President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president became just the third occupant of the […]
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The Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, Benjamin Uwajumogu, is dead. Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha confirmed the death of Uwajumogu to reporters at the Senate on Wednesday. He was said to have slumped in the toilet while taking his bath and rushed to a private hospital in Apo, Abuja where he […]
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Ahead of the 2023 elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has set up a national reconciliation committee to reunite with aggrieved members nationwide. The ten man committee is to be headed by Senate President Ahmed Lawan. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa- Onilu, said in a statement in Abuja that the committee […]
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Sotitobiire Praising Chapel, Osinle Quarters, Akure, the Ondo State capital was set ablaze on Wednesday by angry youths who were protesting the disappearance of a one-year-old boy, Gold Kolawole, during a church service in November. He was allegedly abducted at the children’s section of the church and his whereabouts have since been unknown. Already, the […]
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The Supreme Court has upheld the victory of Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Oyo State Governor in the March 9 governorship election. Makinde had polled 515, 621 votes defeating, his closest rival, Mr Adebayo Adelabu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 357,982 votes. The apex court, in a […]
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday President Donald Trump posed an “ongoing threat” to the country’s security that left Democrats “no choice” but to impeach him. “It is tragic that the president’s reckless actions make impeachment necessary. He gave us no choice,” said Pelosi, launching a debate in the House of Representatives on impeaching […]
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The Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba (FNPHY), Lagos, Dr Oluwayemi Ogun, on Wednesday said the hospital admitted a total of 727 psychiatric patients this year. Ogun, made the disclosure at the hospital’s 2019 Presentation of the Medical Director Score Card in Lagos. She said the 727 admitted psychiatric patients was in contrast […]
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US President Donald Trump faced his ultimate political crisis Wednesday in a historic congressional vote to impeach him for abuse of office, forever staining the billionaire’s record and supercharging the nation’s divides. The House of Representatives opened its session with a prayer for “wisdom” by its chaplain, before debate on the resolution regarding “impeaching of […]
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Though the impact of border closure may appear to be waning, festive-induced demand has taken a toll on food prices, as the consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 11.85 percent (year-on-year) in November 2019. This is 0.24 percent points higher than the rate recorded in October 2019 (11.61) percent Increases were recorded […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to “walk the talk” in his promise to bequeath a legacy of free, fair and credible elections to the nation. In a statement on Tuesday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said the President’s declaration to leave a legacy of free and fair elections […]
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