Buhari: Implementation, Not Planning, Remains Africa’s Challenge

 Urges African leaders to unite Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja, Amby Uneze in Owerri and Hammed Shittu in Ilorin President Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that the problem with Africa as a continent and her member-nations remains implementation and not in planning, as various legislative bodies bring out good proposals while the executive arm fails in their implementation. He...

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INEC to recruit 1m ad-hoc staff for 2019

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will be hiring about one million ad hoc staff for the conduct of the 2019 general elections. The chairman of the commission, Prof Mahmud Yakubu stated this on Wednesday while briefing members of the Senate committee on INEC. Yakubu assured Nigerians that the major the electronic smart card readers will...

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Dogara pays tribute to Gowon at 85

  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday paid tribute to former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon in marking Gowon’s 85 years. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs in Abuja, Mr Turaki Hassan, Dogara described Gowon as an inspirational leader and symbol of genuine patriotism and statesmanship. Dogara...

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Reps urge FG to procure arms for FRSC

  Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday said that in a bid to effectively carry out their responsibilities of saving lives, officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) should bear arms. The Green Chamber noted the increasing cases of violent attacks, harassment and intimidation of personnel and offices of the FRSC by highly placed...

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Wasiu Ayinde K1 Unveils His Tortoise, Allows It To Carry Old & Young Guests

People were amazed as king of Fuji music K1's tortoise was pictured carrying old and young guests around. ...

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Northern Governors Arrive Abia State After IPOB Clash With Military

A delegation of Northern Governors Forum, led by its chairman and Borno State governor, Alhaji Kashmir Shettima, including the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Kastina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, Plateau State Governor, Simon Dalong, Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Abubakar, are in Abia State to interact with the Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu...

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FIRS To Recruit 7,500 Graduates And 5,000 Non-Graduates

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has announced plans by Nigerian government to recruit 7,500 graduates as Community Tax Liaison Officers to raise tax awareness among citizens thereby increasing the number of tax payers.Adeosun, along with the Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr BabaTunde Fowler made this known at a joint media briefing...

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Buhari to governors: no excuse on workers’ pay

   There are Nigerians who haven’t been paid for six months, says President Governors got yesterday a subtle rebuke from the President. He urged them to ensure payment of salaries to workers and pension to retirees. The Federal Government has released N760.17 billion in two tranches...

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ASUU branches meet nationwide, take different stance on strike

The various local branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Wednesday held meetings to vote on whether or not to accept the federal government’s new offer, PREMIUM TIMES can report. This came on the heels of an earlier report by PREMIUM TIMES where the ASUU president, Biodun Ogunyemi, explained that the body’s...

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Candle Fire Burns Two-storey Building In Lagos, A Tenant Dead

We have lost everything, victims cry outA tenant was burnt to death yesterday while a landlord’s son was injured during a morning inferno, which gutted a house at the Somolu area of Lagos State. The fire, which ravaged a storey-building, started about 1a.m. from the first floor, where the landlord’s son’s apartment is located.The landlord’s son, Abiola, was...

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FSARS Tracked Killer Of Cyriacus Onunkwo, Catholic Priest To Lagos Hideout

The Detectives attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Lagos Command, have arrested one Raphael Ndukwe as the killer of Reverend Father Cyriacus Onunkwo, a Catholic priest serving in Imo State. The suspect, identified as Raphael Ndukwe, was tracked down to his hideout in the Ajangbadi area of Ojo, based on a tip-off.Fr. Onunkwo was kidnapped in...

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Attack me, not Igbo, Sultan to northern youths

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