The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Saturday announced the commencement of registration of candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry to tertiary education institutions in Nigeria. The decision came barely 48 hours after it had stopped the exercise over technical challenges of the National Identification Number. But a terse statement […]
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Governors of the South-East region will hold a meeting today in Owerri, the Imo State capital over the security issue in the region. Navy and Air Force Commanders, the Inspector-General of Police, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other stakeholders are expected to be present at the meeting. This was confirmed by the Chief Press Secretary to Imo […]
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Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has said that it is unfair to pay the president, governors, and lawmakers huge salaries, then pay judges less. The group also urged Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Elias Mbam, to “urgently review upward the remuneration, allowances, and conditions of service for […]
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The police command in Kaduna State has rescued 15 kidnapped persons and recovered 32 cows. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, said this in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna. Jalige said that on April 9 at about 1525hours, gunmen suspected to be bandits blocked Buruku Birnin Gwari Road around Unguwan Yako forest […]
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Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar IIIThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent (moon) of Ramadan 1442AH from Monday. He gave the directive on Sunday in a statement issued by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. “This […]
Continue ReadingKaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has vowed he won’t pay ransom even if bandits succeed in kidnapping his son. He said he is so against payment of ransom that he would rather pray his son makes heaven if kidnapped than pay abductors. El-Rufai spoke during a radio interview on Friday. According to him: “I mean it […]
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By Abiodun Adeniyi ‘The making of the Nigerian Flagship: A story of The Guardian’ is an expository genre, revealing the significant history of The Guardian Newspapers thirty-eight years after its establishment. Co-written by two of the newspapers’ pioneer journalists, Aaron Ukodie and O’Seun Ogunseitan, the book is a brilliant compromise between an edited work, pulling together a writhe […]
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Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has described as unconstitutional and nepotistic, the appointment of Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector-General of Police. He stated this in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Buhari’s Northernisation Of The Nigeria Police Force’. President Muhammadu Buhari through the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, had on Tuesday appointed Baba […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party has finally resolved to hold its South-West Congress in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Monday, April 12. The party stated this via a message tweeted by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan @OfficialPDPNig, on Thursday. Ologbondiyan said, “After extensively discussing the issues of concern in the South – […]
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Founder of The Guardian, Mr Alex Ibru By Banji Ayoola The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has commended The Guardian for its role in championing the struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria. While praising the media for its excellent role in the tortuous and bloody democratisation struggle, he extolled “The Flagship” of the […]
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