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28/05/2023

Margaret Of Valois, also called Margaret Of France, orQueen Margot, French Marguerite De Valois, or De France, or Reine Margot, (born May 14, 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Fr.—died March 27, 1615, Paris), queen consort of Navarre known for her licentiousness and for her Mémoires, a vivid exposition of France during her lifetime. Margaret of Valois See all media…...

Margaret Of Valois, also called Margaret Of France, orQueen Margot, French Marguerite De Valois, or De France, or Reine Margot, (born May 14, 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Fr.—di…

30/04/2023

Bishop of the Diocese of Egba Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Emmanuel Adekunle, has called for prayers for peace and prosperity over its insecurity, and fuel scarcity among other challenges in the country. Adekunle lamented the recurrence of Fulani/herders clashes, kidnapping, human trafficking, ritual killings and political assassinations in the country. The Bishop said this while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 16th Synod of the Diocese held in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital with the theme, “Discipleship, Apostleship and stewardship say of Life of a True Christian.”...

Bishop of the Diocese of Egba Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Emmanuel Adekunle, has called for prayers for peace and prosperity over its insecurity, and fuel scarcity among other challenges…

21/04/2023

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the All Progressives Congress (APC) needs the opposition parties to create stability in the 10th national assembly. Lawan spoke on Friday after paying homage to President Muhammadu Buhari at the A*o Rock villa on the celebration of the Eid-el-Fitr. The senate president said the ruling party was confident that the opposition parties would not “usurp” presiding officers’ positions because his party is united....

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the All Progressives Congress (APC) needs the opposition parties to create stability in the 10th national assembly. Lawan spoke on Friday after paying homage to Pr…

10/04/2023

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has been accused of making derogatory remarks about the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the allegations of mockery stemmed from an Easter message posted on the governor’s page. In the post, Soludo wished the people of Anambra a happy Easter celebration and went on to say that a headless mob had killed Christ because their emotions clashed with the truth embodied by Christ....

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has been accused of making derogatory remarks about the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi. POLITICS NIGE…

10/04/2023

On Monday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo oversaw the commissioning of the CarbonVista Fund, which aims to reinforce the partnership between the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and Vitol S.A. POLITICS NIGERIA learnt that other key officials, including Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed, were also present at the event. In a statement shared on his verified Twitter account, Osinbajo expressed his belief that Africa has the potential to be the world’s first genuine green civilization, utilizing renewable energy sources for a transformative economic journey....

On Monday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo oversaw the commissioning of the CarbonVista Fund, which aims to reinforce the partnership between the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and Vito…

01/04/2023

Victor Oye, whose election as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) party was on Tuesday affirmed by a Federal High Court in Abuja has said, Edozie Njoku contending the post with him is not a member of the party’s executive at any level. Oye stated this over the weekend in Abuja, while exchanging views with newsmen on the legal battle between him and Njoku over the leadership of the political party....

Victor Oye, whose election as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) party was on Tuesday affirmed by a Federal High Court in Abuja has said, Edozie Njoku contending th…

10/03/2023

As part of its determined efforts to stave off the possibility of having a 10th National Assembly leadership that would be outside of its design, the national leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has begun moves to ensure the emergence of a party-sanctioned leadership. Consequently, the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party has summoned an emergency meeting of its Senators and House members-elect to develop a common template for the emergence of the new leadership....

As part of its determined efforts to stave off the possibility of having a 10th National Assembly leadership that would be outside of its design, the national leadership of the ruling All Progressi…

10/03/2023

Yobe State governorship candidate on the platform of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alh. Abdullahi Mohammed Talio, has withdrawn from the gubernatorial race. Talio has pledged to support Governor Mai Mala Buni come Saturday, March 18, 2023. Director General Press and Media to Governor Buni, Mamman Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Damaturu. According to the statement, Talio announced his withdrawal from the race on Friday at a parley with Governor Mai Mala Buni, noting that he was motivated to do so due the achievements recorded by the Buni-led administration in the last four years....

Yobe State governorship candidate on the platform of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alh. Abdullahi Mohammed Talio, has withdrawn from the gubernatorial race. Talio has pledged to support Govern…

25/02/2023

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday stormed the polling unit of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu at PU 085, Ward 3, Sunday Adigun street, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, for Inspection of the voting process It was gathered that this was in an effort to prevent vote buying and apprehend perpetrators of graft at the polling unit....

