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Ethiopia – “The two parties in the Ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities as well as the systematic, orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament,” VOA quoted African Union’s lead mediator and former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo as saying. The Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front on Wednesday reached an agreement […]
Naira – Despite the Economic and Financial Crimes officials’ crackdown on Bureau D Change operators in Abuja on Tuesday, the value of Nigeria’s naira deteriorated further against the dollar at the parallel market. The naira traded at N855 per dollar as of Wednesday afternoon, Peoples Gazette reports. The naira’s free fall could reach N1,000 per […]
The Nigerian technology firm Online Integrated Solutions (OIS), founded by Mr. Mahmood Ahmadu opened its newest office in Cairo, Egypt, to facilitate important administrative tasks relating to visa and passport applications, Bank Verification Number (BVN), and national identity enrolment services for Nigerians living in Egypt and the neighbouring Arab countries. The Centre was opened as […]
Buhari – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, urged Nigerians to trust the ability of the country’s armed forces to quell the violence and insecurity nationwide and restore lasting peace. He also said, under his watch, the military would maintain its operational drive to degrade terrorists and their activities, especially in the […]
Anamekwe – He was said to have been replaced two weeks ago with AGF Mr Okolieaboh Ezeoke Sylvis, a former TSA (Treasury Single Account) Director. The Nigerian government has replaced Mr Chukwuyere N. Anamekwe as the acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), The Nation reports. He was said to have been replaced two weeks ago […]
Insecurity – Killings across Nigeria continued last week (June 12 – 18) as non-state actors killed at least 52 persons in various attacks. The figure for the week indicates a decline when compared to the previous week when over 100 persons were killed. Out of the 52 persons killed, two were security personnel including one army […]
Ekiti – Abiodun Oyebanji, the anointed candidate of the outgoing governor, Kayode Fayemi, polled 187,057 votes to defeat his closest rival, Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party, who polled 82,211 votes. Abiodun Oyebanji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just-concluded gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, has been declared the winner of […]
El-Rufai of Kaduna State has disclosed why President Muhammadu Buhari loves Rotimi Amaechi, the outgone Minister of Transportation. Rufai disclosed that Buhari loves Amaechi due to his decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, during the era of former President Goodluck Jonathan. He disclosed this when Amaechi […]
Nnamdi Kanu Family member leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s visit to the agitator. Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel said Soludo’s visit was an indication that the IPOB leader was not a bad person as being portrayed. Soludo had visited Kanu in the custody of the Department […]
Zelensky – An adviser to the Ukrainian defence minister said he thought the city would be won back today. Markian Lubkivskyi told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: ‘I believe that today the city will be fully under the control of Ukrainian armed forces. ‘We have finished in the last two days the operation in the Kyiv […]