Photo/facebook/TopeBrown/NigerianSenate • Adjourns plenary till January 18 • National Assembly to deliberate on constitutional amendment early 2022, says Lawan Senate, yesterday, passed N17.126 trillion as of the budget for the 2022 fiscal year, raising the figure by N800 billion. It followed consideration of a report by the Committee on Appropriations. House of Representatives had also […]
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Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s rejection of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, former Senate President Bukola Saraki has urged the National Assembly to act fast in Nigerians’ interest by ensuring that the whole piece of legislation is not thrown out on account of one or two clauses. In a statement, yesterday, by his media aide, […]
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Incidentally, Nigeria clocked 61 as an independent country this year. As though fated to be so, this 61st edition of our editorial advocacy to return the country to a federal state structure concludes the remarkable serial on ‘Federalism is the answer, after all.’ Last year, we began with the knowledge that Nigeria was suffering from […]
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L-R: Board Member, HEFAMAA, Mr. Hamzat Abiodun; Executive Secretary, HEFAMAA, Dr. Abiola Idowu; Board Chairman, Dr. Yemisi Solanke-Koya and Medical Officer of Health, Ikeja Local Government, Dr. Oladapo Asiyanbi at a Town hall Meeting/Sensitization Campaign held in Ikeja local government The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has disclosed that it is set to […]
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The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has urged Nigerians to view President Muhammadu Buhari’s endorsement of electronic transmission of results, better known as Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) as a Christmas gift. He said this in his Christmas message on Thursday in Abuja. His words: “A lot of those disappointed over Mr […]
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Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko Photo: Defence Headquarters Nigeria / Facebook Immobilise 14 illegal refineries, recover stolen product in Niger Delta The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Whirl Stroke operating in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba, arrested 16 migrant bandits from Niger Republic. Also, it said that the troops of Operation Delta Safe have […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during a visit to the Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri on June 17, 2021. (Photo by Audu Marte / AFP) President Muhammadu Buhari has urged troops of Operation Hadin Kai to remain steadfast as they go into the final phase of the campaign against insurgency and other forms of criminalities. The president, […]
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What I told Obasanjo when he blamed me for Bola Ige’s murder Elder statesman and former Osun State Governor Bisi Akande was on his way to Osogbo after a trip to the United Kingdom when Muyiwa Ige broke the news of his father’s death. Chief Bola Ige was killed on December 23, 2001. Akande, in […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported over 4,000 COVID-19 caaes across the country within 24 hours, according to its latest epidemiological data. The data indicate that Lagos State is currently driving the fourth wave of the pandemic, as earlier stated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the NCDC. According to the […]
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Following the rumoured separation by Queen Naomi from the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Enitan Ogunwusi, the palace has faulted the claim saying “it is not true.” When contacted, the Ooni’s Director of Media and Public Affairs, Moses Olafare said: “This is not the first time such rumours had been peddled. There was a time it […]
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