Peter Obi uses his Chatham House speech to condemn the current practise of borrowing for consumption

FORMER Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has lashed out at the financial record of the current government saying that it has mismanaged the economy by borrowing huge sums just to pay concurrent costs like paying salaries.

 

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Ipob praises Governor Soludo for calling on federal government to release Nnamdi Kanu

GOVERNOR Charles Soludo of Anambra State has been praised by the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) over his recent call for the unconditional release of their leader Nnamdi Kanu who has been in detention since 2021.

 

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Rotherham's Hakeem Odoffin named in English Football League's Team of the Week

NIGERIAN midfielder Hakeem Odoffin has been selected to be a part of this weekend's English Football League Team of the Week following his scintillating performance for his club Rotherham on Saturday.

 

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Were someone like Obafemi Awolowo standing in next month’s presidential election, he would have plans to build a monument like this to not only revive tourism by also provide a feel good feeling

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[1] Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer Statue
[2] India’s Taj Mahal
[3] Germany’s Brandenburg Gate
[4] San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge
[5] Australia’s Sydney Opera House
[6] Egypt’s Great Pyramid is Giza
[7] New York’s Statue of Liberty
[8] London’s Big Ben
[9] France’s Eiffel Tower
[10] The Great Wall of China

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I sincerely hope that all these presidential candidates coming to Chatham House this week will unveil a comprehensive Nigerian healthcare plan as part of their manifestos 

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[1] Elected officials and the members of their immediate families are barred from going overseas for medical treatment

[2] Exceptions may be made in the cases of rare specialist care. In such cases, affected officials need to write to the National Assembly seeking permission for such trips

[3] Any public official who needs specialist overseas care more than once during a four year tenure must vacate their office

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Dora Akunyili's daughter named as chief medical officer of Jersey City Medical Center

FORMER communications minister Professor Dora Akunyili’s Ijeoma has been named as the new chief medical officer of the Jersey City Medical Center in the US becoming the first ever African-American appointed to the position.

 

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Tinubu joins Obi in declaring that he will scrap Nigeria's petrol subsidy if elected president

FORMER Lagos State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC)  presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has vowed to remove the subsidy on petrol if elected as Nigeria's president in next month's elections.

 

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Election campaign hits London with Obi, Kwankwaso and Inec chair to speak at Chatham House

NIGERIA'S ongoing election campaign comes to the UK big time next week with two of the presidential candidates and the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu all speaking at Chatham House in London.

 

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Nigeria’s election campaign should be dominated by foreign policy proposals aimed at attracting at least $100bn annually in foreign direct investment 

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[1] We are once again having an election with no policies and nobody is saying anything 

[2] The African Development Bank once said Nigeria has an annual infrastructural deficit of $100bn. Were we serious about fixing our country, plugging this gap would have become a national obsession 

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Iwobi makes speedy recovery from ankle injury and Everton will test to see if he is fit for tomorrow

SUPER Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi will undergo a late fitness test at Goodison Park tomorrow morning to see if he is he will be fit to play a part in this weekend's league game against Southampton where he will lock horns with compatriot Joe Aribo.

 

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