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President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the significant spike in the prices of food in Nigeria is caused by middlemen who have been buying and holding essential commodities. The president stated this Friday during a televised broadcast to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Nigeria’s independence. The president’s comments come as prices of major staple foods (legumes, […]

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Iweala, has denied reports linking her to plans to run for Nigeria’s presidential seat in 2023.  Okonjo-Iweala, who was Nigeria’s former finance minister, faulted the reports which also claimed she is set to resign from her WTO position as part of plans to contest for […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says there is no reason the masses in Nigeria are battling extreme poverty when the country is blessed with an abundance of resources. Atiku, in his Independence Day statement on Friday, said it was regrettable that despite the nation’s vast oil resources, extreme poverty and joblessness have remained persistent. “There […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said since the return of democracy to Nigeria in 1999, no government can beat the efforts of his administration in terms of putting Nigeria back on track. The president said this in his Independence Day broadcast on Friday. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo kick started the current democratic dispensation in 1999 and […]

The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has said teachers will begin to enjoy the new salary structure promised by President Muhammadu Buhari from January 2022. They will also enjoy elongated years of service from 35 to 40. Nwajiuba made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja at a symposium organised by the Ministry of Education. […]

Kaduna-based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says too much blood is flowing in Nigeria. Speaking at a peace conference organised by Center For the Advancement of Human Dignity and Value (CAHDV) in Kaduna on Thursday, the scholar wondered “why nothing is being done to stop the unnecessary flow of blood”. He said lack of religion, […]

The ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Queen Zaynab Otitis Obanor, has said divorcing her ex husband was not an easy thing to do. The former queen and the Ooni went their separate ways in August 2017. In an interview with Vogue Arabia, she said, “To be the first queen out of Africa to end […]

Abuja-based clergyman, Daniel Wiseman, was pictured riding his bicycle with six security men and a patrol van following him behind.  -LIB

President Muhammadu Buhari said this morning that Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary should not only serve as a reminder of the day the British handed over the reins of power to Nigerians, but a day that also unified the people from all ethnic groups, religions and regions. The president said this in his broadcast to the […]