghana struggles to reduce debt and tackle rampant inflation. Cedi, the Ghanaian currency, dropped heavily against the US dollar last year as government spending cuts and central bank interest rate hikes failed to tame the spiraling inflation which had risen to a new high of 54 per cent last month. It was gathered that trade unions, …

Foreign Politics

Global South: President Buhari calls for common agenda on debt, inflation

Abuja, Jan. 13, 2023 – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday advised leaders of the Global South to form a common agenda on ways to reduce the increasing burden of debt and inflation on the region. He expressed his optimism that the meeting, being hosted by India in its capacity as the voice of the South, will also address issues of climate change, food security and access to energy. ‘‘This huge debt burden has significantly derailed many countries’ development plans. “The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia/Ukraine conflict has …

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Atiku arrives from London

Lagos, Jan. 13, 2023 – Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom. A former Presidential Aide, Reno Omokri, confirmed this through a video of Atiku’s arrival he shared on twitter on Friday. In the video, Atiku was seen in company with Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel; Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal; former Kogi Senator, Dino Melaye; former National PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; erstwhile Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka; and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki. (GBN)

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I would have had third term if I wanted – Obasanjo

Otta, Jan. 13, 2023 – President Olusegun Obasanjo says he would have gotten a third term in office if he wanted as he was audacious enough to get it. He denied claims that he wanted a third term while in office as the president of the country. Obasanjo said this on Thursday while speaking at a virtual programme organised by the African Leadership Group with the theme ‘Leadership and Nation Building.” He said he had done his best for Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party by giving his …

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President Buhari leads APC Presidential rally in Ilorin

Ilorin, Jan. 13, 2023 – President Muhammadu Buhari will lead All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Kwara State on January 17. Alhaji Saadu Salahu, the Special Adviser on Strategy to Kwara State Governor, said this  on behalf of the local organising committee. He said the rally would be the mother of all rallies as APC members and supporters as well as residents of the state were already in high spirit to receive the President, Tinubu and their team. “Also to join the President, who is the Chairman of …

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I was born to donate my body parts to Williams – Prince Harry

Lagos, Jan. 13, 2023 – The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry says he came to this world with the main purpose of serving as a spare for his elder brother, Prince William, who is the Prince of Wales. Harry said this in his autobiography ‘Spare’ which hit the bookshelves across the globe Tuesday, according to Daily Mail. He said he grew up knowing that the purpose of his existence was to donate organs such as kidneys or offer blood transfusions to William, should anything bad happen to him. “I was …

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Anonymous supporter donates APC South-West Campaign Secretariat

Ibadan, Jan 13, 2023 – Campaign for the presidential bid of Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has received a boost in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, with the donation of a two-storey building as the secretariat of the campaign council in the South-West. Alhaji Mutiu Are, the Director for Contact and Mobilisation, South-West of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), led other campaign directors from the six states of the South-West to inspect and take possession of the two-storey edifice donated as secretariat for the …