Year: 2025
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2027 Tensions: Buhari’s CPC Bloc May Dump APC
Punch Newspaper The death of former President Muhammadu Buhari has reignited speculations about the political future of his loyalists, particularly those from the now-defunct Congress for Progressive Change, the party he founded in 2009. Since the emergence of President Bola Tinubu in 2023, the influence of CPC loyalists has waned, with some key figures such…
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Just In: Atiku resigns from PDP
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has resigned his membership of the opposition party. Atiku tendered his resignation in the build-up to the 2027 general election after admitting to the formation of a coalition party, the Alliance Democratic Congress. The resignation was communicated in a…
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A Medal of Loyalty: Ambassador Lawal Kazaure and the Unwritten Code of Service by Saleh Farouq Gagarawa
A Medal of Loyalty: Ambassador Lawal Kazaure and the Unwritten Code of Service By: Saleh Farouq Gagarawa In the corridors of global diplomacy, protocol officers often operate behind the scenes ensuring that the wheels of statecraft turn smoothly, that dignitaries are honored, and that national prestige is preserved with every handshake and reception. But in…
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How Buhari was honoured, buried
Daily Trust The president of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló and the Prime Minister of Niger Republic, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, yesterday joined President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other leaders for the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura, Katsina State. The former leader died in a London clinic on Sunday…
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Marketers protest as Dangote moves to crash cooking gas price
Punch Newspaper President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to reduce the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas. He also promised to start direct sales of the product to consumers should the existing distributors fail to allow the price crash in cooking gas. However, operators in the…
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FG Unveils Youth Academy Ambassador programme
The Federal Government has unveiled the Nigeria Youth Academy Ambassador Programme in Akwa Ibom State, a step aimed at boosting youth participation in national development and strengthening grassroots engagement. The unveiling, according to the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, who delivered the keynote address at the opening of the ARISE Youth Skills Week 2025…
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Buhari: FG declares Tuesday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 15th, a public holiday in honour of the late former president, Muhammadu Buhari. According to the government, the declaration is in furtherance of the seven days of national mourning earlier declared by President Bola Tinubu in honour of Buhari. Minister of Interior Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement…
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Tight security at Buhari’s Kaduna residence as Nigerians mourn ex-president
Vanguard News Following the announcement of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s death, Nigerians have gathered at his residence in Kaduna to mourn and pay their respects. Former Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, is said to be among the early visitors to the ex-president’s residence. Security around the area has been reinforced as two military…
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2027: Southwest PDP rejects Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai coalition
The Nation Newspaper Osun chair dares three Senators, eight Reps to defect; rains curses on those who leave… The South West Caucus of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday insisted that it would not be part of the coalition being put together by some politicians including some prominent members of the party such as former…
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US Embassy Speaks On Reasons Behind Reduction in Visa Validity For Nigerians
The United States Mission in Nigeria on Friday debunked insinuations making the rounds that Washington’s recent decision to reduce visa validity for Nigerians was in retaliation for some actions of the Nigerian government. The US embassy announced on Tuesday that it had reduced visa validity for non-immigrant Nigerian applicants from five years to three months,…