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2023: Southern presidency sacrosanct — Yoruba Ronu

The Chairman of the Yoruba Ronu Group (YRG), Prince Diran Iyantan, on Friday expressed support for calls that Presidency should be zoned to the South in 2023. Iyantan, who stated

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No Igbo politician should run as vice-presidential candidate in 2023 – Ohaneze

The apex socio-political organisation in the Southeast, the Ohaneze Ndigbo, declared on Thursday that no politician of Southeast extraction should accept to be running mate to any presidential candidate in

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OPEC raises Nigeria’s production quota to 1.772mbpd for June

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has raised Nigeria’s oil production quota from the 1.735 million barrels per day (mbpd) target approved in May 2022 to a new

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Buhari meets UN Secretary-General, Antonio Gutteres at Aso Villa

President Muhammadu Buhari and the visiting Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Gutteres, on Wednesday, engaged in talks bordering on war against terrorism, food security and other international issues. The

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We’re working on safe return of kidnapped victims of March 28 train attack – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured families of those kidnapped by bandits in the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train service of March 28 that efforts were on-going to ensure their safe return. The

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2023: Aisha Buhari begs Osinbajo, Tinubu, other aspirants to adopt women as running mates

The first lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged  political parties to always consider women as running mates to candidates contesting elections into various positions across the country. Buhari was speaking on

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Imo ‘Refinery’ death: Buhari orders clampdown on illegal refineries

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the nation’s security and intelligence agencies to intensify the clampdown on illegal refineries to safeguard lives of citizens. The president’s directive is contained in a

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Buhari mourns NAF pilots killed in Kaduna air crash

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots in a plane crash on Tuesday in Kaduna. The President’s media aide, Malam Garba

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Presidency says pardoning Dariye, Nyame, will not derail anti-corruption war

The Presidency has assured Nigerians that the granting of pardon to two former Governors, Joshua Dariye Jolly Nyame — and 157 others by the Council of State will not derail

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Buhari scores himself high in security, cautions APC against imposing unpopular candidates

President Muhammadu Buhari has again cautioned leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at both national and state levels against imposing unpopular candidates as the 2023 general election approaches. The

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