Osinbajo: Democracy was hard earned by Nigerians from the six geopolitical zones All eyes on PDP over choice of my running mate, says Atiku Kwankwaso promises Southern Christian as running mate The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has, again, advised political parties against undermining the Christian community in the forthcoming presidential election by running Muslim-Muslim […]
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Alhaja Aminat Irawo (left); Prof. Pat Utomi; Secretary to Lagos State Government, Mrs. Folashade Jaji; Comrade Olawale Okunniyi; wife of the late MKO Abiola, Bisi; Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi; Senator Shehu Sani; Human Rights Activists, Chief Mike Ozekhome and others at the yearly June 12 Democracy Day celebration in honour of M.K.O Abiola […]
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The Christian Association of Nigeria has rejected proposed Muslim-Muslim presidential tickets by major political parties in the country, claiming that the outcome of the proposal will be worse. According to CAN, Christian-Christian or Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in 2023 is a threat to the fragile peace and unity of Nigeria. The apex Christian body gave the […]
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By Gbenga Adeniji June 12, 1993, is undoubtedly a watershed in Nigeria’s political space. It was a time when informed citizens and distinct politicians coalesced to birth a new Nigeria and contributed their quotas to dream actualisation for both present and unborn generations. The phase was a time when arguably the freest and fairest election […]
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Vows killers of Catholic Church members will regret action The Olowo Owo Kingdom, Ondo State, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, speaks with Peter Dada about last Sunday’s attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, where many worshipers were massacred by suspected terrorists. How do you feel that the age-long peace in Owo was suddenly disrupted by some […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja, promised to facilitate a “free, fair and transparent electoral process” in next year’s general elections. This, he said, would be a way to honour the memory of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late MKO Abiola. Buhari made the pledge on Sunday in […]
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent an open letter to presidential candidates ahead of the February 2023 presidential election, urging them to urgently publish details of their assets and liabilities and to publicly commit to rejecting vote-buying and electoral bribery before and during the elections. It said, “While there is no constitutional requirement […]
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By Chukwuneta Oby A young man in his late-20’s wrote me a few weeks back. He said that he is in a relationship with a much older lady that he is very fond of, claims that they are very compatible except that the age gap between them worries his woman. He then sought my advice on […]
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Often times the popular saying, “age is just a number”, pops up when an older person is romantically involved with a younger person. From time immemorial, men were the usual suspect in cradle snatching but in recent times, women are gradually closing rank with men, probably because women are more independent financially, which has given […]
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Ahead of Friday’s deadline for political parties to submit the names of their presidential candidates and running mates to the Independent National Electoral Commission, most of the political parties are making hurried moves to beat the deadline. The commission had said it would not extend the deadline for the submission of the names of the […]
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