Banditry: Katsina seeks deployment of more troops, military equipment to end attacks

Governor Bello Masari Katsina State Government has called on the Federal Government to deploy more troops and sophisticated equipment to speedily end banditry attacks, especially amongst innocent communities in the state and their neighbours. The Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Dr. Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa, who made the above call when he received newly […]

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Chiddie Anyasodo : ‘Many people confuse infatuation with love’

A graduate of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Chiddie Anyasodo is the co-founder of Chotayah, a high-end executive matchmaking service for professional Africans all over the world. Through the platform, Chiddie and her husband Ben, have helped many African singles discover and route out the obstacles preventing them from being in a healthy relationship. Chiddie’s career path evolved […]

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Bleak industrial future for Nigeria as churches take over failed companies

Industrial development aspiration of Nigeria may be facing a serious threat. While churches in the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) are giving way for factories and industries thereby boosting job creation and national economic development, churches in Nigeria are filling the vacuum created by failed factories in the country by turning the premises […]

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New Electoral Act: PDP congratulates Nigerians

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Nigerians, particularly Civil Society Organisations, on President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, also saluted the courage of the PDP and other opposition members in the National Assembly for standing their […]

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INEC summons emergency meeting over new Electoral Act

Chairman, House Committee on INEC, Aisha Dukku (left); President Muhammadu Buhari; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; House of Reps Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila and Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC, Kabiru Gaya at the signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law at the State House, Abuja… yesterday. Credit: Philip Ojisua Commission To Study Law For Implementation […]

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Ondo free shuttle buses gather dust amid pupils, parents’ multiple troubles

Pupils and parents in Ondo State are feeling the pain of stoppage of free shuttle buses that eased transporation problem of schoolchildren in the past, Peter Dada writes. It is no longer news that the free shuttle buses, which used to convey pupils of primary and secondary schools to and from schools in Ondo State, […]

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I’m prepared for backlash over acting as Tinubu —Lateef Adedimeji

Popular actor, Lateef Adedimeji, has said he is prepared for any backlash that may come his way for acting as politician and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Adedimeji, who is currently in a soon-to-be-released biopic on the set of the movie titled, ‘Last Man Standing’, said: “There will be a […]

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2023: Treat journalists as partners in progress, NUJ urges security agencies

The Ebonyi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has urged security agencies in the country to relate with and treat journalists on election duties as partners in progress rather than foes. The request formed part of the communique issued by the council at the end of its monthly congress on Friday in Abakaliki. […]

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Buhari signs Electoral Bill, demands fresh amendment, INEC meets today

•We’ll consider review when formal communication is received –Lawan After heightened anxieties over the fate of the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill as the 2023 elections approach, President Muhammadu Buhari eventually signed the bill into law on Friday. The President’s assent came 25 days after receiving the reworked bill from the National Assembly. The Vice-President, […]

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What Awo told us about Igbos; what he said to Ojukwu — Ayo Adebanjo

I neither support secession nor oppose it Why I never contested in any election or held any public office Confirms role in emergence of Tinubu as governor of Lagos, speaks on Biafra Interviewing a soon-to-be 94-year-old man, who has been a lawyer for more than six decades, is never going to be an easy task. […]

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