An Ondo South senatorial aspirant, Mr Mathew Oyerinmade, has preached love as he felicitates with Christians at Easter. A statement on Saturday by his media aide, Mr Yemi Akintomide. said: “The leading Senatorial aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC for Ondo South Senatorial District, Mathew Oye Oyerinmade, widely known as MATO, has […]
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The Federal Government has begun talks with terrorists who killed nine passengers and abducted about 70 others during an attack on Abuja-Kaduna train. Relatives of the kidnapped victims disclosed this on Friday. They however asked the government to hasten negotiation with the terrorists and shelve the idea of resuming the train services while their loved […]
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Relatives of the kidnapped victims of the bandits’ attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train on Friday warned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Nigerian Railway Corporation against attempting to resume train services without rescuing their loved ones languishing in terrorists’ den. They also lambasted Amaechi for declaring presidential ambition few days after the train […]
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By Femi Adesina Security is everything, nobody can dispute that. You have to be alive to enjoy every other thing government is providing; roads, rail, bridges, airports, food security, in fact, everything. That is why whenever you hear President Muhammadu Buhari talk of the priorities of his administration for the country, he starts with security, […]
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Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has knocked the Northern Elders Forum for asking President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over his handling of insecurity challenges bedeviling the country. This is as he also alleged that the NEF position was borne out of the members’ frustration after they allegedly failed to […]
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There was heavy security at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge on Friday ahead of the resumption of toll payment on the bridge. It was gathered that no fewer than five security vehicles and many policemen have been stationed on the bridge. The Lekki Concession Company had announced that it would resume toll operations at the Lekki-Ikoyi […]
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A former Military Governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar has asked the Federal Government to secure the country instead of conducting census. He said at this point, census is not a priority for the country. He asked the government to suspend plans to hold the exercise in April next year. The National Council […]
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Nyame, Dariye The Council of State led by the President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the pardon of 159 convicts including a former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were both imprisoned for stealing N1.16bn and N1.6bn respectively. Confirming Dariye’s pardon, the Commissioner for Information, Dan Manjang, […]
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Sunday Ige Mr Sunday Ige is a former police officer, who has been bed-ridden for the past 21 years due to an accident he had while on an official duty. He has a spinal cord injury and one of his legs has been amputated as a result of the road accident. In this interview with […]
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Ohanaeze leader, Ambassador George Obiozor Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Friday, said it won’t support the presidential ambition of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and All Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu. Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, who stated this in an exclusive interview, emphasised that it was the turn of […]
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