The tottering Nigerian state came under scrutiny again the other day where federalism was again the main point at issue. Besides, the question of the unity of the country amid calls for secession was under the lens at “The Platform,” an annual colloquium organised by Pastor Poju Oyemade of The Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos. Varied speakers vent […]
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WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury continues to express confidence in his ability to make easy work of unified champion, Anthony Joshua, not missing a moment to let it be known that he thinks Joshua is a hype job, writes badlefthook.com. The two are expected to meet this year to decide who becomes the undisputed world […]
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UN says insecurity cuts 3.7m people from food, others in N’East Boko Haram terrorists have demanded N28 million as a ransom for the 52 residents of Kwapre community in Hong Local Council in Adamawa State, who were abducted a month ago in a raid. During the deadly raid, many houses and other properties were destroyed. […]
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Gets 57,000 vaccines Lagos State Government has placed the United States, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Togo, South Africa, Canada, France, Germany, Uganda, the Netherland, Cameroun, Angola and Rwanda on its watch list as it works to prevent a third wave of the pandemic. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the disclosure yesterday at a […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, have called on Nigerians to pray for the nation to overcome the myriad of problems facing it. In their separate messages yesterday to celebrate Eid-al-Fitri, marking the end of Ramadan fasting, the two leaders said this is the best time for Nigerians to remember […]
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Miyetti Allah: Governors’ move is a call for secession KACRAN: Ban on open grazing negates 1999 constitution Yakasai, Ndume fault governors’ position Akeredolu: Why we banned open grazing in South Southern senators, Reps endorse resolutions, say action timely Divergent reactions continue to trail Tuesday’s call by the Forum of Southern Governors to ban open cattle […]
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A review of the facts of how the cases played out in court reveals why the two senators’ similar journeys as sureties for high-profile defendants took them to different destinations. By Ade Adesomoju Ali Ndume, the Borno South senator, knew he had got into trouble after Abdulrasheed Maina, the man he stood surety for, jumped […]
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About 600,000 prospective candidates are yet to receive the required codes to be ‘transported’ to their mobile lines. Barring last minute change, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, will announce the extension of the deadline for the ongoing registration for its 2021 unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) and the direct entry (DE) programme. This […]
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Southern States’ Governors in Delta State (Photo: @jidesanwoolu) Seven All Progressives Congress (APC) governors were among the 17 southern governors who on Tuesday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the security situation in the country. The governors, 15 of whom were personally in attendance and others represented by their deputies, met in Asaba, the Delta State […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The Governors of the Southern States have at last been rudely woken up from their slumber to recognise that the people put under their charge are facing existential challenges. It is the people they combed the length and breadth of their states with promises to serve and pledges to protect. They took […]
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