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Rio Ferdinand Insists Man Utd Need Osimhen to Become Title Contenders - Primetime Gist Former Manchester United centre-back, Rio Ferdinand, has said that the Red Devils can only become title contenders if they sign either Victor Osimhen or Harry Kane in the next summer transfer window. The Nigerian and Napoli striker, Osimhen, scored in Napoli’s 2-0 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt on...

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Labour Party Calls for Postponement of Election in Enugu East over Murder of Candidate - Primetime Gist The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to call of the election in Enugu East senatorial district, Enugu State. The call followed the gruesome murder of the party’s senatorial candidate, Hon Oyibo Chukwu, with...

Peter Obi: A New Nigeria is Possible on 25th February 2023! - https://primetimegist.com/?p=2052/

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Rivers AA Guber Candidate Supports Obi’s Presidential Bid - Primetime Gist The governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Rivers State, Dr. Dawari George, and his campaign organisation, the Bridge Campaign Organisation (BCO), have endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, for the February 25 election. In a statement co-signed b...

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Power Shift to South Non-negotiable, Say Jonathan’s Kinsmen - Primetime Gist Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, kinsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan, have again called on Nigerians to vote for a Southern President to ensure a balance. The kinsmen who are members of Citizens Network For Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN), in a press statement signed b...

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said Nigeria would liaise with doctors acquiring more skills and cutting-edge technology abroad to tackle the dearth of skilled medical personnel in the country. He made this known at the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria 2023 Annual Conference and General Meeting from February 3rd to 4th in Lagos on the theme, “Building the Healthcare of Our Future”....

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You have to give it to Samuel Ioraer Ortom, Governor of Benue State. Benue is the geo-polity which savours the bragging rights of being the “food basket” of the nation. For emphasis, you are embraced into Makurdi, capital of the state, by a humongous artistic simulation of the agrarian essence of the state, at the triangular intersection, as you approach the city, from Yelwata and Agan....

As Benue Governor Finishes with Ortom-Atic Flourish - Primetime Gist You have to give it to Samuel Ioraer Ortom, Governor of Benue State. Benue is the geo-polity which savours the bragging rights of being the “food basket” of the nation. For emphasis, you are embraced into Makurdi, capital of the state, by a humongous artistic simulation of the agrarian essence o...

Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has arrived in Lagos State, Nigeria's economic center, to attend the final leg of the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally. The Leonardo AW139 helicopter transporting Buhari from Murtala Muhammed International Airport landed at the National Stadium at 2:35 p.m., after which he was transported to the 25,000-seater Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, the rally's venue....

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has threatened to investigate, arrest, and prosecute anyone spreading false information about the new naira policy.This threat was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Central Bank of Nigeria's Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Edward Adamu, and Director, Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi.In response to a purported press release shared on the First Lady's Instagram page, Aisha Buhari, that said the old N500 and N1000 notes would remain legal tender for the next 70 days, until May 1, 2023, the CBN vowed to track down the source of the release....

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Lufthansa is set to cancel more than 30,000 flights from its original summer 2023 schedule, according to reports in Germany.The airline is planning to reduce its schedule by some 34,000 flights this summer, according to German business newspaper WirtschaftsWoche, due to continuing staff shortages in the aviation industry.A Lufthansa spokesperson did not confirm the number of cancellations but said the airline was “adjusting its flight schedule for summer”....

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The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulahi Adamu, Chairman of Progressives Governors Forum, Atiku Bagudu, Kaduna state Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, Yahaya Bello of Kogi and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara Monday met behind closed doors ahead of Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling on the Naira redesign policy. The National Working Committee of the party and governors elected on the platform of the party had on Sunday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to obey the Supreme Court interim injunction on Naira redesign, saying the policy and its implementation was causing tremendous difficulties to the people of Nigeria and to the national economy....

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Contrary to a recent comment by the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo in which he had faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that the old N200 be recirculated until April 10, 2023, while the old N500 and N1,000 cease to be legal tender, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, who is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), at the weekend argued that the directive of the president was not a direct affront to Supreme Court that had temporarily halted the move to ban the old currencies by February 10, 2023....

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