By Idowu Akinlotan Ondo State governor Rotimi Akeredolu is a very fortunate man. Referencing the split decision of four to three that gave him victory at the Supreme Court last week, he went back to judicial history to insinuate that he didn’t just win by the skin of his teeth, but that counting from the […]
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‘Attorney General and Minister of Justice must guide Nigeria’ Kyari’s younger brother deletes pix of luxury cars on Instagram The Police Service Commission (PSC), which is charged with the responsibility of exercising disciplinary control and formulating policies and guidelines for appointment in the Nigeria Police Force, said yesterday that it is yet to receive formal […]
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By Adekunle Ade-Adeleye Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, once again denounced the attacks he believed democracy was being consistently subjected to in the present dispensation. Democracy was endangered, he wailed, and could be cancelled out by dictatorship if Nigerians did not resist the attacks or were not vigilant enough. […]
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We’re Fed Up With FG’s Deceptions — ASUU President ‘Seven Months On, Govt Yet To Address Many Aspects Of MoU’ Confusion In Salary Payment System Why FG Is Yet To Adopt Union’s Payment System — Ministry ‘ASUU Have Wasted Over 4 Years On Strikes In 21 Years’ Nigeria Loses N1.5tr Annually To Overseas Studies Over […]
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Result Sheets Missing In Enugu, Parallel Congresses In Kwara, Abia There was apprehension that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward Congresses would end in crises, but that was not to be because in many states, candidates emerged through consensus. In places where there were strong dissenting voices, especially Kwara, parallel congresses held with both camps […]
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As part of efforts to alleviate poverty in Imo State, 100 indigent Catholic women were, at the weekend, given eight broiler birds and feeds each, to grow to maturity stage. Norgem Nigeria, in partnership with the Owerri Archdiocese of Catholic Church, donated the birds to the women. Speaking at the event held at Villa Maria, […]
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The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has said it received with great shock the press release by the Athletics Integrity Unit suspending Blessing Okagbare for a doping rule violation. The Federation, in a statement yesterday, said it is in the process of obtaining the relevant details of the announcement after which a full reaction would be […]
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The recent Supreme Court judgment, which saved the mandate of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), came as a sudden blow on the fabric of the federal governing party. Coupled together as a mega political party to challenge the dominance of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it was also […]
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Blessing Okagbare of Team Nigeria competes during round one of the Women’s 100m heats of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: AFP Track and field events began yesterday at the Tokyo Olympics, and for the first time since London 2012, two Nigerian athletes will be running in the semifinals of the women’s 100 meters. The […]
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Despite reports of pockets of crisis in some States over Saturday’s ward congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), its Secretary, Senator John Akpanuoduedehe, has rated the exercise across the country high.× Speaking on Saturday evening, the Caretaker Committee Secretary said reports from across the country showed the exercise was a huge success. He […]
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