INEC Chairman Exactly one month to the commencement of campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has warned political parties and candidates against the use of masqueraders, public facilities and religious centres for campaigns. The commission asked political parties to align strictly with the provisions of the Electoral Act […]
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By Martins Oloja As a minister of the word, I would like to preach today some words of life to our people, especially our duty bearers, our leaders that God has given onerous responsibilities to run Nigeria to the glory of His Name. It has become clearer to the people of this country now that […]
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Former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday said he does not have a preferred candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Obasanjo had seperate meetings with Tinubu and Peter Obi in the last two weeks. Speaking in Minna, Niger State capital during a visit to former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Obasanjo said he only […]
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The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will commence its meeting by 4pm today. The NEC is the highest decision-making body of ASUU. The outcome of the NEC meeting will determine whether ASUU will call off its strike which began on Monday, February 14, 2022. “The meeting will start by 4pm,” […]
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The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is no longer an ‘Igbo project.’ The National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, said the Igbo had “exported him to the rest of Nigeria,” and added that Nigerians had “accepted and domesticated […]
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Embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, on Friday led members of the National Working Committee to the campaign office of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Central Business District in Abuja. The visit, which held behind closed doors for hours, also had Tinubu’s running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; […]
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Late Nollywood star actress Ada Ameh was laid to rest on Friday, August 26, 2022, exactly 40 days after her demise. The process leading to Ameh’s interment in Ogobia, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, was characterized by wailing, pain, and sorrow in her hometown. Ameh, who collapsed and died on July 17 in […]
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Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who was jailed for contempt by the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot, in controversial circumstances on July 27, regained his freedom on Friday. He speaks with Godfrey George about his one-month prison experience. Excerpts: Would you like to recount what your first day was like in […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has rejected an order given by the management of the institution for the resumption of academic activities. The Chairperson of the union, Dr Kayode Arogundade, who made this known on Friday, however, said the university’s Registrar, Ife Oluwole, was free to reopen the university […]
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Prof Afis Oladosu and his wife, Dr Habibah Oladosu-Uthman, are both lecturers in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan. The academic couple speak with Oluwafemi Morgan about the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities and how they have coped with the attendant non-payment of their salaries in the […]
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