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Osinbajo: Govt Has No Business Running Oil Refineries

Biafra: Osinbajo Speaks On Nigeria After Civil War

January 27, 2020 1:51 pm
Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said all Nigerians, despite ethnicities, must join hands together to build a strong nation where everyone can legitimately aspire to the limits of their dreams and visions in all areas of national life.

According to his Spokesman Laolu Akand, Osinbajo stated this on Monday in his address at a special Town Hall Meeting at the National War Museum in Umuahia, Abia State, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.

The event was hosted by the Civil War Museum in Umuahia under the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) and

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Oba Of Benin Speaks On Unity Of Nigeria

January 25, 2020 8:07 am
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’oba N’edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II on Friday called for the peaceful co-existence and unity among Nigerians.

Ewuare II made the call during a courtesy visit on the governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Bello, at Government House, Minna.

“There is need to pray for peaceful co-existence and unity of Nigeria,” he said.

He said that Edo and Niger states have a long sustained relationship dating back to its creation by the ex-military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd).

The traditional ruler, who was happy with the warm reception accorded Edo indigenes in the state, added

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Shagari’s Grandson Speaks On North, South Break-Up

January 24, 2020 9:14 am
The grandson of the Second Republic President Shehu Shagari, Bello Shagari, has warned Nigerians calling for the breakup of the country.

Bello on Friday said anyone calling for Nigeria’s breakup is unfair to the people who lost their lives during the civil war that lasted from July 6th, 1967 to January 15th, 1970.

He described the call for a break up as a selfish call, adding that Nigeria is not the way it is because of the union between the North and South.

Shagari on his verified Twitter page wrote: “Anyone who is calling for break up in Nigeria is

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Uzodinma Speaks On Payment Of New Minimum Wage

January 22, 2020 4:22 pm
Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, has assured workers in the state of his readiness to pay the new national minimum wage of ₦30,000.

The governor gave the assurance in a maiden state wide broadcast in Owerri on Wednesday.

Uzodinma, who thanked workers for their patience and support, however, said that the time had come to give them a voice among their contemporaries in other states.

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He said that payment of the new minimum wage would commence with the completion of negotiations with labour leaders in the state.

He added

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FG Speaks On US Plan To Impose Travel Ban On Nigeria

January 22, 2020 4:15 pm
The Presidency has insisted it will not react to speculations about the United States of America’s plan to place a travel ban on the country.

Reports emerged on Tuesday, indicating that the President Donald Trump’s administration has plans to add seven countries across the world to their travel ban list.

Tanzania, Sudan, Eritrea, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan, Belarusn and Myanmar were the countries mentioned.

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However, in a statement on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said: “Yes we have read the

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Coronavirus: Nigeria Finally Speaks On New Virus

January 22, 2020 12:29 pm
The Nigerian government has finally enlightened citizens on Coronavirus, the new virus threatening the world.

THISDAY reported that the government had remained silent on the disease which was first reported in China mid-December.

The disease has spread to some Asian countries and the first case reported in the United States on Tuesday.

An advisory by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, said the World Health Organization (WHO) has convened an Emergency Committee to determine whether this outbreak should be declared a “Public Health Event of International Concern” (PHEIC).

Symptoms:

It said the new coronavirus 2019nCoV appears

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Army Speaks On ‘Killing, Abduction Of Soldiers’ In Borno

January 22, 2020 7:17 am
The Nigerian Army has dismissed the report of killing and abduction of soldiers by Boko Haram terrorists along Gwoza-Bama road in Borno.

The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement on Tuesday, dismissed claim that 17 soldiers were killed and others kidnapped in a confrontation with the terrorists around Banki Junction, along Gwoza-Bama road.

He said some international organisations had equally fallen prey to the Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province propaganda antics.

“It is pertinent to add that the Army Headquarters has keenly observed that fake news, particularly on security-related issues have become rampant from

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MURIC Speaks On Execution Of CAN Chairman

January 22, 2020 7:17 am

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the murder of the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Rev. Lawan Andimi, by Boko Haram

MURIC director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Tuesday in a statement, described the killing as horrendous, ungodly and barbaric.

He noted that that Boko Haram is not an Islamic group, but a group of misled zealots, adding that any group that kills at will and sheds the blood of innocent people cannot represent the religion.

Akintola said: “What is the crime of Rev. Andimi? Being a Christian is

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Enugu Speaks On Demand Of ₦500m From Airport Contractors

January 19, 2020 2:38 pm
The Enugu State Government has denied the news making the rounds that the host community of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, which is undergoing major upgrade, demanded the sum of five hundred million naira (₦500,000.00) from the contractors handling the project.

In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, the state government described the news as “false, malicious and baseless”.

Aroh who stressed the commitment of the Enugu State Government to the timely and successful completion of the upgrade of the airport, stated “categorically that no such situation or incident ever occurred”.

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Buhari Speaks On Closure Of Nigeria’s Borders

January 19, 2020 6:17 am
President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday, in London said that the partial closure of Nigeria’s borders was not to punish her neighbours.

He explained that it was meant to strengthen the country’s security and economy.

At a meeting with a select group of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom, the President explained that the period of closure will be used for stock-taking on threats to the nation’s security and economy.

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He noted that Nigerian farmers have been celebrating the closure which has drastically reduced smuggling of agricultural produce as

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Gov. Ugwuanyi Speaks On Aisha Buhari’s Leadership Qualities

January 16, 2020 3:28 pm

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has applauded the leadership qualities of the First Lady, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, in promoting and identifying with persons with disability, through sports.

Gov. Ugwuanyi, who spoke during the dinner organized by the Para Powerlifting Federation, under the Patronship of Dr. Mrs. Aisha Buhari, to raise funds for the “Abuja 2020 Para Powerlifting World Cup”, coming up in February, in Abuja, described the President’s wife as “a pacesetter”.

The Governor expressed gratitude to Dr. Mrs. Aisha Buhari, who is the Grand Patron of the “Abuja 2020 Para Powerlifting World Cup”, for nominating Enugu

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Hope Uzodinma: Ihedioha Speaks On Photo Of Him Crying

January 16, 2020 11:43 am
Emeka Ihedioha, immediate past Governor of Imo State, has reacted to a viral photo of him crying that emerged online after his sack by the Supreme Court.

In the photograph, which went viral on social media, Ihedioha was seen with his head on his desk crying.

Recall that the Supreme Court had yesterday nullified his election while declaring Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner of the Imo State governorship election.

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There were claims that Ihedioha broke down crying after the apex court’s judgment.

However, the

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