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Over 2,000-year-old workplace of artisan workers found in East China
Local authorities on Wednesday said they have discovered an ancient workplace of artisan workers which dates back to the Warring...
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Tinubu gives workers additional N25,000, says ‘I have a heart that feels and eyes that see’
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE...
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Akintola Williams: From Sir Clifford to Tinubu, how lifetime of a centenarian traversed tenures of 10 Governors-General, 16 Commanders-in-Chief
Chief Akintola Williams was born on August 9, 1919. He died in his sleep on September 11, 2023. He was...
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‘Palace Coup’: Day Babangida overthrew Buhari (see IBB, Dogonyaro’s speeches on August 27, 1985)
From December 31, 1983 to August 26, 1985 when Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was the Head of State and Nigeria’s seventh...
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Russia launches 1st lunar station in 50 years
Russia successfully launched the Luna-25 lunar station early Friday, embarking on a historic mission to explore the south pole of...
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Tafawa-Balewa to Tinubu: Trajectory of fuel price increment in Nigeria
3 Kobo, 1963, Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa; 6 Kobo, 1970, Yakubu Gowon; 8 Kobo, 1973, Yakubu Gowon; 15 Kobo, 1978, Olusegun Obasanjo;...
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July 29, counter-coup, Aguiyi-Ironsi’s murder and Gowon’s ouster + Names of officers shot dead
In Nigeria’s political history, the fate of two military officers – one dead, one still living – was decided by...
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25 years ago, Abiola drank tea in Aso Rock, coughed, died
He was so rich he could afford to provide tea for all Nigerians. But, it was a cup of tea...
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Daura could be Yamoussoukro or Gbadolite, by Eric Teniola
While in power, the former President, Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, sited the following projects in Daura, his hometown in Katsina State....
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Tinubu on 30th anniversary of June 12: We must never take this democracy for granted
TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR ON JUNE 12, 2023 Fellow Nigerians,...
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25 years ago, Abacha became history
He came at a time Nigerians were praying for a ‘change’. When he ascended the throne on November 17, 1993,...
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‘My name is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I am the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’
*This is the proudest day of my life FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023 THE...
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THE GIDEON ORKAR COUP: 33rd anniversary of the day Babangida’s security was breached
It is 33 years today that a deadly onslaught by some middle-level officers against the regime of the then Commander-in-Chief,...
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47 years after: Day Murtala Muhammed became history
Some said he gave himself away to the conspirators by opening his flanks in an unnecessary show of patriotism. Others...
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What I told Ojukwu in London hotel, by Gowon
Ojukwu Tribute to Emeka Ojukwu - by Yakubu Gowon Never mind, I once referred to him as 'Rebel Leader'! That...
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Nigeria’s envoy, others honour Martin Luther King in New Jersey
Amb. Lot Egopija, Consul-General of Nigeria in New York on Tuesday, joined African Consuls General Group (ACGG) in New York...
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Buhari showcased high integrity in meeting with British monarch: BMO
President Muhammadu Buhari has again demonstrated that he is indeed a symbol of moral rectitude, going by his recent engagement...
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Buhari’s last Independence Day broadcast: I have created a better Nigeria
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED ON THE...
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July 29: Aguiyi-Ironsi’s murder, ‘ruthless blitz’ and Gowon’s ouster + Names of officers shot dead
In Nigeria’s political history, the fate of two military officers – one dead, one still living – was decided by...
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24 years after: Abiola drank tea in Aso Rock, coughed…and died
He was so rich he could afford to provide tea for all Nigerians. But, it was a cup of tea...
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