There are indications the powers of the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may be drastically whittled down in the new constitution proposed by the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) of the party. The draft copy of the constitution, which is subject to ratification of the National Convention slated for next month, also […]
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Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum and Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday, said his government was ready to negotiate with unknown gunmen and empower them only if they are ready to turn a new leaf and repent. He stated this at the Grand Finale of a seven-day prayer and fasting at the Christian Ecumenical Centre, […]
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Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli security forces amid clashes in Jerusalem’s Old City on May 8, 2021. Emmanuel Dunand / AFP Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in annexed east Jerusalem, where clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police have left scores of Palestinians injured. After delivering his Regina Caeli prayer […]
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India is currently undergoing the world’s worst Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, with 403,738 fresh infections and 4,092 deaths in the past 24 hours, the government said on Sunday. The numbers brought the overall caseload to over 22 million and the death toll to 242,362 in the country reeling under the second wave of the pandemic, data […]
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Police Inspector General Usman Baba The Police Command in Ogun has warned hoodlums planning to attack stations in the state to shun such intentions in order not to face wrath of the law. ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), made this known on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of […]
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Palestinians assist a wounded protester run amid clashes with Israeli security forces outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City on May 8, 2021. Emmanuel Dunand/ AFP Tensions ran high Sunday in annexed east Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinians were wounded in a weekend of clashes between protesters and Israeli security forces, sparking global concern […]
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Senate Warns Against Rushing Bill Into Law Reforms A Must For Transparent, Fair Polls – PDP INEC Hopeful Of New Act By June ‘Delay Shows Insincerity Of Political Leadership’ With the 2023 general elections less than two years away, the much-awaited Electoral Reform Act is yet to be passed into law. And President Muhammadu Buhari […]
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By Martins Oloja As I was saying on this sixth anniversary of the Buhari administration, our leaders at all levels have a responsibility to swallow their pride and vanity and focus intentionally on robust investment in education quality, lest we will continue to celebrate excuses and continue to read from Walter Rodney’s lamentation book, “How The […]
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Twenty-two years after Nigeria’s return to presidential democracy, politicians have continued to play tricks with the country’s Electoral Act. Even with several attempts to retool the crucial implement for credible polls, only in 2010, 11 years into the nascent democracy could a review, albeit imperfect alteration, sail through. Overtime, Nigerians saw how elections came and […]
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By Onyedika Agbedo As Nigeria contends with escalating insecurity, it has become obvious that unless the country mops up illicit arms circulating in its territory, citizens’ hope of sleeping with their two eyes closed might remain elusive. Last Sunday, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) disclosed that its officials in Ebonyi State intercepted about 753 live ammunition […]
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