Indonesian police stand guard next to damaged vehicles after an explosion outside a church in Makassar on March 28, 2021. (Photo by Indra Abriyanto/ AFP) An explosion occurred outside a cathedral in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, local media reported, in what a priest described as a suicide attack. But the blast’s cause […]
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The case of Itunu Babalola, a Nigerian jailed in Ivory Coast will initially appear to be a scene out of a movie script by an imaginative writer of fiction but, sadly, it happened to a Nigerian citizen based in Ivory Coast. From evidence gathered from the media, Babalola had gone to the police authorities there […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari (right), welcoming President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad to the Presidential Villa in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua says new strategy can eradicate insurgents The President of Chad Republic, Marshal Idris Deby Itno, yesterday, decried terrorism in the continent, stating that the crusade against the menace in the Lake Chad Basin and the […]
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A lamp post outside the White House is adorned with Chinese and US national flags in Washington. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images China on Saturday announced sanctions against two Americans, a Canadian and a rights advocacy body over their criticism of Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs, but Washington said the tit-for-tat measure would only intensify […]
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Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has urged the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) to improve the mechanism for school monitoring and evaluation of projects. He said this would promote quality education in the country. The governor spoke when the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic […]
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Indonesian police carry a bag with the remains of a suspected suicide bomber after an explosion outside a church in Makassar on March 28, 2021. Indra Abriyanto / AFP An Indonesian cathedral was rocked by a suicide bombing on Sunday with body parts littering the chaotic scene as Christians inside celebrated the start of Holy […]
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INEC Should Go After Other Electoral Fraud Perpetrators – CISLAC Passage Of Electoral Reform Bill Is Vital Skewing Electoral Outcomes Must Have Dire Consequences – CDD Last week’s conviction of Prof. Peter Ogban for election fraud may have drawn applause from a broad spectrum of the society, but stakeholders insist that the journey to Utopia […]
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Global Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, First Bank Limited, Mrs. Folake Ani-Mumuney (left); Chairman, Board of Trustees, Women in Management, Business and Public Service. WIMBIZ, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo; Publisher, The Guardian, Lady Maiden Alex-Ibru; Guest Speaker/wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi; wife of Kebbi State Governor, Hajiya Aisha Atiku Bagudu and Representative of […]
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Friday said some elements within the system used to free money were accusing him of “messing with their honeypots.” Makinde said the people had continued to threaten him regarding his 2023 re-election ambition. In spite of that, the governor said his administration would continue to block the loopholes […]
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Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State says no serious politician will ignore the opportunity of becoming the President of Nigeria. Fayemi, who is also Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, said this on a Channel’s Televisions programme, ‘Hard Copy’, which was televised on Friday. Responding to a question laughingly, Fayemi, who has been endorsed for the Presidency […]
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