By Sola Adeyegbe Today, my country Nigeria is facing a lot of challenges! To the North are a group who have taken a stand that Westernisation is sacrilege and are committed to a Jihad. In the South-East there have been agitations for secession by a group. Recently, the South-East and the South-South witnessed sustained attacks […]
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By Sola Adeyegbe Presently on earth, violence is part and parcel of politics! States unleash violence on internal and external enemies while insurgents use violence against states. Rival political forces do not hesitate to inflict violence on one another. Winston Churchill had good reason to declare in 1924 that “the story of the human race […]
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First Vice Chairman, Delta State Traditional Rulers Council, Felix Mujakpuero, Orhue I (left); Chairman, Dr. Emmanuel Efeizomor and Second Vice Chairman, Pere Kalanama VIII at a meeting in Asaba…yesterday Traditional rulers in Delta State, yesterday, backed the joint declaration of the Southern governors at their recent meeting in Asaba, the state capital. The Delta Monarchs made […]
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Open grazing is 18th Century culture, says Harvest-Plus Nigeria Nigerian farmers and agricultural scientists have expressed optimism that food production will receive a boost as the southern governors have declared a ban on open cattle grazing in the regions. For decades, open grazing of cattle has led to violent clashes between farmers and herders as […]
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Imam of National Mosque Abuja, Dr. Ahmad Onilewura leading a prayer for the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers… yesterday Beechcraft King350 aircraft record second crash in three months Check ‘inclement weather’ trend, Ojikutu warns Stakeholders insist on thorough probe, public disclosure of findings, better regulatory oversight Afenifere calls on […]
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supports Southern governors’ ban on open grazing Right to Left: Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila (right); Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun; former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba; former interim Chairman, APC, Chief Bisi Akande; National Leader, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; former APC National Vice Chairman, South-West, Chief Pius Akinyelure; Lagos State […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari was absent at the burial ceremony of his Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, drawing condemnation from Nigerians who questioned his absence from critical national occasions and his perceived lack of empathy. The late army chief and 10 other officers died in the crash that occurred in Kaduna on Friday while on […]
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The absence of President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the funeral ceremony of Late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has drawn the ire of Nigerians. Many Nigerians, who condemned the action, described it as ‘lack of empathy.’ Others criticised some Governors, Ministers and lawmakers who attended the wedding ceremony […]
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Senate President, Governors, Ministers, Others Console Buhari Kano Residents Hold Special Funeral Prayer The news of Friday’s military plane crash jolted many, considering just three months ago, a military plane crashed with the seven officers onboard died. The late officers were returning to Abuja from Minna at the time of the incident. Just after that, […]
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No fewer than 64 persons were reported to have sustained various degrees of injuries as a petrol tanker exploded on Saturday in Kano. The incidence happened at the Al-ihsan filling station at Sharada in Kano Municipal Area of Kano State. Malam Saminu Abdullahi, spokesman of the Kano Fire Service, confirmed the incident in a statement […]
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