Southern Kaduna, Afenifere fault Senate on Terrorism Act Amendment Bill

Senate President Ahmad Lawan Insecurity threatening our nation, could spell doom for Africa, says Speaker End kidnapping, terrorism with three strategies, Afenifere tells FG Leaders of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) have warned the National Assembly on the decision to outlaw payments of ransom to terrorists without any effort in rescuing kidnapped victims, even […]

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Electoral Act: I didn’t order Senate to remove Section 84(12), Buhari tells court

• Says he only expressed concern • Malami: Only Appeal Court can upturn judgment against Section 84(12) • Gbajabiamila advises political appointees to resign • Falana describes Section 84 as draconian • APC insists Amaechi, Ngige, Nwajiuba not obliged to resign before Monday President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that […]

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Kaduna train attack: Abducted passenger gives birth in captivity

One of the abducted female passengers of the Kaduna bound train has given birth to a baby girl in the bandits’ hideout, according to Arise TV News. Terrorists had on March 28 planted explosives on the rail track and immobilized an AK9 Abuja – Kaduna train, killing at least nine people, wounding several others and […]

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Osinbajo’s credentials intimidating – Oba of Benin

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, says aspirants for the position of the President of Nigeria are shivering because of the intimidating dossier of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. He expressed this view on Thursday when he received the vice president on a courtesy visit to his palace in Benin. The […]

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Oba of Benin okays Osinbajo as group counters Falana on Jonathan’s eligibility

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (right) with Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, during Osinbajo’s courtesy visit to the monarch in Edo State…yesterday Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has affirmed he has capacity to reposition Nigeria, saying President Muhammadu Buhari exposed him to critical decisions and programmes about the country, which, in turn, equipped […]

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Ex-President Jonathan Cannot Run Again – Falana

Activist lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) said in Lagos yesterday that former President Goodluck Jonathan could not contest the office of the president again. He noted that the ex-President has decided to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the purpose of contesting 2023 presidential election. But Falana, in a statement yesterday, contended that Goodluck is […]

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Osinbajo: I am well equipped to lead Nigeria

Osinbajo and Oba of Benin during the visit. Photo: gbemisola300 Pledges: ‘I will use all of what I have to serve this country.’ “I am well equipped to lead the country due to the exposure I have working with President Muhammadu Buhari, which has exposed me to critical decisions and programmes about Nigeria,” the Vice […]

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Jollof Index, Chicken Republic, inflation and changing food consumption patterns

A man prepares traditional remedies at a market in Katsina on December 14, 2021. – Africa’s most populous country is struggling with double-digit inflation, especially high food prices, and many Nigerians are looking for ways to save on basic expenses. (Photo by Aminu Abubakar / AFP) On April 22, one of Nigeria’s best-known fast-food chain […]

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Of governors’ investment summit in Dubai

The reported participation of Nigerian governors at the 11th Global Annual Investment Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), was a frivolous, wasteful and non-productive exercise. Intended by the NGF to convince investors to invest in Nigeria’s comatose economy, the participation of the governors was another reflection […]

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