“We must stop playing with the future of our youths” Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, has urged the Federal Government to re-open negotiation with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, he condemned the disruption of academic activities as a result of strikes by the university lecturers. […]
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By Albert Olajide Akinyemi Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, the recent primary elections significantly produced two political heavyweights, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, as presidential flag bearers of their respective political parties, APC and PDP, being the two major political parties in Nigeria. Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a former governor of Lagos State, […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Delta Command, has urged motorists to drive with utmost caution and care to avoid road traffic crashes, especially in the rainy season. The Sector Commander, Udeme Eshiet, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Asaba. According to him, drivers should apply […]
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Osun State governor Adegboyega Oyetola as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday, July 16 governorship election in the state. A governorship aspirant on the APC platform in Osun, Moshood Adeoti, had filed the suit seeking the nullification of […]
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A court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared the ban on Twitter in Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari unlawful. The court, according to deputy director of Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) Kolawole Oluwadare, also ordered the Nigerian government led by Buhari not to repeat such. Nigeria in July 2021 […]
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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has directed all its members in Osun State to vote for the candidate of Accord Party in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. In a communique issued at the end of an emergency meeting in Osogbo, the state capital, on Thursday, which was signed by the State Chairman, Dr Charles […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has signed into law the first amendment to the Ondo State Security Network Agency Law, codenamed Amotekun. The Governor, who assented to the bill at the State Executive Chamber of his office, noted that the new amendment became imperative in light of the heightened insecurity across the state. He […]
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Pilgrims on their way to Hajj After the completion of the 2022 hajj, Nigerian pilgrims will start returning home tomorrow. This was disclosed yesterday by the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan. Hassan disclosed this during this year’s post-Arafat meeting with stakeholders held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. He […]
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Lagos fixes bottleneck at NNPC junction, Ejigbo, Lagos …yesterday. Photo: Jesutomi Akomolafe Hundreds of dealers, and agents to be thrown out of business Used cars from China, and Europe not captured on the VIN system Dealers fear only Nigerian-used vehicles will be on market soon Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz are not included in the new valuation […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The rate at which events are piling up is mind-boggling. It is not even the acceleration and intensification of these events that are shattering as much as their content. Hardly is one able to catch his breath than purveyors of information assail us with fresh incidents, what they define as Breaking News, […]
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