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The Benin Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (BENCCIMA) has elected Barrister Austin Atakpu as the new President following the death of the former President, Mrs. Aina Omo-Ojeonu, early 2023. The election of the new president and other executive officers was held during the 58th Annual General Meeting of...

Uganda announced Monday that President Yoweri Museveni had signed into law draconian new measures against homosexuality described as among the world’s harshest, prompting condemnation from human rights and LGBQT groups. The passage of the anti-gay bill comes despite warnings from Uganda’s international partners, including close ally the United States, of...

The founder of African Independent Television and Ray power Fm, subsidiaries of Daar Communication, Chief Raymond Dokpesi is dead.. Source: Seun Oloketuyi

President, Bola Tinubu, has hailed the immediate past President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd. ), for doing his best for the country throughout his tenure. Speaking at his inauguration, Tinubu, on Monday, in Abuja, described Buhari as a “partner” and a “friend.” He said, “You are an honest, patriotic leader...

29 MAY 2023 THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide...

The outgoing Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said his eight years working as the number citizen in the country “have gone by very quickly.” He also added that his desire alongside his principal President Muhammadu Buhari’s quest was to fix Nigeria. Osinbajo stated this on Friday evening in...

*I’m leaving office better than in 2015 – Buhari *Outgoing President begs Nigerians for forgiveness By Emmanuel Kelvin  Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today be sworn in as Nigeria’s president, indicating a new era, in Nigeria’s democratic journey. Tinubu, a former Lagost state governor, had declared that it is his turn...

By Yahaya Isah The Federal Government has confered 385 Nigeria citizenship on foreign nationals from different continents across the world. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known at the 1st 2023 Conferment ceremony of Nigeria Citizenship by Naturalisation and Registration on Saturday in Abuja. The minister said one...

Chief Edwin Clark and President Muhammadu BuhariLeader of Southern and Middle Belt Leadership Forum (SMBLF), Chief Edwin Clark, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as the worst leader Nigeria has ever had, accusing him of failing to see the entire country as his constituency. Speaking on the Buhari administration during a...

The outgoing governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday handed over to the incoming governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia. The event took place at the Old Banquet Hall of Government House, Makurdi. In his speech, Ortom said his administration was handing over N187bn debt which makes up of salary...