Continued from yesterday To buttress the above assertion, the National Assembly of Nigeria, on June 28, 2003, established the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, consisting of volunteers and regular members. The NSCDC Act in its section 3 (1) (a), vests the Corps with power to ‘assist in the maintenance of peace and order and […]
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By Ray Ekpu When the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, told the world that the 2023 elections in Nigeria may be postponed or cancelled, we all felt depressed. Many people must have wondered what may happen next? Will the Buhari government and the governments of the states get an unconstitutional extension of their tenure? Will […]
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In this season of election, electioneering, political campaign and manifesto promotion, it is only appropriate to ask pertinent (and even urgent questions) of first, political parties and second, of seekers of public offices. As one ancient adage goes, if you ask the right question, you will get the right answer. And considering that aspirants into […]
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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, spoke about his plans for reviving and growing the economy if Nigerians, in the general elections, choose him to lead the country. He made the disclosure in a speech he presented at the Nigeria Economic Summit Group Presidential Dialogue on […]
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Socio-political think-tank tasks INEC on credible elections Thirty-eight days to general elections, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) has restated its call for the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to quit the contest, even as the PDP, yesterday, demanded the arrest of the APC presidential candidate, […]
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Charge gov to court if you have evidence, Adegboruwa tells DSS We didn’t invade apex bank, says secret police Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has resumed duty after weeks of suspense about his whereabouts. The Director, Corporate Communications of the CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, […]
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A Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, who was shot dead on Christmas Day in Lagos, allegedly by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. Drambi Vandi, has been buried in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. Mrs. Raheem was interred after a funeral service at the Olive Tree Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, […]
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Says no cause for alarm By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Government today reacted to the growing anxiety about the state of health of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, saying he is hale and hearty and that there is no cause for alarm. It said in a statement titled “On Governor Akeredolu’s State Of Health, No Cause For […]
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Rowdy scene at another station dispensing at N170 per litre in Lagos…yesterday. Credit: Ayodele Adeniran Local refining is way out, says PENGASSAN Govt using subsidy to blindfold masses, says Okon Declare state of emergency, probe on subsidy, says Omoijiade Labour to resist presidential candidates calling for removal, says NLC Notwithstanding proposals and campaign promises to […]
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Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba; Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya It was all tales of sorrow, anguish and pain from widows of fallen heroes, as the country marked the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day across the nation last Sunday, The affected, mostly wives of soldiers and policemen, who lost their lives in active […]
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