Abuse of office: My words were misinterpreted – Senator Bulkachuwa defends

Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa has denied that he influenced the decisions of his wife, Zainab Bulkachuwa, while she served as the President of the Court of Appeal. Recall that the senator who represented Bauchi North in the 9th Assembly caused a stir on the floor of the Senate during the valedictory session of the 9th Senate […]

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Tribunal: Stop arm-twisting court, CSOs warn LP, PDP

A coalition of civil society organisations, under the aegis of the Nigerian Youth Network for Good Governance and Sustainable Democracy, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party of employing underhand tactics to arm-twist the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. In a statement released on Saturday, the coalition said the LP and PDP’s supporters’ […]

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Oyo flags off seasonal malaria prevention campaign

urges parents to present wards for drugs administration Makinde Oyo State Government, in collaboration with Malaria Consortium, has launched the second phase of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Campaign (SMC), with the goal of achieving zero malaria prevalence in children under the age of five in the state. A statement on Saturday by the Coordinating Director […]

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I am too old for Tinubu’s appointment – Bode George

A former deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, has dismissed claims that he is looking for an appointment under President Bola Tinubu, saying he is too old for such. He noted however that if he was approached or offered such, he would only assist in nominating competent candidates from his […]

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Three years after, father, mother await return of five kidnapped sons

The five kidnapped sons and parents Godfrey George tells the story of a Nasarawa family of 10 children who lost five to kidnappers in May 2020. Despite paying a ransom of N3.6m, they have not returned home. For 68-year-old Cecilia Bala, May 7 is not just another day on the calendar. It reminds her of […]

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Reporter, APC disagree over transmission of result

The anchor of the Democracy Today program on AIT, Ijeoma Osamor on Friday, maintained that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Prof Mahmood Yakubu) did not declare that the results of the February 25 presidential elections will no longer be uploaded and transmitted in real-time. Osamor disagreed with the counsel for the All […]

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Killings: Police deploy mobile units to troubled Plateau LGs

The Police Command in Plateau State, on Saturday, deployed its mobile units to various local government areas to stem the tide of attacks and killings of residents by gunmen in the state. The killings that escalated in the past few months persisted mostly in the communities within the central and northern parts of the state. […]

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Boko Haram founders told me poverty, unemployment caused insurgency – Obasanjo

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said in the early days of the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, he was told by the founders of the terrorist group that poverty and unemployment drove them into the crime. He however warned that the country’s over 20 million out-of-school children were a breeding ground for more ‘Boko […]

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To reduce the pain of demolition of illegal buildings

Wreckage of illegal buildings demolition by Task Force. Photo: Lucy Elukpo-Ateko The gale of demolition of buildings generally branded as ‘illegal structures’ in many parts of the country is worrisome as the exercise usually leaves behind wailing and gnashing of teeth, besides the huge financial cost and waste running into billions of naira. In recent […]

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