The pan-Northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Thursday said that Indigenous People of Biafra’s banning the singing of the National Anthem and the transportation of livestock to the South-East was a declaration of war. The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yawe, stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents while […]
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Travelers at at motor park Land travel recorded one of its bumpiest rides last year. Besides the poor infrastructure that afflicted both road and rail paths nationwide, worsening insecurity made safe travel a luxury that only a few could afford. The free rein of daredevil ‘bandits’, killer herders, kidnappers, and armed robbers literally stifled inter-state […]
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By Olukorede Yishau On Tuesday, we all got another piece of evidence that we are deceiving ourselves as a nation. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was at an estate in Magodo to intervene in a crisis that has seen policemen from Abuja, the nation’s seat of power, lay siege and make the new year start […]
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In this file photo taken on April 23, 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu gestures during a press conference about the first 20 years of freedom in South Africa at St Georges Cathedral in Cape Town . – South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, described as the country’s moral compass, died on December 26, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari (right) and former President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, Abuja… yesterday. Photo: Facebook •Receives Jonathan for an update on the crisis in the landlocked nation President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, declared that nobody could love Mali more than Malians themselves, just as he counselled on the need for everyone to work within […]
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A fatal road accident at Bagauda village, near Kano Campus of the Nigerian Law School, yesterday, claimed 19 lives, while 26 others sustained injuries. A baby, his mother, adult females, and elderly men were among those who perished in the crash. The accident involved 45 passengers of two commercial buses, with registration numbers KBT 152 […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari (right) and former President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, Abuja… yesterday. Photo: Facebook • FG plans subsidy for transport workers, Osinbajo to meet NLC on palliatives, says Finance Minister • Expensive lifestyle of govt doesn’t support subsidy removal • Afenifere, UPU, YCE, ACF, others decry planned removal, say it’s a move […]
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• Military kills 950 terrorists, says DHQ • NRC gets security patrol vehicles for Abuja/Kaduna railway Gunmen have kidnapped six relatives including children of former Secretary to Taraba State Government, Gebon Kataps, alongside their police escort and driver. The state’s police command confirmed the report, but could not ascertain the exact number of the victims. […]
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PDP rejects President’s anointed successor Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), yesterday, disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that he does not interfere with the judiciary. This followed the President’s comments during an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday. According to the body, Buhari’s administration is already implicitly interfering with the judiciary by persistent failure […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he has given his best for the country while adding that he is not expecting any appreciation from Nigerians. The president, who spoke on Wednesday in an exclusive interview by NTA, added that he expects citizens to acknowledge the same after he leaves office. “What I am expecting is […]
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