Few days after military operations in Zamfara State killed two leaders of terror groups and their followers, another kingpin, Bello Turji, has released dozens of victims his group kidnapped. He has released 52 kidnap victims as part of his efforts to appease the Zamfara State government towards granting him an amnesty. Informed sources in the […]
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As public and private primary and secondary schools in Lagos prepare to resume for the commencement of the second term on Tuesday, authorities in the state have said the embattled Dowen College, a secondary school located in Lekki, will not be reopening. The government said until investigations into the unfortunate incident of the death of […]
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Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Otunba Gani Adams The O’odua Peoples Congress (OPC) has dissociated itself from a coalition of 57 Yoruba groups allegedly rooting for South-West pro-restructuring presidential candidate in 2023. The OPC Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin, in a statement, denied the involvement of Gani Adams in the mega accord, saying such moves were […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo did the uncommon in September 2015 by making public sketchy details of their asset declarations, although, it was in response to growing pressure on them to fulfil a major campaign promise. The presidency released the details of the duo’s asset declarations in a statement a few days […]
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Despite the ongoing debate among Nigeria intelligentsia and pro-democracy activists for its passage and assent to the Electoral Amendment Bill, the Inter-Party Advisory Council, a pressure group of the 18 registered political parties on Monday advised otherwise. While warning that Nigeria does not yet have the political maturity for its take off in the 2023 […]
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A former Attorney-General of Oyo State, Michael Lana, has petitioned Governor Seyi Makinde claiming that Otun Olubadan, Chief Lekan Balogun who, traditionally is next in rank to the departed Olubadan Oba Saliu Adetunji, is not qualified to be crowned as the next Olubadan of Ibadan. In the petition to Oyo State Governor, which was dated […]
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The Presidency has explained that President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2022 budget despite his reservation over the insertion of 6,576 contracts into it by the National Assembly. It also denounced the interpretations of Buhari misgivings about the inclusion of the contracts as a sign of a battle between the Executive and the Legislature. Senior Special […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of a former Presidential Candidate in the annulled1993 presidential election, Bashir Tofa, who he described as “a politician of note, who was also a promoter of Islamic culture and civilization’.’ The president made his feelings known in a tribute to the deceased which was released by […]
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President of Ijaw National Congress, Benjamin Okaba, has expressed misgivings about the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari that funds looted at the Niger Delta Development Commission will be recovered and those found culpable in the forensic audit report shall be punished. Buhari had made the declaration in his address in Abuja at the virtual opening […]
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The World Bank has said Nigeria may have one of the highest inflation rates globally in 2022, with increasing prices diminishing the welfare of Nigerian households. According to the World Bank, Nigeria is projected to have one of the highest inflation rates globally and the seventh highest among Sub-Saharan African countries in 2022 “In 2022, […]
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