A bricklayer, Ifedayo Mohammed, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ondo City, Ondo State, for recording the nude video of a woman, Faith Ogunyemi, without her consent. The 32-year-old defendant was said to have committed the offence on Ore-Ofe Street, Ile-Oluji, the headquarters of the Ile-Oluji/Oke Igbo Local Government Area of the […]
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The Presidency, on Monday, claimed that the security situation has improved nationwide in the last seven years, warranting the removal of security barricades around the Media Trust Head office in Abuja. “Seven years is a long time and their new managers may be unaware that in 2015, The Daily Trust needed barriers around their premises […]
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Buhari with APC governors The All Progressives Congress governors on Monday at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari expressed reservation over the manner the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, handled the selection of his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima. It was gathered that it took the intervention of the President to pacify the governors and […]
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The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, 21 governors and other stalwarts will storm Osogbo, the Osun State capital, for a mega rally in support of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. It will signal the end of the campaign for Oyetola’s re-election in Saturday’s governorship […]
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested one of the terror suspects, Suleiman Sidi, who escaped from the Medium Security Correctional Centre, Kuje, during an attack on the facility last week. Spokesman of the Agency, Femi Babafemi said in a statement that the fleeing terror suspect was arrested in the early […]
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By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa According to the United Nations Development Programme Office, there are nine (9) core characteristics of democratic rule, to wit: (i) Participation (ii) Rule of Law (iii) Transparency (iv) Responsiveness (v) Consensus (vi) Orientation (vii) Equity (viii) Effectiveness; and (ix) Efficiency. 1.1 Participation: The idea of popular participation is crucial to both democratization […]
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Charles Mekwunye (SAN), has asked a Federal High Court, Lagos, to nullify the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) approval of the acquisition of Union Bank by Titan Trust Bank. Mekwunye, through his team of lawyers, led by Mr A.M Makinde (SAN), had earlier sued Union Global Partners Ltd (1st […]
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By Sly Edaghese Apart from Peter Obi, the Labor Party flag bearer, who has inundated every space on the social media platform with what he had done while in office as a governor, other presidential aspirants have not been so voluble with what they did in the past nor what they intend to bring to […]
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Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has put its state councils on standby to declare a solidarity strike for university-based unions. A statement jointly signed by the National President and Acting Secretary-General, Biobelemoye Josiah and Auwalu Kiyawa, clarified that the body would not hesitate to act if the Federal Government fails to resolve […]
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Asks lecturers to consider generational consequences of prolonged strike President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Daura, Katsina State, called on Academic Staff Union of Universities to reconsider their position on the prolonged strike, expressing worry that the hiatus will have generational consequences on families, the educational system and future development of the country. Buhari who […]
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