Ekiti reintroduces History into school curriculum

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi Following the footsteps of its Oyo State counterpart, Ekiti State government on Wednesday ordered the reintroduction of History as an independent subject in public primary schools in the state. The Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Prof. Femi Akinwumi, gave the directive in Ado Ekiti, while […]

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2023 elections unlikely, Nigeria progressing to anarchy – Falae

Chief Olu Falae, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, served as Minister of Finance in 1990, and contested as a presidential candidate in 1999. In this interview with Peter Dada, he speaks about politics in Nigeria, among others. As you can see, political activities have resumed both at the national and the […]

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Jonathan: APC extends deadline for submission of forms

Jonathan, We can’t do anything about Jonathan defecting to APC, it’s not new to politicians — ACF Tinubu, Bakare submit form As APC Professionals laud Buhari’s decision on Amaechi, Ngige, others Tinubu’ll go home if he loses, says Babachir Jonathan eligible to run for president — Agbakoba The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has extended […]

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PDP dumps zoning, throws presidential ticket open

After months of speculations, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has finally thrown open the contest for its presidential ticket to all aspirants in the race. The decision was taken at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday night. The NEC appointed former Senate President, David Mark chairman of the party’s National Convention Organising […]

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Ministers’ exit: Buhari bows to pressure, APC panel may demand resignation letters

Nwajiuba, Onu, Akpabio resign, Malami, Ngige retain seats Action belated, could have saved nation from drama, SANs berate Buhari There are strong indications that members of the Federal Executive Council who have declared their intention to contest the 2023 presidential election may appear before the All Progressives Congress screening committee with copies of their letters […]

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Political parties and obscene money politics

Going by the way that the two major political parties in Nigeria namely the sitting All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have carried about lately, it is hard to not conclude that Nigerian politics –and, in turn both public office and public service have become ‘financialized’. This is to say that everything […]

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Electoral Act: Three ministers resign, others in a fix

Appeal Court knocks lower court on Section 84 (12) Akpabio, Onu, media aide obey Buhari’s directive, resign Education junior minister resigned April 28 Ngige: I will consult my constituency before I resign Late resignation may hurt ministers’ ambition, stirs up legal debate over 30-day ultimatum before primaries Reps align with Senate, amend Electoral Act for […]

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Appeal Court sets aside judgment voiding Section 84(12) of Electoral Act 2022

The Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. In a judgment on Wednesday in Abuja, a three-member panel of the court headed by Justice Hamma Akawu Barka held that the Federal High Court Umuahia had […]

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