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President Muhammadu Buhari has received the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina at the State House in Abuja. Their talks centered on food security for Nigeria. President BUHARI applauded the 1.5 billion dollar African Emergency Food plan developed by the AfDB, which is awaiting ratification by its board. ...

The dean of the Borno Elders Forum, Professor KHALIFA DIKWA has described Nigerian youths as people of great intelligence who have the capacity to build  Nigeria’s democracy. Professor DIKWA who made the statement on a monitored television programme asked stakeholders on Nigeria’s political fronts to allow women and youths more participation in governance. Profess...

The chief whip of the Senate, Chief ORJI UZOR-KALU, has stated that he would stay away from the 2023 presidential contest if the All Progressive Congress fails to zone her presidential ticket to the South-East geo-political zone. He said in the absence of such zoning, he would seek re-election to the Senate to continue representing the Abia North Senatorial zone in the 10th Senate. ...

Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, have rejected the consensus candidacy of the former President of the Senate, BUKOLA SARAKI, and Governor BALA MOHAMMED of Bauchi State.This came after the duo got endorsed by the former military President, General IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA’s-brokered consensus arrangement. The northern elde...

The world’s richest man, ELON MUSK has on Monday struck a deal to buy Twitter for 44 billion dollars, capping a saga complete with hostile takeover threats before delivering him personal control of one of the most influential social media platform.  Twitter allegedly served former US president DONALD TRUMP before the platform banned him, and Musk a self-proclaimed “free-speech absolutist” has said he wants to ...

A Lagos-based legal practitioner, FESTUS OGUN has filed a lawsuit against President MUHAMMADU BUHARI at the Federal High Court in Lagos over the excessive pain, hardship and agony Nigerians went through as a result of the fuel scarcity experienced earlier this year. The legal practitioner said he solemnly believed that the gross inefficiency and mismanagement in the Petroleum Sector that led to the fuel scarcity was avoidable if the...

Reports say that the All Progressives Congress may disqualify political appointees contesting the 2023 elections who have not resigned their appointments.  Sources gathered that the party would not risk being disqualified by fielding political appointees in contravention of Section 84 (12). Political appointees who have signified their interest to contest the presidency on th...

The Ondo State Government has said a total of 34 persons died of Lassa fever in the state from January till date....

As Nigeria joins other countries to mark World Malaria day, a medical practitioner Dr. AJUWON AWOLOWO, has blamed the high rate of malaria cases in the country on the failure of most Nigerians to use preventive measures like mosquito nets and insecticides.Dr. AJUWON AWOLOWO, in an interview with Super FM News, said that while awareness on the disease is satisfactory, more needs to be done by both the government and the public in tackling malaria.Dr. AWOLOWO...

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC, has reiterated its commitment to ensuring an improved balance of trade by boosting the country's non-oil exports.  The NEPC chairman, EZRA YAKUSAK gave this hint on the backdrop of his organization’s forthcoming non-oil export dialogue. YAKUSAK added that the commission seeks to add value to non-oil produce as it launched...