Awosika breaks silence after sack as First Bank chair

Sacked former chairman of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, has insisted the decision to sack reinstated Managing Director of the bank, Adesola Adeduntan, was taken in the best interest of the institution. She said she maintained consistency in her contributions to development of the bank in over five years as chairman. Awosika explained […]

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I took three contractors to Buhari, Mbaka admits

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, says he led three contractors to President Muhammadu Buhari with a view to proffer solutions to the security challenges in the country. He stated this in reaction to the accusation by the Presidency that he called for the resignation of Buhari because of […]

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Nigeria can’t afford another civil war, Tinubu warns

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (right); All Progressives congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; ex-Interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande and Speaker, House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamila, during a Ramadan prayer Tafsir lecture in Lagos…yesterday. Wants calls for secession dropped Lagos to install 2000 security cameras National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola […]

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Insecurity: Buhari’s silence is not golden

Too often, President Muhammadu Buhari has appeared – to citizens, commentators, and even his supporters – as too silent on burning national issues. The perception is not misplaced, going by his relative lack of reaction to multifarious incidents, including rabid insecurity plaguing the country, charges of ethnic cleansing and domination, as well as the recent […]

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Insecurity: PDP advises FG to create National Boarder Protection Force

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the creation of National Boarder Protection Force to secure Nigeria’s borders. Its National Chairman, Uche Secondus gave the advice at a world conference organised by the party in Abuja on Monday. The force according to Secondus will include an integrated border protection system that will draw personnel […]

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NBA insists governors must respect Judicial autonomy

The Ado-Ekiti branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) insists that the 36 state governors must respect the provisions of the 1999 Constitution on the contending issue of full autonomy for the Judiciary. The legal body regretted that the closure of courts across the country had not only debased the country’s democracy, but adversely affected […]

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UK to send 1,000 more ventilators to COVID-battered India

The United Kingdom (UK) government said on Sunday it will send 1,000 more ventilators to India to further boost the Asian country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. India has taken a battering for weeks now, reporting more than 300,000 daily new infections for more than 10 consecutive days. The situation has rendered hospitals, morgues and […]

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Kaduna varsity abductors vow to kill more students Tuesday except govt. pays ransom

A general view of the gate of the Greenfield University in Kaduna, Nigeria, where armed men abducted 22 students following an attack on April 20, 2021. The criminals have killed five of the students in their custody and are threatening to kill more soon. Photo by Nasu Bosi/AFP The criminals behind the abduction of 23 […]

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