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday stormed the polling unit of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu at PU 085, Ward 3,…

22/02/2023

Ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has discussed with the Chairman of the IndependentNational Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmoud Yakubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The discussion was, according to President Buhari, at the instance of the Chairman of INEC, explaining that it was part efforts that the elections hold successfully. The President hinted at the conversation while explaining his few minutes of lateness to the commissioning and handover of security equipment valued at over N12 billion to the military and Nigeria Police Force....

Ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has discussed with the Chairman of the IndependentNational Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmoud Yaku…

22/02/2023

The seven-member panel of the apex court communicated the decision on Wednesday. The governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had argued that the policy was aimed at making the ruling party unpopular ahead of the elections. Given the adjournment of the supreme court, the judgment can only be delivered after the presidential election billed for Saturday, February 25. Six more states — Rivers, Kano, Niger, Jigawa, Nasarawa, and Abia — joined the suit when it came up for hearing, making a total of 16 states....

The seven-member panel of the apex court communicated the decision on Wednesday. The governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had argued that the policy was aimed at making the ruling party…

19/02/2023

February 19, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said he was fully aware of the hardship some policies of the government, “which are meant to bring overall improvement to the country” had caused. In a special video recording to shore up support for Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25 elections, President Buhari appealed for further patience as the government takes appropriate measures to ease them....

February 19, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said he was fully aware of the hardship some policies of the government, “which are meant to bring overall …

16/02/2023

February 16, (THEWILL) – About 404,106 security personnel will be deployed for the conduct of the forthcoming elections, to ensure the smooth conduct of the exercise, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali-Baba, disclosed on Thursday. IGP Baba made the disclosure while appearing at the Ministerial Media briefing, organised by the Presidential Communications Team, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja....

February 16, (THEWILL) – About 404,106 security personnel will be deployed for the conduct of the forthcoming elections, to ensure the smooth conduct of the exercise, Inspector General of Police (I…

16/02/2023

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). The theme of the AU Summit is ‘‘Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation.’’ The President will participate in three High Level meetings on peace and security, climate change and the political situation in some West African countries....

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). The theme of the AU Summit…

15/02/2023

The Presidency has said that neither the Federal Government nor the Central Bank of Nigeria had taken a stand on the continued use of the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes as legal tenders seeing that the case is still pending before the Supreme Court, which will hear it today (Wednesday). The Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the FG would make its position on the new naira policy known after the determination of the suit on Wednesday....

The Presidency has said that neither the Federal Government nor the Central Bank of Nigeria had taken a stand on the continued use of the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes as legal tenders seeing tha…

08/02/2023

A cross-section of Nigerians has reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily halt the move by the Federal Government to ban the use of the old naira notes from February 10, 2023 DAILY POST had reported on Wednesday that a seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro, stopped the move of the federal government in a ruling in an ...

A cross-section of Nigerians has reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily halt the move by the Federal Government to ban the use of the old naira notes from February 10, 2023 DAILY PO…

08/02/2023

The Supreme Court has issued an order of interim injunction restraining the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from enforcing the February 10 deadline for the phasing out of the old naira notes. A five-member panel of the court, led by Justice John Okoro hd that it was a matter of urgent national importance that the court intervenes and grant the order....

The Supreme Court has issued an order of interim injunction restraining the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from enforcing the February 10 deadline for the phasing out of …

01/02/2023

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, described as worrisome the recent downgrade of Nigeria’s credit rating by Moody’s Investors Service from B3 to junk bonds. Obi said that although the sad situation was a verdict on the government’s inability to fix the Nigerian economy, the seriousness of the issue does not call for blame games but a determined effort to provide the solutions that can improve the fortunes of Nigerians and the country itself....

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, described as worrisome the recent downgrade of Nigeria’s credit rating by Moody’s Investors Service from B3 to junk bonds. Obi said…

01/02/2023

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a 10-day extension of the deadline for the use of old naira notes across Nigeria. The CBN governor, who spoke to journalists Sunday morning, said he had the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari for the extension. The new deadline is now 10 February instead of the former 31 January deadline, he said. Mr Emefiele spoke in Daura, Katsina State, after a meeting with the president who is in his home state for official duties....

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a 10-day extension of the deadline for the use of old naira notes across Nigeria. The CBN governor, who spoke to journalists Sunday morning, said he…

27/01/2023

The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) said that 70 per cent of Nigerians still patronise herbal medicines, saying that it is as old as mankind. Dr Samuel Etatuvie, Director-General of NNMDA, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja said it is not undermining the practice of orthodox medicines. Etatuvie said that part of their mandate was to research, collect, document on herbal products that were indigenous and they already had researched 14 of such products....

