Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari recently called on residents of the state to defend themselves, following massive cases of abductions and killings by terrorists. It was a clear call on citizens to take up arms and fight back the rampaging bandits. He was not alone. Other prominent citizens had previously made similar call. The […]
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Freed abducted schoolboys Security experts and analysts generally do not think highly of a bill before the National Assembly that seeks to criminalise payment of ransom to kidnappers. The bill seeks to amend the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act, 2013. It was sponsored by the senator representing Imo East Senatorial District, Ezenwa Onyewuchi, and prescribes a […]
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A review of the facts of how the cases played out in court reveals why the two senators’ similar journeys as sureties for high-profile defendants took them to different destinations. By Ade Adesomoju Ali Ndume, the Borno South senator, knew he had got into trouble after Abdulrasheed Maina, the man he stood surety for, jumped […]
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Nigeria is a country where practitioners in virtually every profession, trade, vocation, etc. has a union. We find a lot of them in all sectors of the economy. That is why we hear about unions like the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which has become notorious for embarking on strikes that keep university undergraduates […]
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By Ayodele Afolabi Ekiti is on the march again as politicians are preparing for the 2022 governorship poll. Although aspirants are still keeping their aspirations to their chests, especially in the ruling All Progressives Party (APC), the former governor Segun Oni, has expressed his resolve to take another shot at the Oke Ayoba Government House. He […]
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Residents of Ondo State will on Saturday, October 10, visit their various polling units to elect who will oversee the affairs of the state for the next four years. Even though the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said that 17 political parties will take part in the election, the race to the Alagbaka Government House […]
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As the newly constituted seven-man caretaker committee of Peoples Democratic Party assumes duty in Ekiti State, Associate Editor, Sam Egburonu, reports that concerned stakeholders are looking for ways of reconciling the leaders of the two warring factions loyal to former Governor Ayo Fayose and Senator Biodun Olujimi respectively. As the seven-man caretaker committee, constituted during […]
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While many had given up hope about President Muhammadu Buhari addressing Nigerians as other world leaders are doing daily on the COVID-19 pandemic to reassure their citizens, his outing would turn out what many have described as just an address. For many, it merely fulfilled all righteousness about speech making, which they say is lacking […]
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NBy Josiah Oluwole All contentions attending the 2019 presidential election was officially brought to an end on Wednesday following the dismissal by the Supreme Court of the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, further stretching the strain of losses by the opposition parties and their candidates at the apex […]
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