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General Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari says the ongoing reorganisation at the presidency is aimed at enhancing service delivery to Nigerians. A statement by the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, said the president stated this when he fielded questions from State House Correspondents, shortly after his arrival from London on Friday […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, South-East, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Sunday, November 17th, 2019
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | November 17, 2019 – To become the president of Nigeria, a presidential candidate must battle for power and be bruised, battered and bloodied in the political trenches for power. The global advance of democracy and its peaceful transfer of power, through the ballot box, made obsolete Mao Tse Tung’s […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Over two months after the Federal Ministry of Interior announced a reduction in the cost of Nigerian visas for American citizens, the United States Embassy in Nigeria has continued to charge Nigerians a reciprocity fee, PUNCH understands. The US Embassy had on August 29, 2019, announced a reciprocity fee for Nigerians based […]
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Africa & World Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
More than 50 African leaders made their way to the Black Sea resort city of Sochi on Oct. 23-24 for the inaugural Russia-Africa summit. The summit is widely seen as a reflection of Russia’s push for economic and military influence in Africa. More than 3,000 delegates from African countries and Russia are at the summit […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, November 11th, 2019
Gideon Olanrewaju, a Nigerian Educational Development Practitioner and Quality Education Advocate, has recently been invited by the The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Megan Markle to Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom to share how his organization has been ensuring access to alternative learning and empowerment opportunities for girls and women in […]
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Africa & World Politics, Arlene Schar, Articles, Columnists, David Leffler, NNP Columnists
Monday, November 11th, 2019
By Teresa Studzinski, Arlene J. Schar, and Dr. David Leffler – “May you live in ‘interesting’ times” is an oft quoted expression to connote living in times of danger and uncertainty, and surely the citizens of the Middle East are living in such unprecedented times. Countries divided against themselves will not last long. And so the […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Friday, November 8th, 2019
John Ameh, AbujaThe Presidency has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari laid off some aides to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as part of the ongoing overhauling of the seat of government. “The exercise, which has been ordered by the President, is to streamline decision-making, cut down multiple authorities and reduce the cost of administration. “It is also […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, November 8th, 2019
The initiative of the Chinese Government granting access to Satellite TV for 1,000 villages across all 774 local governments in Nigeria which started in 2017 has been completed and handed over to the government. This was made known during a completion ceremony held in Abuja to present a completion certificate to StarTimes for executing the […]
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Budget, Headlines, Kano, State News
Friday, November 8th, 2019
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Thursday presented the state’s 2020 budget of N197.68 billion to the House of Assembly for approval. Ganduje said the ‘Budget of Sustainable Social Development’ will focus on infrastructure development. According to him, over N117.71 billion of the budget was for capital projects while N79.972 billion was earmarked for […]
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Articles, Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP Columnists, Nollywood (Film Industry)
Friday, November 8th, 2019
By Emeka Chiakwelu | NNP | November 8, 2019 – Genevieve Nnaji is a brilliant and impressive filmmaker. To be frank I never anticipated from her the level of sophistication and intellectual audacity she has exhibited since her emergence on a global stage. She deserved a lot of credit for rewriting the perception of Nollywood female […]
