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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has asked to suspend Governor Nasir El-Rufai and impose a state of emergency in Kaduna State  in response to the relentless orgy of violence that has gripped the area of later.

SACKED imam of the National Assembly Legislative Quarters Mosque Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid who was removed from his post for criticising the government has been offered a new job as the clergyman in charge of a new mosque.

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[1] It was the French who gave us the culture of stripping criminals naked in public. They introduced this after the liberation of Paris in 1945. Women who collaborated with the Germans were stripped, had their hair shaved and paraded through the streets in shame

[2] It was Japan that gave the world suicide bombing with its Kamikaze pilots

NIGERIANS without a National Identity Number (Nin) will no longer be allowed to make telephone calls following an agreement between the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).

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[1] Nigeria has three comatose oil refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna that are bleeding her dry. They are costing millions to maintain on a daily basis yet do not refine one barrel of oil. This nonsense must stop immediately

GOVERNOR Charles Soludo of Anambra State has pledged to lead his fellow governors from across the southeast geo-political zone to Abuja to go and engage the federal government on finding ways to tackle the insecurity afflicting the region.

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[1] First of all can I say Ramadan Kareem to all my Muslim friends. One of the big drawbacks of being in the diaspora is missing out on the Sallah festivities at the end of Ramadan. Those of us in the diaspora do not get to enjoy the delicacies of roast meat and traditional Nigerian cuisine as is the tradition back home. Even the Nigerian Muslims in the UK do not organise a national sallah treat for us. We shall have to take them up on that soon

WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has warned that Nigeria and many African countries may face a food crises  later on this year due to the effects of the Russia-Ukraine War.

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[1] At the moment, nothing polarises Nigerians more than the perceived nepotistic stance of President Muhammadu Buhari. He is seen as an ethnic Fulani champion who is trying to subjugate the other 349 or so ethnic groups that make up Nigeria. His handling of the Fulani herdsmen and banditry sagas are constantly pointed to as firm evidence of this

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has commended the board and management of the Bank of Industry (BoI) for contributing to the growth and industrialisation of Nigeria in recognition of the fact that it has raised $4bn for investment purposes over the last four years.