The testimony of the father of late Sylvester Oromoni (Junior), a pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State, who died under controversial circumstances, has been adjourned till February 14 following the failure of the prosecution to serve the documents sought to be tendered as evidence in the inquest. Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri adjourned proceedings following an […]
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The technical hitch in the National Identity Number verification portal of the National Identity Management Commission has yet to be resolved about seven days after the unfortunate development, it has been learnt. This came as top officials of NIMC met with telecommunications service providers with a view to findings solutions to the glitch, which has […]
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A house help, Joel Sunday, has been hospitalised after his boss tortured him with a razor blade and a knife at their residence on Adebowale Street, in the Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that a resident, who saw the injured victim writhing in pain, queried the suspect over the […]
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Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Monday said whoever emerges as the successor of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 would face multiple problems. Sanusi declared that Nigeria “is living on extra time”, adding that the country would be facing deeper challenges from 2023. The former Emir, who is also a former Central Bank […]
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Tinubu (middle) throws a fist salute to supporters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Sunday The Tinubu Support Group says All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, is young at heart and has not changed his dress sense ahead of the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. The Head of Media and Publicity of the group, Tosin […]
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Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State said he declared interest to contest for the president to save the country from total disintegration. Tambuwal, who arrived in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital in continuation of his consultation, said the country was currently a sinking ship that needed a competent leader to save it from total […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said public office in Nigeria at any level should not be seen as synonymous with the accumulation of power, privilege and wealth. He said there was no point in having professionals in politics if the professionals are driven by ethnic, religious and other parochial considerations. Osinbajo spoke on Monday at […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said its members in universities across the country will embark on another strike soon if the Federal Government fails to implement the Memorandum of Action it signed with the union last year. The Chairman of ASUU in the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Dr Biodun Olaniran, and […]
Continue ReadingA Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, shares his thoughts with Leke Bayewu on the reforms being proposed by the House of Representatives for the judiciary. The House is seeking to prevent the courts from interfering with matters under the consideration of the National Assembly. Does this conform to the principle of checks and […]
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Leke Baiyewu examines how the National Assembly succumbed to external forces, making the parliament to backtrack from its initial move to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill Since the 9th National Assembly was inaugurated on June 11, 2019, the federal parliament has been repeatedly criticised as a rubber stamp of the […]
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