Tag: Commonwealth
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Opposition sponsoring thugs to destroy our commonwealth in Adamawa – Gov Fintiri
Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has accused opposition forces of sponsoring critics and thugs to undermine his administration Fintiri, who spoke to newsmen in the course of inspecting projects around the state capital, Yola, charged the opposition to appreciate his projects and join him in advancing the cause of the state. “They should not be sponsoring…
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#EndSARS: SERAP drags Buhari-led govt to Commonwealth for sanction
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari’s Nigeria to the Commonwealth, requesting for Nigeria’s suspension over human rights violations and abuses. The group made the request in an urgent appeal to Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. The group once suspended Nigeria in 1995 during the Abacha era for illegal executions…
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TNG Analysis: Reps probe of forensic looting of NDDC, final killing of Niger-Delta commonwealth
…will Nigerians see the cttee’s final report? … spending N122m on condolences is offensive …N1.3bn on palliatives is an insult on Niger Deltans sensibilities … a peep at Rep Kingsley Chinda’s observation By Emman Ovuakporie The signals were too visible to perceive that something was really amiss from day one that the former uncommon Governor…
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Buhari writes for New York Times, states vision for post-Brexit Commonwealth
By Muhammadu Buhari The United Kingdom’s exit of the European Union is now all but certain. Only the passage of time will reveal what their new relationship shall be. But with this new arrangement, I – like many other Commonwealth leaders – also seek a new settlement: not only of closer relations between the UK…
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Ex-Tanzanian president leads Commonwealth observers for Nigeria’s presidential poll
The Commonwealth has deployed a 20-member Observer Group, led by former President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, for the February 16 Nigerian presidential election. The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, constituted the observer group following an invitation from Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), according to Commonwealth Secretariat. Josephine Latu-Sanft, Commonwealth Secretariat’s Senior Communications Officer, said members…
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Leaders approve Prince Charles to succeed Queen as head of Commonwealth
Leaders on Friday approved Prince Charles as the successor to Queen Elizabeth as head of the Commonwealth at a meeting of the group’s heads of government in Windsor, Sky News reported citing unnamed sources. There had been calls for the role to be rotated around the 53 member-states, most of which are former British territories,…
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CHOGM18: Buhari highlights how member countries can make business easier
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Wednesday explained how member countries of Commonwealth can improve business and generate resources for sustainable development within and outside their regions. The president gave the advice in his keynote address at the Commonwealth Business Forum in London on Wednesday. Buhari spoke on the need to improve ease of doing…
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CHOGM18: Queen Elizabeth pushes for Prince Charles succession
Queen Elizabeth on Thursday while formally declaring open the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Buckingham Palace in Central London, urged Commonwealth heads of governments to allow her son, Prince Charles, succeed her. TheNewsGuru reports Queen Elizabeth is pushing Prince Charles becomes the group’s next head in advance amid expectation that the 53…
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Queen Elizabeth urges Commonwealth to make Prince Charles next head
Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday urged Commonwealth leaders to make her son, Prince Charles, the group’s next head, amid expectation that the 53 leaders will discuss succession on Friday. “It is my sincere wish that the Commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity to future generations, and will decide that one day the Prince…
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CHOGM18: Question provoking Buhari’s #LazyNigerianYouths comment [Watch video]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with the country’s young population he said just want government to hand them everything on a platter. President Buhari was fielding questions at the Commonwealth Business Forum 2018 when he made the comments that hatched the #LazyNigerianYouths trend on Twitter… Anthony Okolo questioned the president about the Northeastern…