ByBakare Majeed November 18, 2021 2 min read The House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary has called on the executive to provide a more secure environment for judges to carry out their duties. It said there should be a “secured environment for our judicial officials to operate without hindrance, without any fear of intimidation or […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the controversy over the appointment by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of his son, Babajide, as Director General of a state agency as needless. It said it nominated the governor’s son for the office “on the strength of his relentless contribution to the overall success of the APC in […]
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Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, has become the first Polytechnic in Nigeria, whose Higher National Diploma Graduates would be inducted into the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST). A former Secretary of the Institute and Executive Chairman of Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority, Dr. Akin Fagbemi revealed this during an induction ceremony of graduating […]
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Banners inscribed with ‘Ibikunle Amosun for President’ have surfaced around Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as the race to Aso Rock in 2023 gradually picks up. Amosun, 63, is a former Ogun governor and currently an All Progressives Congress senator representing Ogun Central. One of the banners was hung on one side of the NNPC […]
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Begins selling nomination forms for Osun poll on 22 November The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a Screening Appeals Panel to examine the complaints arising from the screening of aspirants for the governorship election in Ekiti State. The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Austin Akobundu on […]
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Police Inspector-General, Usman Baba, has said there is no plan to eject female officers residing in police barracks with their civilian spouses. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by the police force spokesman, Mr Frank Mba. He said the clarification was in reaction to a signal said to have been issued […]
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Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives said on Thursday that the Federal Government must come out clean on the alleged massacre of Nigerians at the Lekki tollgate during the #EndSARS protest in 2020 and the motives behind the massacre. The caucus also asked the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed to immediately resign for lying […]
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We are only acting on security reports, there is no cause for alarm, party says Dozens of armed police officers Wednesday positioned themselves in strategic areas at the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja following a tip-off of a possible protest by aggrieved members against the party’s national leadership. The […]
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Nigeria on Tuesday recorded zero new deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, as the death toll since its outbreak in the country currently stands at 2,973. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on its official Facebook handle Wednesday night, adding that 82 new cases were recorded across eight states of the federation. The […]
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Families of the late Army officer. [Photo Credit: Samuel Aruwan] The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, and his Kaduna counterpart, Nasir El- Rufai, have offered financial support to the family of Dzarma Zirkushu, a brigadier-general killed by insurgents in Borno State on Sunday. Governor Zulum, during a condolence visit on Wednesday to the bereaved […]
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