Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo has wept over the beheading of Hon Okechukwu Okoye, who represented Aguata 11 Constituency by gunmen at the weekend. Gunmen had kidnapped the lawmaker and his aide, Cyril Chiegboka, on May 15. The severed head of the lawmaker was found on Saturday evening at Nnobi, Idemili North Local Government Area. […]
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Anambra State House of Assembly has expressed deep shock over the news of the gruesome murder of one of its members, Hon Okechukwu Okoye, by alleged gunmen. Speaker of the House, Mr Uche Okafor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Chief Emma Madu, on Sunday in Akwa, described the act as heart […]
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Chairman, Revenue Allocation, Mobilisation,and Fiscal Commission (RAMFC) Engr. Elias Mbam A bid to rejig the Revenue Allocation Formula for the country should be seen as an initial step to liberalising the politically stifling structure of the polity that has seen the component parts struggling for a small percentage of money generated; while the federal government […]
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The total number of people rescued alive in the building which collapsed in the Onike area of Lagos on Saturday is now five, while four dead bodies were recovered. The Zonal Coordinator Southwest, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to newsmen in the early hours of Sunday. He said that […]
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A three-storey building under construction, yesterday, collapsed under the torrential rainfall at 4 Alayaki Lane, Freeman Road, Lagos Island. Two persons were rescued alive while another two were confirmed dead. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the building was already in violation of building safety protocols. It said it was discovered that […]
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President Returns After Abu Dhabi Visit Nigeria To Partner with UAE On Security, Counterterrorism, Trade There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari has not signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, contrary to the notion in some quarters. The amendment is said to be important for the participation of statutory delegates at the forthcoming political parties’ […]
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Bayo Onanuga, a former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria and the present Director of Media of the campaign train of All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, speaks with Kayode Oyero on the 2023 general elections and some allegations made against the ex-governor of Lagos State by Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Bode […]
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All the presidential aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, except a former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, are open to the idea of the candidate of the party emerging through consensus, it has been learnt. The consensus method will entail President Muhammadu Buhari anointing one of the aspirants, while the others simply step down […]
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Elder statesman and former Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, speaks with Kayode Oyero on the 2023 general elections and the hope of the opposition party to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, among sundry other topical issues. Many people of your age would agree that Nigeria is […]
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Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has called for the sacking of the Imam, National Mosque, Abuja, Prof Ibrahim Maqari, over his comment on the murder of Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a 200-level student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was lynched for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Soyinka accused the Islamic cleric of directing […]
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