Mother, son arrested for abducting, raping Ekiti SSS3 student for three years

The police in Ekiti State have rescued a girl who was abducted in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, three years ago on her way to an extramural lesson in preparation for her Senior Secondary School Examination. The victim, who was 15 years old when she was kidnapped in March 2019, was, however, carrying an eight-month […]

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Bamise murder: Lagos arraigns BRT driver

A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Nice Ominnikoron, a suspect in the murder of his 22-year-old passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwola, was yesterday arraigned at a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square. He was brought before Justice Sherifat Sonaike charged with conspiracy, murder and rape. Miss Ayanwola, on February 26, went missing after […]

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Get power before sharing it, Tambuwal tells PDP

• Denies saying South can’t win Presidency Sokoto State governor and a presidential aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has asked the party to strategise and work towards winning the elections rather than making zoning its principal objective. He spoke, yesterday, when he met with the caucus of former […]

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Southwest PDP leaders join governors, insist South should produce next president

The Southwest zone of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday aligned with the decision of Southern governors that the next President should come from the region. The zone also reaffirmed its position on restructuring the country in the interest of fairness, justice and equity. It expressed the desire for fair distribution of federal positions and […]

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Senate to debate judgment on Electoral Act today

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan The Senate will today debate a Federal High Court (FHC) judgment that voided Section 84(12) of the new Electoral Act. The decision followed a motion by Senator George Sekibo challenging the judgment. and what he considered as the destruction of “our work for over one year.” Sekibo, who demanded that the […]

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Reps probe nationwide blackout, queries power minister

Senate to debate court ruling on Section 84 (12) of Electoral Act Lawmakers seek recovery of N3tr debt owed by oil, gas firms House of Representatives, yesterday, began probe into the recent nationwide power outage, directing the Ministry of Power to take measures that would immediately address the challenge. Chairman, House Committee on Power, Magaji […]

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FG, states, local councils share N590.546 billion for February

Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N590.546 billion as February allocations among the Federal Government, states and local councils. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a virtual meeting of the committee for March released yesterday in Abuja. The sum comprises distributable statutory revenue of […]

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NYSC, INEC review pact for better deal for corps members during elections

Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim (left) and Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at the signing of a reviewed pact for better deal for corps member during elections in Abuja…yesterday. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reviewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Independent National […]

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APC throws screening open to all chairmanship aspirants

• Fears exclusion could lead to litigations • Yari warns President Buhari against imposition • Party to rake in N1 billion from sale of forms As All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention Screening Committee began its work on Tuesday evening, there were strong indications that all the national chairmanship aspirants will be cleared to face […]

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