The Federal Capital Territory Administration has demolished the Divine Words of Jesus Christ Church, including a school and orphanage in Kubwa, a satellite town in Abuja, despite a pending suit before a Federal Capital Territory High Court. The demolition of the orphanage by the Department of Development Control officials has, however, rendered 150 orphans homeless. […]
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‘There are days we sleep without eating’ As President Muhammadu Buhari promises to consolidate on fighting insecurity and reviving the economy during presentation of his Certificate of return, women like Zainab Muhammad from Zabarmari about 10 kIometres away from Maiduguri, among numerous other voters at the last general elections, queued despite threats of bomb blast […]
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Parties to the dispute over the last governorship election in Ekiti State have besieged the Court of Appeal in Abuja in anticipation of the outcome of the judgment in the case, scheduled for tonight. The Ekiti State Election Tribunal, which later sat in Abuja owing to problem of insecurity in Ekiti, delivered judgment on January […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has laid a good foundation for Nigeria’s economic recovery, the All Progressives Congress, APC National Leader, Senator Bola Tinubu, has said. He spoke in Abuja on Thursday at the 11th edition of the Bola Tinubu Colloquium marking his 67th birthday, where he explained the Next Level policy of the Buhari administration and […]
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A Federal High Court Thursday revoked the bail of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and ordered his arrest. Justice Binta Nyako ruled that the court gave the order because Kanu failed to appear in court after his bail was granted in April 2017. Kanu was first arrested in October 2015 […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said democracy is taking root in Africa, but warned that rising political stars would struggle to unseat old leaders unless they join forces during elections. Obasanjo, who was a military ruler for three years from 1976 and then a civilian leader from 1999 to 2007, said African countries are making […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola have asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to reverse the majority judgment given on March 22 this year by the state election tribunal. The tribunal had, by a majority judgment of two members, voided the election of Oyetola, pronounced Ademola Adeleke of […]
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared that the dramatic probe into links between his election campaign and Russia amounted to “treason.” Speaking on Fox News, Trump said the probe, which culminated in clearing him of allegations that he colluded with Moscow, a “very dark period” and he appeared to threaten those he blames for the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as he marks his 67th birthday tomorrow, describing him as one of the strong pillars of Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the president joined the APC family […]
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INEC gives certificates of return to govs-elect, others explains why Zamfara State was omitted The Court of Appeal on Thursday granted Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February presidential election permission to serve his petition on President Muhammadu Buhari through substituted means. While moving the ex parte motion, counsel […]
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