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Buhari Celebrates Abdulsalami Abubakar on 80th Birthday

Buhari Celebrates Abdulsalami Abubakar on 80th Birthday

OnĀ JuneĀ 13,Ā 2022,Ā PresidentĀ MuhammaduĀ BuhariĀ willĀ celebrateĀ hisĀ 80thĀ birthdayĀ alongsideĀ formerĀ HeadĀ ofĀ StateĀ andĀ ChairmanĀ ofĀ theĀ NationalĀ PeaceĀ Committee,Ā GeneralĀ AbdulsalamiĀ Abubakar.Ā  InĀ aĀ statementĀ releasedĀ MondayĀ byĀ hisĀ MediaĀ Adviser,Ā FemiĀ Adesina,Ā theĀ PresidentĀ joinedĀ familyĀ members,Ā friends,Ā andĀ acquaintancesĀ ofĀ theĀ formerĀ HeadĀ ofĀ StateĀ inĀ commemoratingĀ theĀ historicĀ roleĀ heĀ playedĀ inĀ Nigeria’sĀ unityĀ andĀ peace,Ā asĀ wellĀ asĀ inĀ settingĀ theĀ foundationsĀ forĀ democracy.   HeĀ praisedĀ theĀ formerĀ ChiefĀ ofĀ DefenceĀ StaffĀ forĀ hisĀ valiantĀ contributionĀ toĀ theĀ countryĀ andĀ theĀ AfricanĀ continent,Ā whichĀ includedĀ participatingĀ inĀ peacekeepingĀ missionsĀ andĀ negotiatingĀ forĀ theĀ upholdingĀ ofĀ democracyĀ acrossĀ theĀ continent. PresidentĀ BuhariĀ praisedĀ theĀ ArmyĀ General’sĀ modestyĀ andĀ humanity,Ā praisingĀ himĀ forĀ choosingĀ theĀ nobleĀ routeĀ ofĀ ensuringĀ theĀ transitionĀ toĀ democraticĀ administrationĀ inĀ 1999Ā andĀ ensuringĀ aĀ peacefulĀ handoverĀ inĀ 2015. GeneralĀ Abubakar,Ā theĀ PresidentĀ believes,Ā owesĀ theĀ nationĀ aĀ debtĀ ofĀ gratitudeĀ forĀ alwaysĀ puttingĀ theĀ country’sĀ andĀ citizens’Ā interestsĀ firstĀ andĀ workingĀ forĀ theĀ greaterĀ welfareĀ ofĀ NigeriaĀ andĀ aĀ betterĀ Africa. PresidentĀ BuhariĀ prayedĀ thatĀ AlmightyĀ GodĀ continueĀ toĀ blessĀ theĀ formerĀ PresidentĀ ofĀ theĀ UnitedĀ StatesĀ withĀ goodĀ health,Ā vigor,Ā andĀ wisdom.

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National Electricity Grid Collapses

National Electricity Grid Collapses Once More

The national energy grid has again failed, leaving numerous towns in the dark, including Abuja, the federal capital. The newest incident, the fifth in 2022, occurred on Sunday about 6.49 p.m., causing several power distribution firms’ outgoing energy feeders to be shut off. Power distributors in Kaduna, Lagos, and other parts of the country reported…

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SERAP Tells Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, and Others to Publish Their Assets

TheĀ Socio-EconomicĀ RightsĀ andĀ AccountabilityĀ ProjectĀ (SERAP)Ā hasĀ urgedĀ presidentialĀ candidatesĀ inĀ theĀ nextĀ electionsĀ toĀ makeĀ theirĀ holdingsĀ andĀ liabilitiesĀ publicĀ asĀ soonĀ asĀ possible. ItĀ alsoĀ urgedĀ candidatesĀ toĀ openlyĀ commitĀ toĀ rejectingĀ vote-buyingĀ andĀ electoralĀ briberyĀ beforeĀ andĀ duringĀ theĀ electionsĀ inĀ anĀ openĀ letterĀ toĀ theĀ candidates.   “WhileĀ thereĀ isĀ noĀ constitutionalĀ requirementĀ forĀ presidentialĀ candidatesĀ toĀ publishĀ theirĀ assetsĀ andĀ liabilitiesĀ priorĀ toĀ elections,Ā doingĀ soĀ wouldĀ demonstrateĀ thatĀ youĀ canĀ standĀ upĀ forĀ transparencyĀ inĀ assetĀ declarationĀ byĀ publicĀ officersĀ ifĀ elected,”Ā SERAPĀ wroteĀ inĀ aĀ letterĀ datedĀ JuneĀ 11Ā andĀ signedĀ byĀ KolawoleĀ Oluwadare,Ā itsĀ deputyĀ director. “It is a public trust to hold a public office.” As a result, voters have a right to know what presidential candidates will do if elected on issues of public concern, notably in terms of integrity, selflessness, openness, accountability, human rights, and the rule of law. “As you and your parties…

