Say doctrinal differences make proposed legislation ‘unnecessary, impracticable’ Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has rejected a bill seeking the establishment of a National Council of Christian Education, saying the proposal violates Sections 10 and 42(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. Rather than promoting a bill that violates the secular […]
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447,414 Nigerians in the diaspora enrolled The number of National Identification Numbers (NINs) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reached 101 million. According to the latest data from the NIMC, the issued NINs are now 101,013,279. The data show that in the last six months, the commission added 5,935,362 NINs to the […]
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Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo gestures as he enters the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on January 15, 2019, where judges were expected to issue rulings on requests by Gbagbo and ex-government minister Charles Ble Goude to have their prosecutions thrown out for lack of evidence. – The International Criminal […]
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President Bola Tinubu, right, on his first visit as president, being welcomed by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Former Anambra State governor Peter Obi on Friday retracted his acknowledgment of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President. Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party, contested and lost the 2023 presidential election to Tinubu who was declared the […]
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The Governor of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has said that plans are underway to launch palliatives to cushion the impact of petrol subsidy removal. To this end, his administration is putting every measure in place to make life easy for residents of the state. The Governor made the disclosure at a stakeholders’ meeting of […]
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By Olusola Adeyegbe Do you know that if we are truly desirous of saying only what is useful, we will hardly spend 33 percent of the time we spend talking presently? Instead of noble silence, we usually indulge in talking about all things under the sun, what we understand, and what we know nothing about. […]
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The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun has mourned the passage of the Amotekun commander in Ogun State, Ajibola Akinremi, who was also an ex-police commissioner. In a statement by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, FPPRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP on behalf of the entire officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, […]
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By Abdu Rafiu An unexpected disaster hit the world last week. It was hard and it came with speed. It was totally unexpected as the ongoing devastating Ukraine-Russian war and shooting conflict in Sudan had concentrated the minds. When will mankind come to their senses and shrink from destroying and polluting the world made out […]
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The Alaba Amalgamated Council has called on the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to probe the demolition exercise carried out by the Lagos State Building Control Agency at Alaba International Market, Ojo Local Government Area of the state. A statement signed by the council, and made available on Tuesday, revealed that over 30 properties worth […]
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