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2027: Peter Obi to respond only to presidential candidates
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Peter Obi Media Office has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, will no longer respond directly to attacks,
We pay 54 taxes, airline operators lament; it’s just 4 – NCAA
By Dickson Omobola Fresh disagreement has emerged between the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, and the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, over the amount of taxes, fees and charges imposed
Meet Journalist Edward Kijanangoma who will replace Uganda’s late ‘Boy King’
|Ugandan journalist and news anchor Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma has been selected as the next monarch of the Tooro Kingdom, following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV
First Lady flags off incentives to boost maternal, newborn care
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Chidinma Chukwu ABUJA — THE First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday, launched the distribution of incentives to pregnant women, especially those in vulnerable
2027: Why Peter Obi’s wife bag is trending on social media
The luxury handbag reportedly carried by Margaret Obi, wife of former Anambra State governor and 2027 presidential hopeful Peter Obi, has sparked a fresh debate on social media over the
47 applicants lose N51.8m to fake Cross River LG jobs
By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR — No fewer than 47 applicants lost more than N51.8 million after allegedly paying individuals who claimed they could secure local government appointments for them in
‘Nigeria has no business with poverty’ — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria has no justification to be poor, blaming the country’s persistent poverty partly on policies that encourage imports at the expense of local production. Obasanjo
N18bn Nigeria Airways Payment: NUP applauds Tinubu, renews call for subsidy relief
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Nigeria Union of Pensioners, (NUP) has praised President Bola Tinubu for initiating the payment of N18 billion in outstanding severance benefits to 2,700 former
Otu Mourns Commissioner Eka Williams, Says His Death Irreparable
Bassey Inyang in Calabar The Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has expressed profound grief over the death of the Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Prince Eka Williams,
Nigeria, India aim to rebuild trade to $15bn as Modi pushes for more crude purchases
—Expand cooperation in defence, pharmaceuticals, digital technology, fintech, renewable energy, creative industries By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — NIGERIA and India have agreed to strengthen their strategic economic ties, with India
