Alleges APC trying to force one-party state Decries Nigeria’s Worsening Misery Index The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, raised the alarm over alleged use of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to hound and harass its leaders to cow and weaken opposition ahead of the 2023 general elections. The party, however, stated that no […]
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Photo: Pius Utomi Ekpei/Getty Images Penultimate week’s suspension of the processes of procuring electronic voting machines by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the delay in the passage of the Electoral Act amendment into law, may have dashed the country’s hopes of imminent transition to electronic voting. A chieftain of the commission reportedly said […]
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Photo: NAN Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have nabbed a man supplying bomb-making materials to Boko Haram members in Geidam Local Council of Yobe State. The suspect, Yusuf Saleh, was arrested at Bayamari along the Geidam/Gashua road for allegedly supplying 38 bags of urea fertiliser for bomb making. Spokesman […]
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• Don’t Harbour Criminals In Bichi, Says Emir The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Mohammad Abubakar III has again expressed worries on the insecurity threat in the country, particularly in the North. Speaking, yesterday, during the coronation ceremony of Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero, the Sultan advocated concerted efforts to purge the region […]
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Gumi Criticises Politicians For Displaying Opulence At Buhari’s Son’s Wedding Afenifere, yesterday, implored the Federal Government to shun all forms of nepotism, confront insecurity and restructure the country, to avoid Nigeria drifting towards a dictatorial and tyrannical state. Afenifere said this, yesterday, in a statement by its acting Leader and National Publicity Secretary, Chief Ayo […]
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The new Olu of Warri Kingdom adjusts his crown after being installed during his coronation at Ode Itsekiri on August 21, 2021. Thirty seven-year-old former Prince Tsola Emiko, now the Ogiame Atuwatse 111, has been installed as the Olu of Warri kingdom in Niger delta region, one of the foremost royal institutions in the country. […]
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Govt Begins MoU Implementation Monday Sets Timelines For Fulfilling Various Demands Tasks Governors On Domestication Of Medical Residency Training Programme Nineteen days after resident doctors, under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on an industrial action, the Federal Government is set to begin the implementation of the agreement it reached with […]
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Aerial view of the rowdy Sango-Ijoko Road Gradually, the metropolitan city of Sango-Ota in Ado-Odo Ota Local Council, Ogun State is wearing the toga of the old Osodi, adjudged Lagos second largest market after Idumota. Until January 2009, when the administration of Babajide Raji Fashola took the sledgehammer approach, Osodi was a poster city for […]
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Katsina State Government has described the call for the resignation of Governor Aminu Bello Masari by the state chapter of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), over his call to citizens to acquire arms for self-defence, as absurd. Recall that some days ago, the Governor admonished his people to wake up and resist the bandits […]
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Despite the barrage of criticisms against some of the choices of his appointees, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed a few round pegs in round holes, one of whom is 66-year-old Is-haq Oloyede, a professor of Arabic and Islamic Jurisprudence who brought innovations to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board since his first appointment as Registrar on […]
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