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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Economy, Latest Politics, Naira (Currency), National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
By Abankula The Nigerian Naira depreciated against the US dollar in the parallel market on Monday in contrast to the massive gains it recorded last week. According to market monitors, ngnrates.com, the US Dollar is being traded at ‚¦445.00 today, 7 September. This is N5 more than last week’s price of N440. The buying rate […]
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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics, National Politics, Religion
Sunday, September 6th, 2020
Nigerians have condemned the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, following the declaration that former Aviation minister, Femi Fani- Kayode will become Nigeria’s president one day. It will be recalled that the Chairman of the body in Lagos, Apostle Alex Bamgbola, has pronounced that the ex-minister will rule Nigeria someday. This has sparked reactions as some […]
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National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
Segun James wonders if the political dynamics in the country will favour an Igbo as President of Nigeria The call for Igbo presidency has become more strident in recent times. The agitation continues to receive a boost from eminent Igbos including the President General of the Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. John Nwodo, even […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, General Politics, Headlines, National Politics, State News
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
ISWAP terrorists By Sumaila Ogbaje The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed compounds, housing Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Kaza on the Gulumba Gana – Kumshe axis of Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said […]
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General Politics, Headlines, National Politics
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
As the “war” between Daily Trust newspaper and ex-Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, continues, the former minister has threatened a N6 billion defamation suit against Media Trust limited, the publisher of Daily Trust newspapers and the columnist, Iliyasu Gadu, concerning an opinion article. The ex – minister verbally assaulted a Daily Trust reporter, Charles Eyo, in a […]
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Headlines, National Politics, Rivers, State News
Monday, August 31st, 2020
There are very many reasons to celebrate our country just as there are also very many awful things we wish our country would have addressed or never have done. I would have been happy to see an end to the Boko Haram menace, an end to the killings ascribed to Fulani Herders, the exoneration of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, August 30th, 2020
A quirky script to scupper the second tenure of the President of African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, by the US Department of Treasury and a coterie of shadowy forces gets deservedly snookered, writes Louis Achi It was indeed a remarkable and teachable moment on the first day of the AfDB’s annual general meetings […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics
Saturday, August 29th, 2020
Fani-Kayode, who assaulted a journalist for asking him who bankrolled his tour, finally answered the question, saying that nobody is bankrolling his tour. He described his visits across the country as a fact finding assessment meant to evolve strategies that could help solve the country’s challenges. Fani-Kayode, again apologized over the media outburst in Calabar, […]
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2020
By Ifeanyi Nwoko Over 100 Nigerians, most of them students have been killed in mysterious circumstances in Northern Cyprus, a country not recognised by the United Nations. Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIODCOM) made this known on Monday and warned Nigerian parents against sending their children to universities in the […]
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Economy, General Politics, Naira (Currency), National Politics
Monday, August 24th, 2020
Nigerian naira banknotes . REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde • In five-year free fall • CBN sells pound above N500 for the first time The naira has fallen by 108 per cent against the West African CFA (popularly known as CFA) in the past five years as the latter rallies to wipe out the hitherto wide trading gap […]
