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“I Will Be Running For President Again” – Tunde Bakare

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2018 0

Tunde Bakare, the senior pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, says he will be running for president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Speaking at the cross over service at The Church’s auditorium in Ogba, Lagos, on Monday morning, Bakare said God has instructed him to return to politics and run

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Osinbajo urges youths to stop rewarding ignorance, tribalism

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2017 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, called on young Nigerians to create a better future for the nation by ignoring those seeking to divide the country through willful ignorance, narrow-mindedness, and tribalism. Giving his keynote speech at the 12th edition of The Future Awards Africa, Osinbajo pushed for a determined drive among Nigerians, especially active […]

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2018 Budget: Buhari, Osinbajo To Spend N1.3 Billion On Travelling

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2017 0

N1.3 billion will be spent on numerous trips, both foreign and local by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in 2018. According to Punch, the figure is part of the 2018 Appropriation Bill presented to the joint section of the National Assembly by President Buhari last week. According to the details obtained by the […]

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Nigeria Must Prepare For The World After Oil – Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2017 0

Nigeria needs to develop renewable energy and help other businesses flourish to “adjust to the reality of the dwindling significance of fossil fuels” The federal government of Nigeria is busy exploring the Lake Chad Basin for deposit of fossil fuel. But it appears Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is not event excited by any possible […]

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Osinbajo Admits Approving N640 Billion Oil Contracts For NNPC

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2017 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has taken responsibility for granting authorisation to the NNPC for two oil contracts worth N640 billion. A statement by presidential spokesperson, Laolu Akande, said Mr. Osinbajo approved the contracts in his capacity as acting president in July. “In response to media inquiries on NNPC joint venture financing, VP Osinbajo, as Ag […]

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Lawal, Oke: Buhari set to take action, gets report from Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2017 0

• Cabinet reshuffle looms as President cancels FEC Four months after the suspension of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal and the Director General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayodele Oke, President Muhammadu Buhari is set to take definite action on the duo as he received probe panel […]

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FG to establish special courts for hate speech, terrorism

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2017 0

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal and state governments have agreed to create special courts for the purposes of prosecuting purveyors of hate speeches, suspected terrorists and kidnappers. Osinbajo stated this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. […]

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MTN Team visits Osinbajo at Aso Villa

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2017 0

The Nigerian chairman, MTN, Pascal Dozie has led an MTN team to visit Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja on Thursday. MTN Group chairman, South Africa’s Mr. Phutuma Nhleko was also in the entourage alongside senior lawyer, Gbenga Oyebode, Chief Victor Odili, Colonel Sani Bello and the CEO of MTN Nigeria, Ferdinand Moolman. However, there […]

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Wike receives Osinbajo at Port Harcourt International Airport

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2017 0

The governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on Friday held an airport reception for Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa. Governor Wike was accompanied at the reception by his Deputy, Dr. Ipalibo Harry-Banigo, political leaders of Rivers State, and officials of the Federal Government. Prominent among those who

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Saraki denies involvement in alleged plot to remove Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 26 January 2017 0

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has denied speculations that he contacted some Governors, to pressure acting President Yemi Osinbajo to resign. The reports said Saraki was working to take over as President once Osinbajo resigns. However, the Senate President in a statement released on Wednesday, said such reports were baseless, empty and unintelligent. “My attention has