Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom has engaged the services of lawyers to defend the senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. He made this known on Wednesday while giving details about the outcome of a closed session held by the […]
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Fight terrorism scientifically, ex-naval officer urges govt Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, urged the government to halt security breaches in the country and prevent the establishment of camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the South as obtained in some parts of the North. In a statement issued by National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Jare Ajayi, […]
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan (C) accompanied by Nigerian Government Secretary and Senator Anyim Pius Anyim (L) and conference chairman Justice Idris Kutigi arrive to attend the inauguration of the national conference to tackle the country’s burning issues in Abuja on March 17, 2014. Jonathan has finally explained why he didn’t implement the CONFAB report. Photo: […]
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A forensic psychologist, Dr. Law Mefor, has described David Nwamini Ukpo, the man at the centre of the organ saga leading to the arrest and remand of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Dr. Beatrice as a serial liar, who should not be taken seriously. Mefor was reacting to a Facebook post, […]
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Below is the full, unedited text of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s written responses to questions posed by Bloomberg News: Q1. You campaigned for office with a pledge to fight corruption, secure the country and fix the economy. How would you rate your performance in fulfilling those pledges during your eight years in office? Why has […]
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The Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, The Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, and Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, yesterday, called on Nigerians to take the 2023 general election very seriously. They also tasked them to jettison sentiments and tribalism, and vote for credible leaders that would take the country out […]
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By Nick Dazang While Nigerians waited with bated breath for President Muhammadu Buhari, last week, to pick his successor via consensus as he had earlier pleaded with governors and other prominent stakeholders of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), the President made an about-turn. He announced, through one of his spokespersons, that all aspirants should […]
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Ganduje, Masari, el-Rufai on the list Northwest favoured due to block votes amid Muslim/Muslim consideration Kalu justifies APC’s Muslim/Muslim ticket ACF ex-scribe, Sani warns parties, says Muslim-Muslim ticket recipe for crisis Baring any last minute change, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will today release the name of his […]
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Several groups have warned the All Progressives Congress (APC), especially its presidential flag bearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, against flaunting a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 general elections. The Nigerian Youths Coalition (NYC) said the move would amount to the APC beating the drums of religious war. At a world press conference in Abuja, NYC President […]
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This file photo taken on February 06, at Mairi village outskirts of Maiduguri capital of northeast Borno State, shows young girls fleeing from Boko Haram Islamists walking past burnt livestock. / AFP / Stringer Despite the frenetic state of the election primaries, the sporadic violence erupting in many parts of the country and the resultant […]
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