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Tinubu succeeding where you failed, Presidency replies Atiku

The Presidency on Sunday criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is advocating for gradual reforms rather than President Bola Tinubu’s direct approach. It argued that Atiku’s economic proposals would have worsened the country’s situation. “While advocating for gradual reforms may sound appealing, Tinubu took measures that should have been implemented decades ago by Alhaji...
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Lightning kills 14 at refugee camp in Uganda

At least 14 people, including several children, were killed in northern Uganda’s Palabek refugee camp when lightning struck a makeshift church during a heavy storm on Saturday evening. According to the police, around 50 people had gathered for prayer when lightning hit the building’s metal roof. William Komech, the resident district commissioner for the Lamwo...
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Oluremi Tinubu, APC women leader seek more female representation

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, and the APC national women leader, Mary Idele-Alile, have decried the low level of women in Nigeria’s political space. Speaking at a political event themed ‘Empowering APC women for leadership and nation building’ in Abuja on Saturday, Tinubu called on Nigerian women to rally around other women seeking elective positions,...
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Kano lawmaker dumps Kwankwaso’s NNPP faction

The lawmaker representing Rano/Kibiya/Bunkure Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Kabiru  Rurum, has distanced himself from Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, aligning instead with the camp led by the party’s founder, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam. Rurum, a former Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, declared on Sunday that he recognized...
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Zulum proposes Chinese leadership model for Nigeria

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has proposed that Nigeria consider adopting the Chinese model of leadership selection, which emphasizes a structured, merit-based system over traditional elections. The governor made this suggestion at the 24th National Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Agricultural Engineers held at the Nigerian Society of Engineers headquarters in Abuja, according to...
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Contractors lacking needed equipment will lose contract, Umahi warns

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has warned contractors handling government projects sternly, emphasising that any contractor lacking the necessary equipment promised in their bid will face contract termination. Umahi said this during a stakeholders’ meeting to address ongoing developments on the Lagos-Calabar highway, which aired live on NTA on Sunday. Umahi said, “Any contractor that...
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Governors united on proposed tax reforms – Katsina gov aide

The Director-General of Media to Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State, Maiwada Danmallam, has stated that the proposed VAT Reform Bill currently before the National Assembly was a collective decision of all 36 state governors, not an individual initiative. Danmallam disclosed this in response to a question from our correspondent in Katsina on Sunday....
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