Jonathan, Obasanjo, six other ex-Presidents inaugurate Elders Forum to promote democracy, good governance in West Africa

    Former Presidents Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and six other former West African leaders on Thursday joined forces to establish a mechanism targeted at preventing and resolving election related conflicts and maintaining stability in the sub-region. The leaders resolved to collectively exert their enormous goodwill towards ensuring peace in West African nations, by…

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      Buckle up on food production, experts warn South governors

      By Femi Ibirogba (Head, Agro-Economy); Muyiwa Adeyemi (Head, South West Bureau), Rotimi Agboluaje (Ibadan); Gbenga Akinfenwa (Lagos); Adegbuyi Ayodele (Ado Ekiti), Timothy Agbor (Osogbo) Lawrence Njoku (Enugu); Charles Ogugbuaja (Owerri); Anietie Akpan, Agosi Todo (Calabar); Ann Godwin (Port Harcourt), Inem Akpansoh (Uyo). ‘If tiny Israel could feed self, why not South East?’ Stakeholders in agriculture…

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        News Paper Briefings: Thursday morning 04/03/2021

        1. As the level of insecurity continues to rise across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, ordered security agencies to shoot anyone carrying an AK-47 rifle. His spokesman, Garba Shehu, made the announcement in an interview with the BBC Hausa. 2. The Nigerian pastor who the Boko Haram insurgents scheduled for execution yesterday, Wednesday, if…

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          Eulogies, anguish as Gov. Ugwuanyi, EXCO members, hold valedictory session for late Transport Commissioner

          Eulogies, anguish as Gov. Ugwuanyi, EXCO members, hold valedictory session for late Transport Commissioner Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, led members of the State Executive Council (EXCO) in a solemn valedictory session honouring the late State Commissioner for Transport, Rt. Hon. Mathias Ekweremadu Jnr, who died on February 4, 2021, while in…

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            Biden snubs Buhari in first calls to Africa

            The sidestepping of Nigeria is seen as reflective of the country’s declining global appeal. U.S. President Joe Biden made his first call to an African leader last week, apparently choosing not to speak to Nigeria’s President Buhari, an omission experts say reflects not only America’s diplomatic priorities but Nigeria’s estimation at a time the continent’s…

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