The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has hinted of the likelihood of the party choosing its 2023 presidential candidate by consensus. He spoke against the backdrop of his election as the party’s consensus candidate in the October 31 national convention. Most members of his newly inaugurated executive committee were […]
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Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi The Chairman, Ekiti Council of Elders, Prof Joseph Oluwasanmi, has lamented that most of the governors in the state had been self-serving rather than prioritising development of the state. Oluwasanmi, who called on Ekiti people to shun monetary inducement in next year’s election and source for a patriotic person, give […]
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A mechanic, Promise Tochukwu, aka Daddy, has been shot dead by a yet-to-be-identified policeman on Opaleye Bridge, around Okoya Street, in the Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The killer cop was said to have followed a security team to the area, which included military men of the Operation MESA. There are, however, […]
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Today marks Day 25 since the amended Electoral Act Bill 2021 has been on the table of President Muhammadu Buhari for assent into law. The nation is waiting for the electoral law to open a new vista for a credible electoral process in our democracy. And should Buhari fail to append his signature in the […]
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• Judiciary must assert, liberate self, says body of senior advocates • Faults Court of Appeal on Onnoghen’s saga An Abuja Federal High Court, yesterday, refused to grant an injunctive order against the Federal Government over its bid to deduct $418 million from the allocations of the 36 state governments. The governors, through their counsel, […]
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Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has sought to clear the air over misconceptions on the National Assembly and its operations. He spoke at the Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture in Abuja, yesterday. The event was organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS). He revealed that the total salary of a senator is about N1.5 […]
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Doctors kick, demand vaccine availability, accessibility The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun compulsory enforcement of COVID-19 vaccination for its employees in all the agency’s offices across the country. In Abuja, staff of the commission at its Jabi headquarters were screened by the management, led by Secretary to the anti-graft agency, Dr. George […]
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• Winners to pay $273.6m each • FG to earn $536m before February 2022 • NIMC issues 30m NIN in one year as database hits 70m • 9mobile to partner commission for process efficiency • Pantami seeks integrated digital technology to tackle insecurity After 11 rounds of bidding for two lots of 100MHz of the […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad, other eminent Nigerians and leaders of apex socio-cultural organisations, yesterday, warned against the politicisation of matters bordering on the security of life and property in the country. According to them, politicisation of insecurity will not do the nation any good but aggravate the already fragile […]
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• Govt: We are initiating diplomatic steps to resolve restrictions with UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia • UK to reduce travel restrictions, scrap red list this week • Consider the impact of reciprocity actions on businesses, SMEs, Yusuf advises FG • Fully vaccinated South African President tests positive for COVID-19 after a visit to Abuja • […]
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