The Peoples Democratic Party and two other opposition parties have lamented the rising insecurity in the country which has caused the death of 12,250 citizens between January 2021 and March 2022. According to a report compiled by research group, SBMorgen, and an advocacy network, ‘Enough is Enough Nigeria,’ 6,102 civilians were killed within the period […]
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Ramatu Abarshi and her daughter attending to one of the beneficiaries of their humanitarian outreach Some bandits were reported to have abducted a former Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kaduna Polytechnic, Dr. Ramatu Abarshi, and her daughter, Ameera, near Kasuwan Magani, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was […]
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A row broke out yesterday within the ranks of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) over the endorsement of two presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as North’s consensus candidates. NEF leadership disagreed over the extent of the forum’s involvement and its outcome. It followed the announcement of former Senate President Bukola Saraki and […]
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By Olaogun Michael The recent and vehement campaign by the Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi against local government autonomy calls for great concern by all and sundry at the time Nigeria needs solutions to all forms of avoidable tragedies that have brought her to her knees. In his recent conversation on the Channels Television, […]
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Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has made clarifications about the burial of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111. A statement by his spokesman Kehinde Aderemi noted that the transition and burial rites of the monarch were “purely traditional and not religious.” Adams said prior to the announcement of passage, the […]
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As communities get greedy, the government fails to enforce regulations to ensure those they licensed and illegal miners do not destroy the environment, water, and people’s cultural assets while smiling to the bank. In Osun State, Nigeria, ragged and his skin stained brown, Mr Abu Awwalu emerged with a shovel and axe and climbed over […]
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Despite the recommendation of two consensus aspirants by Northern Elders Forum (NEF), ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday said there is no going back on his decision to vie for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku, who is currently performing lesser Hajj, said he was not part of the consensus arrangement. He […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) at a meeting of its National Executive Committee attended by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, on Wednesday, announced the fees for its expression of interest and nomination forms for the 2023 General Election. The fees include N100 million for presidential aspirants, made up of N30 million for the expression of […]
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As the nation nears the end of a governance cycle early 2023, it is to be expected that the political marketplace will be abuzz with ideas around which popular choices may be made next year. Still, a sense that the Buhari administration has been less than effective across every facet of its interaction with the […]
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The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, has raised the alarm about how senators diverted money meant for their senatorial districts to non-existing projects, thereby denying their constituents from reaping dividends of democracy. It consequently uncovered how the National Assembly illegally added N20 billion to N100 billion annual constituency projects. The ICPC, in its interim constituency […]
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