Asks Buhari to tackle insecurity The General Assembly of the Christian Association of Nigeria on Thursday formally validated the election of Archbishop Daniel Okoh as its new President, thereby outing to an end the tenure of Dr. Samson Supo Ayokunle. His recommendation by an Electoral College which was set up to screen and suggest candidates […]
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Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Governor Kayode Fayemi Re-submission is plot to empower criminal herders, says HURIWA Governors of the 36 states of the federation, yesterday, declared unanimous opposition to the contentious National Water Resources Bill, describing the proposed legislation as unconstitutional. They also said it failed to carry states along. In a communique issued […]
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The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Maj-Gen. Christopher Musa, has said two more girls kidnapped on April 14, 2014 from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, have been rescued. Boko Haram terrorists had abducted 276 of the schoolgirls as they sat for their national examinations. Confirming the development in Maiduguri, Musa said the […]
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By Dare Babarinsa July is a special month in Nigeria. It is when the heavens open up to release the rain in torrents and expose the hidden shame of our cities. About 60 years ago, a young graduate of the University of Ibadan, John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo, wrote a poem to celebrate the city. We were […]
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News report the other day that chronic use of cell phones may be associated with brain tumour should be taken exactly as a warning that it is, rather than waved aside as yet another undue alarm. Bearing in mind that there is hardly a positive phenomenon devoid of a negative side, this warning is not […]
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The Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, on Thursday, described the impeachment threats against President Muhammadu Buhari by opposition members of the National Assembly as self-serving. According to him, before Buhari should heed the call of the National Assembly to resign, the leadership of both chambers must resign first. In a […]
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SUBEB Chairman, Rt Hon Victor Olabimtan Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has refuted the information circulating that the board will be conducting screening examination to employ primary school teachers. The refutal was contained in a statement on Thursday by the board’s Head, Press and Information, Bisi Agboola. He said: “The information has been […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Slashes mandatory tax clearance fee Activates land billing system in LGAs soon Oyo State Government will soon serve traders and residents of Ibadan the state capital, and its environs contravention notices for structures illegally erected on flood plains, blockage of waterways, and buildings under high tension power lines. This was […]
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Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman ‘We pretended we were dead’ Two survivors of Wednesday’s attack on Craneburg Construction Company site in Owo, local government area, have narrated how they escaped death by the whiskers. As reported by The Nation, the two survivors, Rifum Lawrence, 50, and Abraham Opara, aged 45, are relatives from […]
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Tobi Amusan (left) and Ese Brume will lead Nigeria’s quest for medals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which begins… on Thursday Team Nigeria’s 93 athletes arrive in Birmingham For the next two weeks, beginning from today Thursday, Nigerian sports lovers will be in for some great moments as the country’s athletes vie for honours […]
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