Kwankwaso: I’ll Never Step Down For Atiku Abubakar

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*Promises to re-negotiate nation’s debt *Says APC, PDP 24 years responsible for insecurity, woes *Insists on restructuring, pledges to employ two million police, military *NGE wants issue-based campaigns Presidential candidate of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed speculations that he may step down for his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, in next year’s general […]

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Police Arrest 28-Year-Old Woman for Kidnapping Boys in Lagos, Oyo

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Operatives of the Lagos State Command has confirmed the arrest of a 28-year-old woman identified as Joy Kolapo for allegedly kidnapping two boys aged three and seven in Lagos and Oyo states. The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement, said the suspect’s arrest penultimate Saturday came after a week-long probe. “Following painstaking investigation and […]

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Next government to inherit N71.5tr debts, liabilities after May 29

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• FG blames oil theft for massive borrowing • Economists prescribe securitisation for flexible repayment, urge govt to pursue growth policies • There is so much corruption in bureaucratic processes, says Utomi Barely six months to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the Federal Government’s total debts and other financial liabilities have reached N71.46 trillion. The figure does not include undocumented […]

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133 Million Nigerians Multidimensionally Poor, Says NBS

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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that over 133 million people representing 63% of the Nigerian population are multidimensionally poor. This is according to the agency’s 2022 National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report released on Thursday. The report also states that the country’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) stands at 0.257, showing that poor people in Nigeria experience just over […]

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‘I’m kneeling and begging’ — Obi asks Wike to support LP for presidency

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Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has asked Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, to support his bid for the presidency. Obi said this on Thursday during the commissioning of the Nkpolu Oroworukwo flyover in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital. The LP presidential candidate said he will make sure Rivers state becomes better if he’s elected president in […]

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‘I did my little as governor, you should do more as professor’ – Peter Obi replies Soludo

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The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has responded to the criticism against him by Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State. Mr Obi is a former governor of Anambra State. Mr Soludo had, on Thursday, while appearing as a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today, said the value of investments made by Mr Obi while he was the governor of the […]

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Importers, agents lose N20m in eight days as NCS’ VIN platform crashes

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•Customs forces importers to use 846 code for non-standard chassis Importers and agents have lamented losing about N20 million to demurrage as the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation platform of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the two major vehicle importing ports in Lagos, Tin Can Island Port and the PTML Port, has been down for eight days with situation […]

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Rowdy Session as Senate Debates CBN Naira Redesign Policy

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The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session Wednesday when senators began a debate on the motion on the Naira Redesign Policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), moved by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani. Sani had, in the prayers to his motion, urged the Senate to provide legislative support […]

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Peter Obi Promises to Rebuild Nigeria, Stop Looting

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has promised to rebuild the country and stop treasury looters if elected president in 2023. Obi made the promise at the weekend while addressing party supporters during a rally at the Baptist Convention Ground in Benin-City. He said the forthcoming elections should not be based on religion and ethnic […]

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