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President Buhari, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt and the Presidents of Togo, Sudan, Kenya, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia are among confirmed speakers at the forum
Ogunlesi, who is a renowned blogger and journalist, graduated from the University of Ibadan in 2004 and obtained an MA in Creative Writing from University of East Anglia, UK in 2011
This was contained in a statement issued in Lokoja by Abdulkarim Abdulmalik, the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the Governor, and made available to newsmen
“The economic condition of a nation, of a people does not deteriorate overnight. Something came before that deterioration,” he said, while answering a question on the current state of the nation’s economy
The President said he shared in the pain and anguish of all hardworking Nigerians who lost their wares and belongings in the unfortunate fire incident
He said in spite of the enormity of the fire, no life was lost, adding that the cost of the damage was yet to be estimated.
The warning came barely two weeks after the Presidency issued a circular warning security personnel against allowing persons driving vehicles with tinted glasses access to the state House without proper scrutiny in order to ward off Boko Haram insurgents
A top source in the bank told Vanguard that although the money was withdrawn in Naira, it was, thereafter, changed into US Dollars and given to a senior official of the party
Madueke, a retired Admiral of the Nigerian Navy and former Chief of Naval Staff, was picked up in Abuja on Wednesday morning by EFCC operatives over alleged money laundering to the tune of $600,000 through his personal accounts
It said the payment was the balance of the aggrieved customer’s winning in the promotion held in 2012, which the telecommunications company failed to pay
According to Salako, no further death has been recorded since February 10 when the team of epidemiological investigators, led by epidemiologists from the state Ministry of Health, commenced investigation
“But the Nigerian Consulate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is monitoring developments and Nigerians would be fully informed about any development
“This is my president. I respect him and decided to show that I am ready to support him wherever I am. I wrote on this T-shirt everything that I wanted to say,” Tarasov said after his side lost 2-0 in the first leg of the last-32 tie
The Governor noted that most students perform poorly in school due largely to the use of English as language of instruction, which hinders their interpretation of materials of instruction
The troops recovered one AK45 rifle with registration number 56-2614519, in addition to a magazine containing nine rounds of 7.62mm (Special), six motorcycles, two bags of salt and other assorted food items as well as various materials for making Improvised Explosive Devices
Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Iidowu Adelusi, on Wednesday, the governor said the claim by Adebayo in Abuja on Tuesday that the airstrip project was ill-timed was borne out of malice because the former governor failed to utiilise the opportunity given him by the people of the state by executing projects he (Adebayo) could be remembered for
According to Etuk, the sacking of the VCs and their replacement with people mostly from the North violated the federal character principles
The breakthrough therapy designation expedites the development and review of medicines intended to treat serious or life-threatening diseases
Fashola lamented the poor state of roads in the country and promised that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is committed to fixing the roads and then shift focus to maintenance on timely basis