Canadian cardinal Marc Ouellet, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman, has stepped down from a top Holy See position due to his age, the Vatican said on Monday. Ouellet, 78, who has strongly denied the claims against him, is retiring as head of the Vatican’s Dicastery, or department for bishops, it said. […]
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A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to vacate an order granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, in an originating motion, sought an order extending the time within which to seek leave to apply to […]
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The Department of State Services on Monday said its officers have arrested an undisclosed number of persons involved in the sale of the new naira notes. The DSS, in a statement on Monday by its spokesman, Peter Afunanya, accused some commercial bank officials of aiding the crime. The statement was titled, ‘DSS intercepted syndicates selling […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed the suit by a former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, Chief Ambrose Owuru, against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. The suit seeking Buhari was dismissed by Justice Inyang Ekwo on three grounds. One of the grounds was that the […]
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Students writing the UTME The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that provision of email addresses is now compulsory for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration beginning from Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The admissions board made this known in a statement released on Monday by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, […]
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By Ayo Oyoze Baje The newspaper headlines are haunting, heart-jerking, painting a horrifying spectacle of the preventable pains of the long-suffering Nigerians, still stewing in the paradox of want -of refined premium motor spirit (pms)- in the midst of plenty natural deposit of crude oil resource. If in doubt, consider some of them: ‘Petrol scarcity […]
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Coming in the midst of another spell of fuel crisis heating up the polity, the setting up of a 14-man steering committee to enforce petroleum products supply does not portend any cheer for embattled Nigerians who have to contend with the attendant dislocation and galloping inflation. The government’s move is indeed seen as a race […]
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Nigeria needs technology to ensure security, says Arase President Muhammadu Buhari has said that no single government can solve the mirage of problems confronting Nigeria, noting that it will take the combined efforts of successive governments to achieve. Mr President, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, spoke […]
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Aerial view of Lagos Island showing the Blue line corridor • Researchers urge urban reform in state’s transport, energy systems • ‘Project is another delayed promise by politicians’ The new Lagos rail transportation system, especially the 13-kilometre rail line from Mile 2 to the Marina is expected to shift moderately land use pattern along the […]
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Left to right Mr. Chinedu Bassey, program coordinator Tax Justice, Mr. Auwal Musa-Rafsanjani, middle and Uzor Uzoma, Senior Program Coordinator, Christian Aid Photo: Tina Abeku Blames national assembly for country’s rising debt woes Says reckless borrowing responsible for Nigeria’s policy challenges Plans orientation exercise for 10th National Assembly Civil Society Organizations, (CSOs) have raised concern […]
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