By Adamu Tilde During the weekend we were hosted to a befitting dinner by one of the best brains around in Nigeria. He made some revelations that kept me awake for some days now. Earlier, a mentor and former National Economic Adviser, confessed to us that, at the moment, South Western Nigeria can be likened...
Category: Politics
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President Tinubu Rejects N942 Million Census Budget, Proposes NYSC Involvement To Cut Cost
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rejected a N942 billion budget proposed by the National Population Commission –NPC– for the upcoming national census in Nigeria, advocating instead for the utilization of National Youth Serving Corps (NYSC)members, to conduct the exercise, in order to cut cost. During a meeting with NPC officials at the State House,...
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Canada To Name New Leader Amid Dealing With Trump Trade War
Canada looks set to pick a measured former central banker to deal with the threats President Donald Trump’s tariffs pose against a pillar of Western free trade. Mark Carney, 59, could become the next prime minister when the governing Liberal Party of Canada announces a replacement for Justin Trudeau in a leadership vote Sunday. The opposition Conservatives hoped to make...
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China Imposes 100% Retaliatory Tariffs On Selected Canadian Imports
China has imposed retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural products, including a 100% tariff on rapeseed oil, rapeseed meal, peas, and a 25% tariff on pork and some seafood. China announced the major wave of retaliatory tariffs against Canadian agricultural products on Saturday morning as the war between Canada, China, Mexico and the United State continue...
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STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE – PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS PROFESSOR JEGA AS SPECIAL ADVISER
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), as adviser and coordinator of the Presidential Livestock Reform. President Tinubu announced the appointment Friday, hoping to drive meaningful progress in the livestock sector and further strengthen national development efforts. Jega, former vice chancellor of Bayero University,...
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Shameful letter on Tinubu’s slavish Assembly
Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, March 7, 2025) Dear Uncle Ahmed, Kowtowing is when a kowtower bows before wealth, power and influence. But, Your Excellency, when I refer to you as ‘Uncle Ahmed’, I’m not on a bootlicking mission. I call you ‘Uncle’ because we were neighbours in the same hood, where...
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Senate Suspends Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
On the Suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: A Grave Injustice and a Desperate Smear CampaignBy Senator Ojudu Babafemi The decision of the Nigerian Senate to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for raising allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio is deeply troubling and unjustifiable. While I take no position on the veracity of her...
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Senator Akpoti’s Supporters Storm NASS, Ask Akpabio To Step Down, Over Sexual Allegation And Abuse Of Office
Members of civil society groups on Wednesday stormed the entrance of the National Assembly gate, demanding that Senate President Godswill Akpabio step down for proper investigation into Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual allegation and abuse of office.
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