Police say gunman had planned a 3rd attack Zaed Mustafa, in wheelchair, brother of Hamza and son of Khalid Mustafa killed in the Friday, March 15 mosque shootings reacts during their burial at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) A father and son who fled the […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday declined the request by the African Action Congress (AAC) for an order of interim injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from among others, announcing winners of the last governorship and State Assembly elections in Rivers State. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo ordered plaintiffs’ lawyer, Tawo Tawo […]
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The supplementary governorship election scheduled for March 23 in states where the March 9 governorship election was declared inconclusive may not hold in Adamawa. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gave this indication in Yola Wednesday when it said it would abide by a ruling of the Adamawa State high court expected on Thursday, March […]
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By Dayo Omoogun With re-engineered leadership momentum and motivated workforce sparked by the Acting Director-General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms. Mary Uduk, Dayo Omoogun, in this piece portends that the Commission is on the trajectory of a new dawn… After a long dark night, comes a glorious dawn. Watchers of the Nigerian […]
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By Banji Ayoola Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa would be renamed after a former Governor of the state, the late Dr Kokumo Olusegun Agagu. The late governor was an illustrious son of Iju Odo in Okitipupa Local Government area of the state, in Ondo South Senatorial District, who died at 65 […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party has petitioned the National Judicial Council over what it called the violation of the Constitution and Electoral Act by Justice Ekwo Inyang of the Federal High Court by sitting on a matter that it said ought to have been handled by an election petition tribunal, as created by the provisions of […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday debunked a rumour that its candidate for the 2019 gubernatorial election in Lagos State Jimi Agbaje has dumped the party. “This is to disclaim the rumour going around, that our governorship candidate, Mr Olujimi Agbaje, has left the PDP,” the State Secretary of the party, Prince Muiz Dosumu said […]
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In discussing the burning issue of restructuring the political and administrative framework of Nigeria, the major question to be addressed is: how can we effectively manage ethnic and religious plurality and diversity in our federation? Added to this is question on whether the political architecture of Nigeria is truly reflective of the federalist principles, which […]
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Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday morning, signed the Senate’s version of the National Minimum Wage Bill, 2019 (SB 722). The Bill passed the Third Reading stage at the Senate on Tuesday.
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A cross section of civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday in Abuja lauded the Senate for approving the N30,000 minimum wage. Mr Moses Oga, a civil servant praised the Senate for taking the bold step after several negotiations between labour and the Federal Government. He said the new development was good for […]
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