‘Agitator won’t be extradited’ DSS: we are detaining his three associates on court’s order Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, is being kept in Benin Republic prison to protect him, his lawyer Olusegun Falola, said yesterday. Besides, he said the agitator is covered by ECOWAS protocols to which Nigeria and Benin Republic are signatories, adding that […]
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By Femi Adesina How did you feel watching Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, inspecting the just completed multi-million dollars bridge at Ikom, Cross River State, early this week? Any person of goodwill, not overtaken by bile and ill will, would feel proud to be a Nigerian. Such people would be proud of […]
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A man looks at newspapers at a newsstand in Abuja, Nigeria June 5, 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde By Tony Afejuku In the big spirit of our broad democratic tongue, mind, heart, eyes, nostrils, ears and skin, this column is devoting today to some ardent followers of it. It is letting some readers pour their hearts out […]
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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday said Nigerians are eager to have the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) back in power in 2023. He said they were tired of the failed administration of President Muhammadu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to him, the APC has failed Nigerians in almost every index. Atiku said Nigerians […]
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Nigeria on Thursday recorded 558 new COVID-19 infections in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), figures on Friday morning also showed that two new deaths from COVID-19-related complications were reported. The centre said that Lagos state led the daily infection chart with 376. The NCDC said that […]
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The growing concern being expressed by Nigerians over the outbreak of Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in 13 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) should not be treated lightly. Much as it seemed to have taken the country by surprise, the outbreak of this polio variant is outrightly unfortunate considering […]
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NYSC debunks reported death of 189 corps members Boko Haram not moved from Zamfara to Borno, says NIS Zulum hires 1,000 hunters to protect farmers A former member of Jigawa State House of Assembly, Haladu Bako, was, on Wednesday night, been kidnapped at Kangal junction in Taura Local Council of the state on his way […]
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The Federal Government has announced immediate reduction in domestic base price of natural gas to power plant producers from $2.50 cent to $2.18 cent per standard cubic feet (scuf). Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, made the disclosure yesterday at the opening of the 2021 Gas Sector Stakeholders’ Forum for optimisation of the […]
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• President, UK PM stress sanctity of rule of law Nigeria is open to support and assistance from the Commonwealth in diverse areas of needs and challenges, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared. He spoke during a bilateral meeting, yesterday, with Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Patricia Scotland, on the sidelines of the Global Education Summit in London, […]
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• APC dazed, staggers from Supreme Court ruling on Ondo guber • Omo-Agege, Enang, Ojudu, Etta, Keyamo, Abe cross wordsWednesday’s Supreme Court split decision that upheld the election of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, as winner of the November 20, 2020 governorship poll, has thrown up confusion within the fold of the governing All Progressives […]
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