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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (Shiites) on Monday declared that President Muhammadu Buhari was on his way out of office. “Buhari can feel the inevitable defeat coming his way, so the desperate attempt by the administration to cause chaos so that the elections will not hold, at the same time becloud its brutal and inhuman […]
Following the transmission of the National Minimum bill to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate on Thursday gave the bill accelerated hearing, as it immediately passed first and second reading. Moving the motion for an accelerated hearing by the Senate leader, Ahmed Lawan, Senate, therefore, suspended order 79 to enable simultaneous first and […]
The Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has never fairly won a governorship election in the state since 1999. PDP produced four governors in the state between 1999 and 2015 when Mr El-Rufai was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). ‘s But in a Channels […]
By Bashir Bello KATSINA—Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, weekend traded words over the security crisis in the state. Governor Masari While the PDP among others, vowed to tackle the spate of insecurity in the state within 100 days in office if elected, the governor warned against […]
Every year, Nigeria battles communicable diseases, some of which are on the national priority list for eradication. PREMIUM TIMES analyses how Nigeria fared in 2018 in the surveilance, prevention and management of six diseases that caused the death of hundreds of people in the country. 1. Polio Since the beginning of 2018, Nigeria has not […]