The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has said that “we must not allow those who seek to divide us to pretend as if our problems are a result of another ethnic or religious group.” The former Vice President, who joined Nigerian leaders to celebrate Christians on this […]
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The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to reflect on the priceless sacrifice and limitless love of God for mankind at Easter. This Easter Goodwill Message was contained in a statement signed by him on Saturday. He enjoined Christians across the country to emulate the virtues of Jesus Christ by showing love to neighbours, […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Baba, has ordered the posting and redeployment of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to departments, commands, and formations in line with his manpower development policy of fitting the right persons into appropriate roles. This is contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on […]
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By Dan Agbese Let me begin this piece with the obvious. These are trying times for our country. Tensions are rising and heating up the polity. Transitional general elections such as the current general elections usually throw up new challenges that a country and its leaders are forced to deal with. In the nature of […]
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Good Friday is a day of great significance in the Christian religion. From the earliest times, Christians have always commemorated the suffering and death of Jesus of Nazareth on this day. They believe that in the suffering and death of Jesus, God made a definitive offer of healing to a world wounded by selfishness and […]
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Councilors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have demanded a public apology from the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, over his comment on the swearing-in of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, come May 29, 2023. The councilors under the auspices of the National Progressive Councillors Forum […]
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Christian faithful of St Kizitos Catholic, Church Iju Station during their drama sketch to commemorate Good Friday in Lagos…yesterday; Credit: Sunday Akinlolu Most Nigerians, especially Christians, will celebrate this year’s Easter in a simple, low-keyed style as a lot of them are yet to recover from the disruptions to their socio-economic activities caused by the […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says global life expectancy for both sexes has increased from 46 to 73 years, with the biggest gains in the poorest countries. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, said this during an online media conference. He said after years of war, the organisation realised that it was better to work […]
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The Election Petition Tribunal in Ondo State says it has received two petitions on the March 18 House of assembly election in the state. Secretary of the tribunal, Mr. Musa Adam, said in Akure on Friday that the two petitions came from the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) against the candidates of […]
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• Says Project Nigeria Has Become Near Terminally Soul-Searing Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned the N5 million fine imposed on Channels Television by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the March 22 interview it had with Labour Party (LP) vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed. Soyinka, in a statement yesterday, said he watched the programme […]
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