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Ngozi remains on course to take office as WTO boss despite last minute US opposition
FORMER finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala remains in pole position to be confirmed as the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) despite opposition to her assuming office from the US. During the final round of...
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Ngozi named as WTO boss as she secures landslide victory winning 104 out of 164 votes
NIGERIA'S former finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named as the new director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after winning the final selection round this morning with a landslide victory. Dr Okonjo-Iweala,...
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Nnamdi Kanu accuses Nigerian Army of trying to pass the blame for Lekki killings on to Sanwoolu
INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has accused the Nigerian Army of lying against Governor Babajide Sanwoolu by alleging that he was the one who ordered the Lekki Toll Gate shootings in Lagos State. On Tuesday last...
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10 things Buhari must do if he wants to avoid a repeat of this volatile uprising in 2021
Ayo Akinfe (1) As we can all see, Sars was just the catalyst for the uprising we have seen across the nation. It is poverty that has led the Nigerian masses to revolt. Unless the issue of their welfare is addressed, what we are witnessing today...
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Plateau government denies asking anyone to return palliatives saying it belongs to the people
PLATEAU State government has denied asking looters to return stolen palliatives as claimed by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) pointing out that the looted food items belong to the people and there was no need asking them to return...
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Prosecuting treasury looters has got to take priority over the cases of hungry warehouse looters
Ayo Akinfe (1) All of a sudden we are hearing a lot about the need for law and order in Nigeria. Of course we all welcome that but this desire for us to be governed by the rule of law has got to be applied in a uniform manner across the...
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Pope Francis I intervenes in Nigerian crisis calling for prayers to end the ongoing violence
POPE Francis I has intervened in the ongoing crisis in Nigeria by calling for prayers over the current violence and widespread looting that has spread nationwide across the country asking that peace be returned. Last Tuesday, Nigerian...
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Security forces step up their presence in Buhari's home state amid fears protests could spread to Katsina
SECURITY forces in Katsina State have been placed on high alert amid fears that the youths there will join the nationwide protests and raid local warehouses believed to be holding stocks of Covid-19 palliatives. Last Tuesday, Nigerian...
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