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    Yoruba/Hausa clash: Buhari issues stern warning

    President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, warned that his government will not allow any ethnic or religious group to stoke up hatred and violence against other groups in the country. The President vowed to protect all religious and ethnic groups, whether majority or minority in line with its responsibility under the constitution. In a statement on…

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      US finally okays Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG

      The United States has finally endorsed the candidacy of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the post of Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) following the withdrawal of South Korea’s Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee from the race. A statement from the Office of the United States Trade Representative seen by Vanguard stated: “The United States…

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        Buhari nominates Olonisakin, Buratai, other former service chiefs as ambassadors

        The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has nominated all the service chiefs who were changed last week as non-career ambassadors. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday titled “President Buhari nominates Olonisakin, Buratai, Ibas, Abubakar, Usman as non-career ambassadors.” Adesina said their…

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