INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Development not surprising, erring staff will be sanctioned, INEC vows Don’t make Nigeria a problem for West Africa, Electoral Forum chair warns politicians WACSI: 2023 poll test of Nigeria’s democratic strength With less than 100 days to the 2023 general elections, claims of double registration and underage voters have trailed […]
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Ex-Foreign Affairs minister, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, has said that the British and United States governments “lobbied’ him to facilitate the adoption of same-sex marriage in Nigeria. He stated this when he appeared as a guest on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Wednesday. “I am not in favour of man and man marriage or woman […]
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Obi: I know Nigeria’s problem The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he knows the root of the problem in the country. He stated this in Rivers State on Thursday, as he was invited by the state governor, Nyesom Wike, to inaugurate the Nkpolu-Oroworokwo Flyover, the ninth flyover of Wike’s administration. […]
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Oyo State Government has urged residents in the State to embrace the habit of waste sorting and recycling. Speaking through its Waste Management consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd., on Monday, the State Government said this is part of efforts to reduce pressure on landfills in the State. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and […]
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Davido, Wizkid Music star, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, expressed support for his colleague, Davido, at his just-concluded concert in New York. Fans were thrilled when Davido’s debut hit, “Dami Duro”, was played at the soldout event which held at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. During the performance, DJ Tunez, who played the song, […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor. In its latest National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report launched on Thursday, the NBS said that 63 per cent of Nigerians are poor due to a lack of access to health, education, and living standards, alongside unemployment and shocks. The MPI offers […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The country has slipped inexorably into election fever with the flag-off of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential campaign in Jos on Tuesday. The Peoples Democratic Party had kicked off its own on 10 October in Akwa Ibom, the home state of high-flier Governor Udom Emmanuel. Mr. Emmanuel is the chairman of […]
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The President, Ikeja Dynamic Lions Club,. Lion Alo Michael (fourth right) and others at the programme To commemorate World Sight Day, Ikeja Dynamic Lions Club, Lions International, District 404B2 Nigeria empowered about 200 members of Alausa Community, Ikeja Lagos in the project that featured screening, donation of eyeglasses, distribution of eye drops and drugs. Speaking […]
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The police in Ekiti State, on Wednesday, took over the state House of Assembly complex in a bid to forestall an alleged planned invasion of the legislative building. This came less than 24 hours after the Assembly elected its former Leader of Government Business, Gboyega Aribisogan, as the new Speaker. The armed policemen were stationed […]
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Security Operatives have occupied a notorious hideout for suspected cultists on Azikiwe street in Mile 2 Diobu Port Harcourt dubbed ‘Cultism Lane’, seven days after a raid of some brothels on the same street. It was learned that the raid of the cultists’ den by Police and other sister agencies a few days ago led […]
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