The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) said that 70 per cent of Nigerians still patronise herbal medicines, saying that it is as old as mankind. Dr Samuel Etatuvie, Director-Genera…

27/01/2023

There is heightened security in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, in anticipation of the judgment to be delivered by the Osun gubernatorial election petition tribunal. The tribunal secretariat had on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, announced that judgment on the petition filed by Adegboyega Oyetola and the Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) against the victory of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had been slated for Friday, January 27, 2023....

There is heightened security in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, in anticipation of the judgment to be delivered by the Osun gubernatorial election petition tribunal. The tribunal secretariat had on…

26/01/2023

Atiku served as Nigeria’s vice president between 1999 and 2007. Atiku Abubakar has promised a youth and women-inclusive government if elected as Nigeria’s president next month. The Peoples Democrat…

26/01/2023

Atiku served as Nigeria’s vice president between 1999 and 2007. Atiku Abubakar has promised a youth and women-inclusive government if elected as Nigeria’s president next month. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate made the promise on Thursday at the party’s campaign rally in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. “We want our youth to be where we are. We are here to bring you up, our youths and our woman – we are your parents – we are bringing you up so that you can succeed us,” Atiku said at the Ebonyi Township Stadium....

Atiku served as Nigeria’s vice president between 1999 and 2007. Atiku Abubakar has promised a youth and women-inclusive government if elected as Nigeria’s president next month. The Peoples Democrat…

26/01/2023

Katsina Residents Protest ‘Hardship’ During Buhari’s Visit Some residents of Katsina state expressed anger over the naira redesign policy during President Muhammad Buharı’s visit to the state on Thursday. The residents staged… Some residents of Katsina state expressed anger over the naira redesign policy during President Muhammad Buharı’s visit to the state on Thursday. The residents staged the protest at Kofar Kaura, Kofar Kwaya and on Yahaya Madaki way in Katsina, saying the economic policy of the government is not working....

Katsina Residents Protest ‘Hardship’ During Buhari’s Visit Some residents of Katsina state expressed anger over the naira redesign policy during President Muhammad Buharı’s visit to the state on Th…

26/01/2023

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has re-arrested a former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde. He was re-arrested shortly after Thursday’s proceedings before Justice Obiora Egwuatu. Ojerinde has been standing trial on an 18-count charge bordering on diversion of public funds to the tune of N5 billion. The ICPC’s operatives had swooped on him and whisked him away, while…...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has re-arrested a former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde. He wa…

21/01/2023

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in collaboration with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, through intelligence received from the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States, busted a criminal syndicate involved in the trafficking of fake United States dollar notes and recovered a total of $269,000 counterfeit at Oniru in the Shoprite area of Lekki, Lagos State, where three suspects were arrested....

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in collaboration with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, through intelligence received from the Drug Enf…

13/01/2023

Head of Nigeria National Officer of West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr Patrick Areghan has disclosed that Ghana will in earnest adopt the newly launched Digital Certificate in Nigeria. Areghan noted that the examination body covers Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Nigeria. He stated this while fielding questions on a topic: Going Digital, The WAEC Approach to transforming Africa’s Academic and Employment Mobility, organised by a UK-based solutions and services provider in international education, Ecctis, held yesterday via zoom…...

Head of Nigeria National Officer of West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr Patrick Areghan has disclosed that Ghana will in earnest adopt the newly launched Digital Certificate in Nigeria. Ar…

01/01/2023

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has lamented that Nigerians, under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have moved from frying pan to fire. Obasanjo said the past seven and a half years of the APC government had been stressful years for many Nigerians “We have moved from frying pan to fire and from mountain top to the valley,” Obasanjo said....

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has lamented that Nigerians, under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have moved from frying pan to fire. Obasanjo said the past seven and a h…

01/01/2023

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo in an open letter to young Nigerians has stated that of all the candidates contesting to be the president in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi of the Labour Party stands out. Obasanjo in the letter released on Sunday, stated that Obi was his preferred choice for president in the elections. Read also:Obasanjo challenges Nigerian youth to demand better policies from govt…...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo in an open letter to young Nigerians has stated that of all the candidates contesting to be the president in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi of the Labour Party sta…