Human trafficking Seeks integrated approach to tackle menace of trafficking The United Nations, (UN) International Organization for Migration, (IOM), has said that it rescued a total of 27, 000 Nigerian migrants across 82 countries in the past five years. IOM’s chief of mission in Nigeria, Prestage Murima, said out of the 27, 000 rescues, 3,599 […]
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The Police Command in Lagos State has placed its operatives on red alert over alleged plans to attack the state by suspected gunmen. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin. According to him, the command is not unmindful of intelligence reports suggesting that Lagos State could […]
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Osun election. Photo/Facebook/inecnigeria The just-concluded gubernatorial elections in Osun State showed one of the beauties of democracy – that is, the people-power to freely elect their leaders at the polls. Despite a pocket of roguish disturbances, vote-buying and inducements, more conspicuous was the courage of dissatisfied people to floor an incumbent; the umpire showing ability […]
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JAMB students The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), during its policy meeting held on July 21, pegged the minimum cut-off score for admission into the country’s universities at 140 for the 2022/2023 academic session. It put that of Polytechnics at 120, and Colleges of Education at 100. Two years back, it had approved 160 […]
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Path To Collaboration Not Exhausted, Says Omo-Agege Senators Peeved By Buhari’s Failure On Security –Adeyemi Lawmakers Unserious–Babatope Indication Of Buhari’s Failure–Uwazuruike What would the impeachment of a President, who has just 10 months to complete his term, achieve? Have the federal lawmakers exhausted all avenues for a productive synergy with the Presidency before waiving the […]
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President Has Failed People — US Airforce Veteran, Ashiru Says Govt Insensitive In Handling Of Kidnap-for-ransom Experts Berate Buhari For Constantly Ignoring Intelligence NASS Urged To Save Country From Insecurity ‘To Outlaw Ransom Payments, There Must Be Alternatives For People’ HURIWA Canvasses Death Penalty For Operatives Colluding With Terrorists, Kidnappers With pervasive insecurity, President Muhammadu […]
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Determined, sufficiently-resourced, well-armed and aided by the weakness of the Nigerian state, Islamic terrorists of various stripes – Boko Haram, Ansaru, ISWAP, bandits, and Fulani herdsmen – are moving to achieve their avowed aim of overthrowing the Nigerian state. On Sunday, they demonstrated their confidence, and ability to operate anywhere in the country by ambushing […]
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Opposition against the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress deepened on Friday as popular Christian members of the party vowed to mobilise voters against it in 2023. The aggrieved Christian members said the decision of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to pick a fellow Muslim from the northern part of the […]
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A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and a former Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, on Saturday met with Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt on Saturday. The closed-door meeting held at Wike’s private residence at his country home in Rumueprikom in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has advised Nigerians to resist the urge of succumbing to speculative activities of some players in the foreign exchange market in the face of rising demand for foreign exchange for both goods and services by Nigerians. In a statement on Friday, the Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr Osita Nwanisobi, said […]
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