By Abdu Rafiu A great event occurred last week. The import of it may not have dawned on us or on a great many. Step forward for recognition, the likeable, the dynamic and committed governor of Lagos State, His Excellency, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He strikes me as one large-hearted governor who is easily touched by human […]
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One hundred political and thought leaders including 14 current Governors, 13 former Governors as well as three former Senate Presidents have met in Lagos to ‘rescue Nigeria’ and map a new consensus for national rebirth. The leaders, under the aegis of ‘The 2022 Committee’, said Nigeria must be secured, peaceful and united before the nation […]
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Lamentation of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, in reaction to gruesome killings in the land signposts more of legislative lame duck than executive’s helplessness to tackle insecurity. Clearly, the Lawan-led Ninth Assembly is not in want of evidence of a failed administration. The Houses are also abreast of the constitutional antidote to bad leadership that […]
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Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday warned that any party that fields a northern candidate in the 2023 Presidential election will lose. Akeredolu disclosed that Governors in the Southern part of the country under the auspices of the Southern Governors Forum are determined to ensure […]
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Deputy Commissioner of Police, Basil Idegwu (left); Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Musa Bello; Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu and FCT Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Yahaya Bello, at the stakeholders’ forum for the February 12 council election in Abuja…yesterday. Credit: Lucu Ladidi Ateko Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has […]
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The insurance industry has paid over N11 billion claims to insured individuals and organisations that suffered losses from the #EndSARS civil unrest in 2020. Disclosing this yesterday at a media briefing in Lagos, Chairman of Nigerian Insurers Association, NIA, Mr. Ganiyu Musa, noted that the industry claims payment on #EndSARS might get up to N20 […]
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• Lawan, agencies meet over alleged school fees increase • Lau replaces Bwacha as senate minority leader A bill seeking to increase the minimum education qualification for Nigeria’s President and other elective offices has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. Representative Adewunmi Onanuga (APC, Ogun) had sponsored the bill, which hopes to amend […]
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People following Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on his Facebook page have urged him to join the 2023 presidential race. The over one million commentators appreciated the progress of work at the site of the Nabo Graham-Douglas campus of the Nigerian Law School. They said the governor had lived up to his nickname as Mr. […]
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A subsidiary of Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has attributed the scarcity of petrol in parts of the country to the discovery of contaminated product. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in a statement, said methanol above Nigeria’s specification was discovered in a limited quantity of petrol in the supply chain. […]
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Eyebrow on provision that ministers should resign to contest for office INEC to get list of candidates Aug. 18 President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to reject the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022, it was learnt yesterday. Sources said those pushing against presidential assent to the bill anchor their argument on “certain anti-democratic and […]
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