The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it plans to publish the final list of candidates for Presidential, Senate, and House of Representatives seats on September 20 ahead of the 2023 election. All attention will be on Senate president Ahmad Lawan and former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities has gone on for six solid months. It began on 14 February, this year, and it does not appear there is light flickering at the end of a long dark tunnel. From the decision of the lecturers announced on Monday, it is thenceforth […]
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By Oluwarotimi Akeredolu The news concerning the purported award of pipeline contracts to some individuals and private organisations by the Federal Government has been unsettling. More disquieting is the barely disguised hostility displayed against either the idea or the actual establishment of security outfits by some State Governments to fill the widening gaps in the […]
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Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal Seven members of a family on Tuesday died at home after eating the leftover food prepared by the family at Kaura village of Yabo local government area of Sokoto state. According to the head of the family, Alhaji Umaru Danbaba, who is the only surviving member of the family, said […]
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German airline group Lufthansa said it is cancelling “almost all” of its flights to and from its main German hubs in Munich and Frankfurt on Friday after pilots called a strike. The airline will cancel 800 flights on September 2 affecting “130,000 passengers”, Lufthansa said in a statement on Thursday. Pilots called the industrial action […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo. Channels TV reports that he was arrested around 9 am at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Quoting sources, it said that the speaker was picked up by officials of the EFCC to answer questions bordering […]
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A renowned musician and actor, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy, has said he will organise the biggest rally ever for the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. He declared this on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday adding that he has publicly endorsed Obi for the 2023 presidential election. The septuagenarian […]
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The recent return of $23 million to Nigeria by the United States government, part of funds looted by the late dictator, Sani Abacha, and his cronies, has once more brought to the fore issues of accountability and fiscal discipline in the country’s public administration. From the United States and several other countries, total recoveries so […]
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Within the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), their broom is falling apart. For the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the umbrella is losing its handle. While there is no longer any handshake of comradeship in African Democratic Congress (ADC), things are falling apart in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Although the Labour Party […]
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Top Afrobeat artiste and songwriter, Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko, aka Adekunle Gold, has urged young people to live their lives beautifully and responsibly. In an interview with BBC, he said the saying that life is short is flawed because it is actually long and any bad decision today would leave one with deep regrets. He said […]
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