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BUHARI PLEDGES TO STEP DOWN AT END OF SECOND TERM

Saraki reacts to demolition of father’s Ilori...

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has reacted to Thursday’s demolition of his father’s Ilorin, Kwara State house.

The Kwara State Government had on Thursday morning demolished the late Olusola Saraki’s house, popularly called Ile Arugbo (House for old persons), after the state governm...

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Rep to Buhari: declare state of emergency in agriculture
A member of the House of representatives, Hon. Olubunmi Wumi Ogunlola, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency declare a state of emergency in the agricultural sector, to allow for more funding that will banish unemployment and poverty among youths. This, the lawmaker, said will boost food production as well as stem the tides of insecurity and cybercrime being perpetrated by Nigerian youths. Ogunlola who represents Ekiti West Federal Constituency II, in the National Assembly…

Sunday, 15 December 2019 18:12
See me eating in prison, Orji Kalu tells visitor
This is a classic instance of the instability of human conditions. At the age of 20, he had become a millionaire at a time the naira was worth more than the dollar. At 26, he became the youngest Nigerian to receive the National Merit Award during the Ibrahim Babangida-led military administration in 1986. Orji Uzor Kalu became the governor of Abia State when he was not yet 40 and ruled the state for eight years between 1999 and 2007. He…

Sunday, 15 December 2019 18:08
By Orji Sunday: Nigeria's harsh hate speech and social media bills are making ordinary citizens nervous – and this is why
It’s not unheard of for seemingly positive laws to be used as a way of selectively punishing those who hold contrary views to the government For the first time, I’m writing out of panic and not pleasure. It’s an uncomfortable feeling, but I’m doing it because my country – Nigeria – is about to take a turn for the worse. Perhaps the government is teasing autocracy. If it wasn’t, a death penalty for “hate speech” wouldn’t have been able to…

Thursday, 12 December 2019 03:33

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Business and Economy Buhari pledges to step down at end of second term
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says he will be stepping down when his second term in office ends in 2023. In a New Year message, Mr Buhari said he would not attempt to exceed the constitutional mandate. The president said he was determined to help strengthen the electoral process both in Nigeria and across the region, and cited his primary concerns as the security of the nation and the safety of Nigerians. A BBC correspondent says speculation that Mr Buhari planned to remain in power has been rife in recent days.

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The Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers are set to square off in a Pacific Division matchup at 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at the Staples Center in the final game on the New Year’s Day NBA schedule. Los Angeles is 26-7 overall and 11-4 at home, while Phoenix is 13-20 overall and 7-8 on the road. The Lakers have the second-best record in the NBA. Los Angeles is looking for its third consecutive win after getting past a four-game losing streak. The Suns have won two straight after snapping an eight-game losing streak. Los Angeles is favored by 11.5 points in the Lakers vs. Suns odds, while the over-under is set at 226.5. Before entering any Suns vs. Lakers picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and last season it returned a whopping $4,280 on its top-rated NBA spread and money line picks. It’s already returned almost $1,800 in profit on all its top-rated NBA picksduring the 2019-20 season and entered Week 10 on a blistering 23-11 run on all top-rated NBA spread picks. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge…

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