Bauchi APC boss kicks after suspension from ward Professor Rufai Alkali has explained that he resigned as National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to allow fresh hands to bring new ideas to the party and improve on his modest contributions. Alkali disclosed this in a letter addressed to the party’s secretariat and […]
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CBN governor Godwin Emefiele and Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari… Photo: Twitter/NigeriaGOV By ignoring two interim orders of the Supreme Court, and seemingly disregarding a third final order for 10 days, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, ran afoul of the nation’s constitution and set a bad example for Nigerians. The […]
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• It’s Busy As Usual For Traders Under The Bridges As Govts Fail To Enforce Eviction Order • Closed Bridge To Be Re-opened By End Of May— Federal Works Controller One year after the fire incident at Apongbon market under the Eko bridge led to the partial closure of the bridge to vehicular movement, the […]
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• Train Now Runs One Trip Daily • Government Yet To Install Security Gadgets As Promised One year after the unfortunate terrorists’ attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service (AKTS), commercial operation on the corridor is fast becoming a shadow of its old self as the service has gone from the operation of eight trips daily […]
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Some Nigerians at a public function Statutorily, Nigeria is seven years behind in the conduct of its Population and Housing census. Ideally, a census should be conducted every 10 years, but since the last exercise held in 2006, multiple factors have prevented Nigeria from conducting the exercise as when due. A fresh exercise was due […]
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Labour Party’s Presidential candidate Peter Obi (C), flanked by wife Margaret (R) and his running mate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed (L), greets supporters during a campaign rally at Adamasingba Stadium in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, on November 23, 2022, ahead of the 2023 Nigerian presidential election. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP via Getty Images) The […]
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By Banji Ayoola As they surge about, seeking desperately for an opening, for an open and willing host through whom they will do evil. Who will be held responsible, and who shall eventually bear the responsibility before the incorruptible and perfect Laws. Do not attract, welcome or entertain them. Do not produce them either. Concentrate […]
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Three major factors contributed to Atiku Abubakar’s second consecutive loss in the Nigerian presidential election as the candidate of the PDP For the third time in his chequered political career, Atiku Abubakar, failed to win the presidential election as a candidate. He came a distant third in his first attempt in 2007 when he vied […]
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By Abimbola Adelakun Now that Nigeria’s next census date has been officially confirmed, I am curious if the exercise will provide a different picture of our population distribution or merely validate the status quo. Anyone who has been a Nigerian for long enough already knows that the national population is a continuation of the politics […]
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Regular electricity has continued to be a mirage for many Nigerian homes. Janet Ogundepo writes on how alternative power supply has increased deaths and contributed to the fast-depleting climatic and environmental conditions in the country. A few days after a businessman, Lawerence Olorungbo, his wife, and three children, moved into their newly rented apartment in […]
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