Chairman, House Committee on INEC, Aisha Dukku (left); President Muhammadu Buhari; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; House of Reps Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila and Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC, Kabiru Gaya at the signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law at the State House, Abuja… yesterday. Credit: Philip Ojisua Commission To Study Law For Implementation […]
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Pupils and parents in Ondo State are feeling the pain of stoppage of free shuttle buses that eased transporation problem of schoolchildren in the past, Peter Dada writes. It is no longer news that the free shuttle buses, which used to convey pupils of primary and secondary schools to and from schools in Ondo State, […]
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Popular actor, Lateef Adedimeji, has said he is prepared for any backlash that may come his way for acting as politician and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Adedimeji, who is currently in a soon-to-be-released biopic on the set of the movie titled, ‘Last Man Standing’, said: “There will be a […]
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The Ebonyi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has urged security agencies in the country to relate with and treat journalists on election duties as partners in progress rather than foes. The request formed part of the communique issued by the council at the end of its monthly congress on Friday in Abakaliki. […]
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•We’ll consider review when formal communication is received –Lawan After heightened anxieties over the fate of the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill as the 2023 elections approach, President Muhammadu Buhari eventually signed the bill into law on Friday. The President’s assent came 25 days after receiving the reworked bill from the National Assembly. The Vice-President, […]
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I neither support secession nor oppose it Why I never contested in any election or held any public office Confirms role in emergence of Tinubu as governor of Lagos, speaks on Biafra Interviewing a soon-to-be 94-year-old man, who has been a lawyer for more than six decades, is never going to be an easy task. […]
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said that any proposed increase in allowances and salaries by the Academic Staff Union of Universities that is not in sync with the National Salaries and Wages Commission will not scale through. The minister also advised the union to work with what was obtainable with […]
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Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor The military on Friday assured Nigerians that its personnel were not contemplating sacking the government. It equally warned politicians to desist from dragging its officers and men into issues that had to do with politics. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, said these at a virtual […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama say Polish officials bar entry, demand visas, authorisation letters We’re hiding in bunkers, Internet down, can’t get food, fuel –Students The Federal Government on Friday said there can be no evacuation of Nigerians in Ukraine until the airports in the European country, which is under attack by Russia, […]
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Ex-Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, on Friday said his ambition to succeed the incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari in 2023, was seeking a job that requires brain and focus and not one that requires strength. He spoke at the palace of Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, when he visited the monarch, as he continues […]
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