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Oni Bemoans Political Thugs Infiltrating Ekiti

MrĀ SegunĀ Oni,Ā theĀ SocialĀ DemocraticĀ PartyĀ (SDP)Ā governorshipĀ candidateĀ inĀ EkitiĀ State,Ā bemoanedĀ theĀ spateĀ ofĀ attacksĀ onĀ hisĀ supportersĀ inĀ theĀ daysĀ leadingĀ upĀ toĀ theĀ JuneĀ 18Ā election,Ā sayingĀ thugsĀ areĀ graduallyĀ takingĀ overĀ theĀ politicalĀ spaceĀ andĀ attackingĀ perceivedĀ opponents. OniĀ claimedĀ thatĀ inĀ theĀ recentĀ fewĀ days,Ā manyĀ ofĀ hisĀ followersĀ hadĀ beenĀ machetedĀ orĀ assaultedĀ byĀ politicalĀ thugs,Ā claimingĀ thatĀ thisĀ wasĀ proofĀ ofĀ theĀ priorĀ warningĀ thatĀ thugsĀ hadĀ beenĀ importedĀ toĀ theĀ stateĀ forĀ theĀ upcomingĀ governorshipĀ election. ThisĀ wasĀ revealedĀ inĀ aĀ statementĀ releasedĀ yesterdayĀ byĀ JacksonĀ Adebayo,Ā theĀ SegunĀ OniĀ CampaignĀ Organisation’sĀ MediaĀ andĀ PublicityĀ Director,Ā whoĀ saidĀ theĀ relentlessĀ attacksĀ onĀ chieftainsĀ andĀ membersĀ ofĀ theĀ EkitiĀ SDPĀ wereĀ becomingĀ untenable. OniĀ alsoĀ revealedĀ thatĀ fourĀ ofĀ hisĀ membersĀ wereĀ attackedĀ duringĀ aĀ campaignĀ rallyĀ inĀ ItajiĀ andĀ EgbeĀ Ekiti,Ā inĀ theĀ OyeĀ andĀ GbonyinĀ LocalĀ GovernmentĀ AreasĀ ofĀ EkitiĀ State,Ā andĀ areĀ nowĀ beingĀ treatedĀ inĀ twoĀ differentĀ hospitals. FormerĀ governorĀ ofĀ theĀ state,Ā Oni,Ā saidĀ heĀ wasĀ notĀ shockedĀ byĀ theĀ “upsurgeĀ inĀ violentĀ attacksĀ byĀ politicalĀ actors.”Ā  We’veĀ previouslyĀ soundedĀ theĀ alert,Ā andĀ stateĀ agentsĀ areĀ nowĀ carryingĀ itĀ out. “TheĀ factĀ thatĀ allĀ ofĀ theĀ attacksĀ areĀ purportedlyĀ carriedĀ outĀ byĀ thugsĀ supportedĀ byĀ aĀ politicalĀ partyĀ intimidatedĀ byĀ anotherĀ politicalĀ partyĀ isĀ noĀ longerĀ aĀ secret. “On June 8 and 9, APC thugs stationed in the Ilejemeje local government areas, also known as the Mayegun boys, accosted Chief Segun Akinwumi, an SDP chieftain, threatening to destroy his car and house unless the traditional rulers in the region intervened. This occurred on the 8th, just…

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Squad by GTCO: Reshaping the Nigerian Payment Space

Fragmentation in the Nigerian payment space has served more as a constraint than an enabler; Squad by GTCO positions to lead with innovation and efficiencyWithout a doubt, digital payment is the next growth frontier for financial services. Amongst other extenuating factors, growing digitalisation, mobile penetration, and evolving consumer behaviour have accelerated the shift towards cashless…

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