Aisha Buhari, wife of the President Over the years, Nigeria’s political space has been male dominated despite women constituting a powerful electorate with millions of votes during elections. At the just concluded Osun State governorship election that produced Senator Ademola Adeleke as winner, women voters constituted 52.76 per cent, while men had 47.24 per cent. […]
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For the second time in a row, the trial of the owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Rahmon Adedoyin, and six of his hotel workers over the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a Master’s student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), was yesterday stalled. The matter, which is being heard at Osun State High Court , […]
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Motorists drive at night on a road without street light as Nigeria struggles with power outages (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP) Senate passes electricity bill to allow states, individuals generate power Declare emergency in power sector, experts urge FG HURIWA: Frequent grid collapse may mar Buhari’s legacy In its usual nature, Nigeria’s epileptic […]
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The police in Ondo State have arrested a 35 year old woman for alleged child stealing. According to a statement by the police spokeswoman in the state, SP Funmilayo Odunlami: “On 13th July, 2022, one Abass Issah of Arikawe Street, Okitipupa came to the Station and reported that his new born baby was stolen by […]
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Rep Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, Right, with the deceased APC Oluyole Women Leader, Alhaja Rashidat Adenike Adebiyi The House of Representatives Member from Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has commiserated with the Adebiyi’s family and the entire All Progressives Congress (APC) on the demise of the APC Oluyole Women Leader, Alhaja Rashidat Adenike Adebiyi. The deceased […]
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At least 262 pilgrims from Oyo State who took part in the 2022 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have landed in Nigeria safely. Confirming this in a statement, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, said that he pilgrims arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, July 20, […]
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A plane injected with aviation fuel Aviation stakeholders have reacted with boo and cheers at local airlines’ request to impose a new fuel tax of between 25 and 40 per cent on air travelers. While a section of the industry agreed with operators that the surcharge is inevitable, others flayed the operating environment and urged […]
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National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu (left); APC vice presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima and APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the unveiling of Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate, in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko Shettima assures he won’t serve Islam, Hausa-Fulani-Kanuri interests as VP CAN disowns bishops who graced […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The controversy in the United States over women’s right to terminate a pregnancy was given fresh impetus last Friday when her House of Representatives sought to overturn the Supreme Court ruling on the subject last month. That court had spiked its decision of 50 years under which expectant mothers could shelter to […]
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Hundreds of demonstrators on Wednesday morning stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress to register their grievance over the position of the party on the contentious Muslim-Muslim ticket. The protest took place almost at the same time the leadership of the APC was unveiling former Governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as […]
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