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VP Osinbajo To Meet With Facebook Vice President Today

September 18, 2020 7:49 am

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Facebook’s Vice President, Policy and Communication, Nick Clegg, are set to hold a virtual informal chat on Facebook on Friday.

Facebook, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the chat would be held as part of its activities during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 75th session of the U.N. General Assembly commenced on Tuesday with a moment of silence against the unprecedented backdrop of the Coronavirus pandemic.

It will close on September 22.

Facebook said that the event, which would be moderated by Omowale David-Ashiru, …

Osinbajo wants equal distribution of COVID-19 vaccine (1)

Osinbajo Wants Equal Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccine

September 5, 2020 2:26 pm

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine should be done in an equitable and affordable manner rather than on the basis of the highest bidder.

This is in accordance to a statement released by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, at the virtual 2020 EURAFRICA Forum with the theme, “Towards a Realistic Euro-African Partnership During and Beyond the COVID-19 Era”.

Osinbajo said that such an approach would effectively contain the global spread of COVID-19.

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The summit featured presentations from notable global leaders, including the UN Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres and …

You are morally, ethically unfit to contest again – Bamgbose tells Atiku

You Are Morally, Ethically Unfit To Contest Again – Bamgbose To Atiku

June 9, 2020 12:40 pm
Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has said that even though former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is constitutionally qualified to run in the 2023 presidential election, he is ethically and morally unfit and ineligible to contest.

Bamgbose noted that there is a very strong indication that Atiku may likely contest again come 2023 following a hint by one of his sons, Adamu, who yesterday stated that his father will try again.

Atiku was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general election. He was defeated by the incumbent

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Osinbajo Must Have Been Killed By The Fulani Cabal - Nnamdi Kanu

Osinbajo Might Have Been Killed By The Fulani Cabal – Nnamdi Kanu

May 23, 2020 1:31 pm

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, and director of Radio Biafra has taken to his official Facebook page to cry out on Vice President Osinbajo’s absence.

He stated that the Vice President has been missing in action for so long and that there were strong speculations that he might have been killed by the Fulani cabal who run the affairs of the country.

In his words:

WE ASK AGAIN & AGAIN, YORUBA WHERE IS YOUR SON YEMI OSINBAJO?

Once they start photoshoping your pictures and claiming you are too busy to address the people LIVE, …

Osinbajo Breaks Silence On His Whereabouts

Osinbajo Breaks Silence On His Whereabouts

May 10, 2020 6:16 am

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, gave an insight into his whereabouts in the past few weeks.

Osinbajo, who spoke through his spokesperson, Akande Laolu, disclosed that he has been attending to official matters on how to improve Nigeria’s economy.

Laolu, in an Instagram post shared with DAILY POST, after he was contacted on Osinbajo’s whereabouts, urged Nigerians to ignore fake claims regarding President Muhammadu Buhari and the Vice President’s whereabouts.

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He recalled that the Vice President on Thursday met with the Governor of Central Bank, CBN, Kaduna

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Atiku Pays Tribute To Late PANDEF Chair, Nkanga

Atiku’s Son Tests Positive For Coronavirus

March 23, 2020 6:30 am

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has revealed that his son tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus.

Atiku, on his verified twitter page, late Sunday night disclosed that his son had tested positive for the virus.

He said the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, had been duly informed.

Atiku added that his son, whose name he did not disclose, had been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Teaching Hospital in Abuja for treatment and management.

He called on Nigerians to pray for his son’s quick recovery.

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“My son has tested …

Buhari Must Suspend Stamp Duty On All Accounts – Atiku

Buhari Must Suspend Stamp Duty On All Accounts – Atiku

March 18, 2020 5:38 am
Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has told the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the policy on stamp duty on all types of accounts temporarily due to the Coronavirus pandemic crippling economy of nations.

Atiku, in a statement on Tuesday said Nigeria must take decisive economic action to protect her people from the ravages of the Coronavirus.

“The coronavirus is raging in the world and not just ravaging human beings, it is also affecting economies. Nigeria is not an island onto itself, and we must take measures to protect the economic well being of our nation and people.

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Osinbajo Visits Late Escort Rider’s Family

Osinbajo Visits Late Escort Rider’s Family

March 15, 2020 6:41 am

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, mourned the death of Insp. Ali Gomina. The deceased was an escort rider attached to his office.

Gomina died in an auto accident along the Abuja Airport road as he led the vice president’s convoy on Friday.

His remains were buried immediately in accordance with Islamic rites.

The VP visited Gui Community in FCT, to condole with the family.

Osinbajo was received by the leader of the community, Alhaji Alhassan Yussuf.

Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande, spoke to newsmen after the visit.

“He decided to come

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Biden Gas Double-Digit Lead Over Sanders For Nomination

Biden Gas Double-Digit Lead Over Sanders For Nomination

March 9, 2020 4:23 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden has a double-digit lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, a new CNN poll of Democratic voters nationwide conducted by SSRS shows.

Biden is now the choice of a majority of Democratic voters nationwide, according to the poll, which was taken in the days after the former vice president’s stronger-than-expected showing across Super Tuesday contests and as the field of Democratic contenders with a realistic shot at winning the nomination narrowed to two.

The poll finds 52% of registered voters who are Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents say they want to see …

Kamala Harris Officially Becomes US Vice-Presidential Candidate

Breaking: Kamala Harris Joins Joe Biden’s Bandwagon

March 8, 2020 11:15 am
Joe Biden’s White House bandwagon picked Senator Kamala Harris on Sunday, the latest of high profile endorsements that the former US Vice president had picked in the last two weeks.

Harris, a California senator who was a candidate herself until she withdrew for lack of money in December, said that Biden would “speak to the best of who we are and challenges us to live up to our ideals” if elected.

“I believe in Joe, I really believe in Joe”, she said in the video posted on her Twitter page. The video was shot in Alabama, where she had gone

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Awash With Cash, Biden Mounts Biggest Ad Campaign

Awash With Cash, Biden Mounts Biggest Ad Campaign

March 8, 2020 6:47 am

With a rush of momentum, endorsements and awash with donor cash after his strong Super Tuesday, former US Vice President Joe Biden launched the biggest advertising blitz of his presidential campaign.

Biden’s campaign said on Friday it had raised about $22 million in five days.

Until recently, Biden’s campaign was struggling to raise funds. Now, as he looks ahead to Tuesday and more big contests on March 17, Biden is spending $12 million on a six-state ad buy.

The online, digital and TV ads will run in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi – three states that vote on Tuesday – and …

2 Test Positive For Coronavirus At Pence's US Conference

2 Test Positive For Coronavirus At Pence’s US Conference

March 7, 2020 4:34 pm

Two people have tested positive for the new coronavirus after taking part in a pro-Israel lobby group’s conference in Washington which Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and dozens of lawmakers also attended.

The influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee said in an email to attendees, speakers and congressional offices that the infected pair had traveled from New York to go to the March 1-3 event.

“We have confirmed that at least two Policy Conference attendees from New York have tested positive for the Coronavirus,” AIPAC said in the message, posted to its Twitter account.

Officials said …

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