Former President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has dismissed as misleading claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that the 8th National Assembly failed to hold any summit to address security challenges in the country. He lamented that the President chose to mislead Nigerians on such a sensitive matter which facts were known to Nigerians. In […]
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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Ondo State Government has been ranked first in the rating of the 36 states of the Federation in Public Sector Accounting Procedures by the Federal Government. This was contained in the current report on the Monitoring and Evaluation of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Implementation released by the Federal […]
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The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to renominate his Senior Special Assistant, Ms Lauretta Onochie to the Senate for confirmation as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Situation Room, which is a coalition of over 70 groups working in support of credible and […]
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Oyo State Chapter of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said that contrary to the accusation that Governor Seyi Makinde was biased against Muslims in the appointment of commissioners in the dissolved cabinet, the governor has, indeed, been fair to the Muslim Ummah in all the activities and programmes of his administration. […]
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The current attempt to review the practice of journalism in Nigeria targets not only the press but also freedom of expression of the citizens, said Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian, Martins Oloja. Speaking on Arise TV, yesterday, he said Nigerians must rise in unison to resist the obnoxious media censorship bill. He said taking away the […]
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In this file photo taken on April 17, 2020, cemetery workers dig graves during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, at the San Vicente cemetery in Cordoba, Argentina. – Argentina surpassed Wednesday the 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19. (Photo by Diego Lima / AFP) Argentina on Wednesday became the fifth Latin American country to record more than […]
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By Abdu Rafiu For thousands of years mankind have separated naturalness from their lives. The word naturalness sounds Greek in many a circle, whether in social, political, even in educational circles many would strain their ears and ask you to say that again. The nearest it gets seeming resonance is in science, even then it […]
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Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said the National Assembly did not manipulate the Electoral Amendment bill. He said this during plenary on Wednesday after the Senate received the report of its committee on INEC. His comment was in reaction to reports of moves by the lawmakers to omit and change key amendment in the […]
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Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila The report on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill has been laid before the House of Representatives. The bill, which seeks to amend the 2010 Electoral Act was presented to the House on Wednesday by the Chairperson of the Committee on Electoral Matters, Aisha Dukku (APC, Gombe). The joint committees […]
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Sponsor of the controversial Nigeria Press Council (NPC) Bill currently before the House of Representatives, Olusegun Odebunmi, has said the media cannot force the House to drop any Bill before it. Odebunmi, who represents Ogo Oluwa/Surulere Federal Constituency in Oyo State, spoke on Tuesday on a Channels Television programme, “Sunrise Daily”. The lawmaker said he […]
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