Reps rules out new constitution, insist on amending 1999 version

The House of Representatives has ruled out the possibility of enacting a new Constitution or re-enacting the 1963 Constitution also known as the Republican Constitution for Nigeria, insisting on the ongoing amendments to the 1999 Constitution which has been widely criticised and condemned. Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Benjamin […]

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El-Rufai tweets despite Twitter ban, defies FG’s prosecution order

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Sunday, dared the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, when he tweeted despite the existing order by the Federal Government making it unlawful for Nigerians to post or go on the microblogging site, Twitter. Malami had directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the […]

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Lagos APC releases list of candidates for July 24 council polls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, yesterday, released the list of its flag bearers for the July 24, 2021, local council elections in the state. The party conducted its primaries across the 57 councils on Saturday, May 29. The elections will be conducted into the 20 local councils and the 37 Local Council […]

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Igangan boils as suspected herders kill many, raze palace, petrol station

Gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, have killed many people in Igangan, Ibarapa North local government area of Oyo State. The Palace of the Asigangan and a popular petroleum station were razed in the attack on Saturday evening. The herdsmen, said to be over 50, allegedly invaded the town around 11 pm in more than 20 […]

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Igangan killings: South-west governors resolve to defend own people

say attack is provocative order Amotekun joint operations The six Southwest governors have resolved to defend the region against any forms of attack. They are Governors Akeredolu of Ondo State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti). This was in response to a nocturnal attack on […]

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Troops foil attack on Imo police command, kill 5

The Nigerian Army (NA) says its troops operating in Owerri, Imo State capital on Sunday, foiled an early morning attack on the Imo State Police Command, killing six assailants. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Yerima said that the troops, assisted by the Police Special […]

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Women rally against war, demand referendum on Biafra

The women during a rally in Abuja…yesterday Hundreds of women under the aegis of Amalgamation of Northern Women of Nigeria have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to organise a referendum on clamour for actualisation of Biafran Republic. Led by Hajia Hadiza Adamu, the women in a rally held in Abuja, said the call was aimed […]

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Twitter ban: Buhari, Atiku, 98 others to lose 160 million followers

• Buhari and the deleted tweet Site sanctioned for spreading misinformation, fake news – Presidency Canada, EU, UK, US, others kick over ban Twitter defiant, vows to help Nigerians access platform Malami orders arrest, prosecution of users of site NPAN, NGE, IPI, others demand reversal of suspension President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and […]

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