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DESPITE STRONG HEADWINDS, NIGERIA’S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GROW, SAYS PRESIDENT BUHARI AS HE INAUGURATES COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ECONOMY President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in State House Abuja stated that despite the disruptions in global economy and internal troubles, the Nigerian economy has continued to be resilient and maintains an upward trajectory. Speaking at the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on the National Economy, President Buhari said the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the loss of substantial volumes of oil have had negative impacts on the Nigerian economy. “Starting with COVID-19 and now the conflict in Ukraine, the past three years have been turbulent ones for the global economy. Global interdependence has become more apparent as we have had to deal with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. “In this period, challenges faced by the world have been many including: (i) lockdowns as COVID-19 raged; (ii) disruptions to supply chains around the ...

APC HAS ALL IT TAKES TO WIN ELECTION IN SOUTHEAST SAYS UZODIMMA Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has said that he is convinced  that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has all it takes to win election in the zone. He stated this at a *one-day* seminar organised for APC candidates in the forth coming General Elections by the South East APC leadership held at Rockview Hotel, Owerri. Governor Uzodimma speaking in his capacity as leader of the APC in the South East and Chairman of Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council in the *zone, disclosed* that the party’s campaigns and support will be a unified format. He added that the party will support all candidates at all the levels for a unified win in the zone. The Governor used the medium to call on all aggrieved to come back for the unity of the party and for *win-win for everyone* in the party. Governor Uzodimma went down memory lane to recall the position of the South East in terms of benefits and development in all past democratic p...

  LONDON, UK:  Prince William  and  Kate Middleton  have changed their titles to  Duke and Duchess of Cornwall  on social media. The official @KensingtonRoyal Twitter and Instagram profiles were modified to state that the "Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge" are the accounts' owners shortly after  Buckingham Palace  announced on Thursday that the Queen, 96, had passed away at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The titles of Prince and Princess of Wales are also likely to pass to them. Prior to the Queen's death on Thursday, King Charles III, who held the title of Prince of Wales, also held the Scottish titles of Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay. As Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate are all set to inherit those titles too. As part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend, William and Kate most recently travelled to Wales with their two oldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. A male heir apparent is often grant...

Prince Harry never had his wife, Meghan Markle by his side while visiting his grandmother as she was dying because she (Meghan) was disinvited in the final hours.  Royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET that the Duchess of Sussex was not included in the reach-out to Harry when news came down that Queen Elizabeth was on her death bed, which explains why he made the voyage on his own. It is also speculated that Meghan might have opted out as a courtesy or out of respect for Harry, but the report points to it being a decision made by higher powers within the Royal Family. Nicholl revealed that Meghan had said she'll go to Balmoral Castle where Queen Elizabeth II had died, at another time.    She and Harry could have easily visited the Queen since they were already in the UK for work-related matters, and even canceled an event in London when they got the news. Meghan Markle was disinvited from seeing Queen Elizabeth in final hours    In the end, Harry arrived at Balmora...

PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KANO STATE COMMAND, CP ABUBAKAR LAWAL, fdc AT THE BOMPAI POLICE HEADQUARTERS KANO ON FRIDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2022 Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press; I welcome you to Bompai Police Command Headquarters Kano, to update you on the recent breakthroughs and successes recorded by the Command in our effort to effectively Police Kano State, exactly two (2) weeks after my assumption of office as the 43rd Commissioner of Police. In line with the directives of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman psc(+), NPM, fdc on Community-based Policing, Intelligence gathering, Visibility Policing and Operation Restore Peace, the Command reviewed its anti-crime strategies and conducted discreet investigations on all cases. 2.   In our roadmap to achieve a peaceful Kano State, we have commenced robust community policing engagements, intelligence-led and visibility policing, use of technology in tackling crimes, synergy with sister securit...

GROOM DIES ON HIS WEDDING DAY IN ZAMFARA. A young man identified as Mudassir Lawal Galadima, died on Friday morning, September 9, 2022, a few hours to his wedding in Zamfara state. The wedding fatiha of Mudassir and his bride, Fatima Bello Maccido Maradun, was slated to be held at 1:PM in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.  The staff of UBEB had on Tuesday, September 6, shared his wedding invite on Facebook, asking for prayers.  "Kindly accept this as a formal invitation to my wedding. We would be very much delighted to see you at the ceremony and hear your sincere prayers for our union. Allah ya bada ikon zuwa." he wrote.  More photos below.   

COAS COMMISSIONS 1000 CAPACITY TOWN HALL PROJECT IN AFIJIO The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has today Friday 9 September, 2022 commissioned a 1000 capacity Town Hall at Akinmoorin in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, as part of the Civil Military Cooperation efforts of the Nigerian Army (NA). The COAS, in his remarks at the commissioning ceremony said the Nigerian Army under his watch will continue to give back to the society in recognition of the cooperation and support enjoyed from them towards actualizing its constitutional mandate. He urged them to sustain the peace and harmony he witnessed in the community for the progress and development of Oyo state and the nation at large, adding, that the edifice should be utilized for the collective good of the community.                Gen Yahaya also seized the opportunity to commend the loyalty of officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army for their service and s...