National planning minister Udo Udoma disagrees with IMF saying Nigeria's economy will grow by 3% in 2019

NIGERIA'S minister of budget and national planning Senator Udo Udoma has disagreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over its forecasts for the Nigerian economy this year saying he believes it will grow by about 3.01% during the course of 2019.

 

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Bollywood actress Esha Gupta writes apology letters to Iwobi and Arsenal over racist remarks

BOLLYWOOD actress and Arsenal fan Esha Gupta has written an apology letter to Nigerian winger Alex Iwobi expressing her remorse for the tasteless remark she made on her Instagram page comparing him with a gorilla.

 

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Coalition of United Political Parties says presidency plans to remove Onnoghen at gunpoint

NIGERIA'S Coalition of United Political Parties (Cupp) has alleged that the federal government plans to force the embattled chief judge of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen to resign from office at gunpoint.

 

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National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes organises Abuja rally in support of Atiku

MEMBERS of the National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP) have held a rally in Abuja in support of the candidacy of former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar promising to moblise massive support for him in the forthcoming elections.

 

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Ambode presents 2019 budget to Lagos State House of Assembly with 54% going to capital projects

GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode has finally presented the 2019 budget to the Lagos State House of Assembly as the recent face-off between the executive and legislature ended following the intervention of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders.

 

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Opec cuts and fallout from Venezuelan crisis keep crude oil prices at $62 a barrel to Nigeria's benefit

NIGERIA'S 2019 budgetary projections have got a slight boost as global crude oil prices have remained firm at $62 barrel thanks to a combination of factors including the political turmoil in Venezuela and Organisation of Petroleum exporting Countries (Opec) cuts.

 

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Traditional rulers from Uche Nwosu's Nkwere area back Hope Uzodinma's governorship bid

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State gubernatorial aspirant Senator Hope Uzodinma got a big boost to his campaign over the weekend when traditional rulers from the ancestral area of his main opponent Uche Nwosu endorsed his candidacy.

 

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Obanikoro set to give testimony against Fayose in court today as corruption trial resumes sitting

FORMER Ekiti State's Governor Ayo Fayose appeared at the federal high court in Lagos this morning as his case continues over the next three days over allegations that he participated in a N6.9bn ($19m) fraud while in office.

 

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Buhari campaign team dismisses declaration of support for Atiku by pan-cultural groups

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's campaign team have dismissed the recent endorsement of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar by several pan-cultural associations as their preferred candidate in this month's presidential elections as an irrelevance that will have no impact on the polls.

 

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Onnoghen's trial adjourned until Feb 13 amid calls for his arrest if he does not appear

CODE of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) chairman Justice Danladi Umar has adjourned the ongoing trial of the chief judge of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen until February 13 after today's hearing ended in pandemonium amid concerns that an arrest warrant may be issued.

 

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