After a fire was put off at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday morning, President Muhammadu Buhari lit a bright new one on a platform with a blue backdrop at Westminster, United Kingdom. “We have a very young population; our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. That is a conservative one,” he... Read More

June 9, 2017

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Magu named Commonwealth anti-graft vice chairman

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has been named the Vice-Chairman of the Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa. Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren on Thursday disclosed this in a statement. The announcement was made after the association ended its 7th regional conference in Malawi. The anti-graft... Read More

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June 6, 2016

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‘Expel Nigeria from Commonwealth’ – Pro-Biafra groups

Several pro-Biafra groups, speaking under the auspice of Biafra Peoples National Council, have called on the Commonwealth of Nations to withdraw Nigeria’s membership. The newly-formed Biafra Peoples National Council is composed of representatives of Biafra ethnic nationalities and pro-Biafra groups. BPNC was created at a conference organised by Organisation of Emerging African States, in Accra,... Read More

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March 31, 2016

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Africa is not a total failure – Obasanjo

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has charged African leaders to set their sights on good governance that would effect growth and development in the continent. Obasanjo, speaking at the recently concluded Commonwealth Week in London, the United Kingdom, said there are good things in Africa and therefore, the people of the continent should be trained... Read More

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November 25, 2015

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This is President Buhari’s itinerary for the next 7-days

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, travel to Malta to take part in the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting of 53 countries, will begin on Friday, and the Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, is expected to formally declare the summit open. Special Assistant to the... Read More

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November 1, 2013

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UK suspends 3,000 pound visa bond

United Kingdom has suspended its plan to impose 3,000 pounds visa bond on first time visitors from Nigeria. It could not be confirmed if it has also suspended the policy in five other Commonwealth countries considered to be sources of “high risk” tourists to the UK. The countries, where the country had, in June, proposed... Read More

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March 19, 2012

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“Literature is like faith” – Chimamanda Adichie’s Commonwealth lecture (Video)

by Lekan Olanrewaju In a speech delivered Thursday at a Commonwealth Lecture in London, award-winning Nigerian writer, Ms Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke about the importance of what she termed “realist literature”. “The world of realist literature is not the same as the real world,” she said, addressing the 2012 Commonwealth theme of ‘Connecting Cultures’. “but... Read More

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