By Sonnie Ekwowusi The abortion directives issued last week by the Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the effect that Lagosians can now “safely” kill their unborn babies without any qualms are illegal and therefore null and void. Frankly speaking, I don’t know why Mr. Sanwo-Olu has allowed himself to be drafted into the […]
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As the tenure of the incumbent president of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, rounds off, with barely a month to go, prominent lawyers have commenced preparations to contest the association’s number one position. The election, which holds every two years, ushers in a new set of executives to pilot the affairs of the body. […]
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All Progressives Congress Presidential Standard-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (left) and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, during Tinubu’s arrival at Abuja Airport …yesterday. Livid Northwest governors reject Tinubu’s VP pick, says source Lawan, APC Northeast caucus laud Shettima’s choice Nigeria a secular state, Anglican Bishop warns Power will return to Northern Muslims after a […]
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‘Power supply won’t progress without takeover of DisCos, poor GenCos’ Tsavsar: Blame government for power sector woes Nigerians are gradually inching towards the moment of anagnorisis as bank-backed reforms in the nation’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) are revealing the true state and regulatory gaps among the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission […]
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Mourners pay their respects to former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Photo: Reuters Mourners lined the streets of central Tokyo on Tuesday to bid farewell to assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, as his hearse was driven past political landmarks after a private funeral. The country’s longest-serving prime minister was gunned down on Friday while […]
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Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress over the party’s decision to fly a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 election. APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, announced former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate despite opposition from some quarters to a same-faith ticket. The thespian announced […]
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Afenifere chieftain and former Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae, on Sunday, expressed fear over the possible conduct of next year’s general election. Also, he blamed the ethnic agitation in the country on the politics of exclusion allegedly being played by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on the state of the nation at Saint […]
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Fuel queues on Herbert Macaulay Way, Opposite NNPC Tower, Central Business District, Abuja. Photo: Olatunji Obasa The lingering fuel scarcity worsened in some parts of the country with motorists buying petrol between N300 and N350-litre in Abuja on Monday. Some Abuja residents, who spoke with our correspondent, lamented the spike in the price of PMS […]
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The Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu, has called for support in implementing the National Water Resources Bill, saying it is not targeted at grabbing states’ land and waterways. Adamu made the call at the advocacy and sensitisation workshop on implementation of the 2013 Water Resources Masterplan in Abuja. He explained that the bill […]
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The Presidency has faulted payment of ransom to secure the release of persons kidnapped by bandits and terrorists, saying such payments worsen the insecurity in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said that Presiden Muhammadu Buhari had fulfilled his campaign promises especially on the economy, security […]
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