By Okoh Aihe The Nigerian government was effusive last week as it announced lifting the ban which it placed on Twitter since June 4, 2021. Like a flash, the news trended globally, with local and international media organisations feasting on the statement from government, to the effect that the action was taken after the microblogging […]
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• FG acknowledges concerns, hopes to improve revenue generation • Lawan: Govt will keep borrowing to fund development until revenue rises • Scale downsize of government, cost of governance, says Yusuf As the Federal Government continues to explore new measures of raising revenue through tax reforms, there are concerns that no amount of tax revenue […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for rejecting popular calls for state police and alleged mismanagement of Nigeria’s economy. Also, they asked the National Assembly to override the president’s veto of the 2010 Electoral Amendment Bill Act. These were part of their decisions at a crucial meeting in Port Harcourt, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it will release the timetable for the 2023 general elections once the Electoral Act Amendment Bill is signed into law. Its Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this in Abuja during the commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with political parties. He said: “On the Electoral Amendment Bill […]
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By Victor Emmanuel Uwah Cry for me while I am yet on earth, Before I depart from it in death, That the Lord may perchance for your sake My earthly sojourn rewarding make. Cry, and the Lord may possibly hear, That naught will I hold on earth so dear Which may entangle my soul therein […]
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The Senate has assured that it will expeditiously look into the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill that President Muhammadu Buhari last year refused assent to it after the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the bill. In his welcome address after the Christmas and New year break, the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad […]
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AGAINST the backdrop of the planned labour cum civil society protest over the alleged planned removal of petroleum subsidy, President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, yesterday categorically declared that President Muhammadu Buhari has not directed anyone in his administration to implement the removal of petroleum subsidy. Recall that the organized labour through the leadership […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s legacies are strong and difficult to be dismantled by anybody, according to the Presidency. It sais in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu: “So many in the political elites of this country cannot wait for the President’s second term in office […]
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Lionel Messi was back in full training with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19 at the end of last year. The Argentina attacker was seen warming up with his PSG teammates in a video clip posted by the club on Twitter. Messi contracted the virus whilst on holiday […]
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• We are on their trail, says police • Monarchs rally against bandits, killer-herders in Ondo Commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway are currently in fear of being kidnapped, following reports of several abductions on the road. It was learnt that the kidnappers on Saturday, January 8, 2022, abducted five passengers, while another person, Ibrahim Tiamiyu, […]
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