Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would continue to register political parties as long as they meet the stipulated requirements. Head of Department of Election and Party Monitoring, Aminu Idris, stated this, yesterday, at a roundtable on modalities for measuring political parties’ performance in Nigeria organised by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), with […]
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Treasonable assassination attempt on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State is an insurrection against the state and deserving the full weight of the law. To treat as contrary and buy-time under the pretense of a police investigation amounts to aiding and abetting known criminal gangs. To leave the dastard crime unprosecuted to its logical conclusion […]
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Critics of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari have launched an outcry after he flew to London for a medical visit, highlighting his frequent trips abroad for treatment and the country’s ramshackle health system. Buhari, 78, has made several trips to London since he came to power in 2015 and was re-elected for another four-year term in […]
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In this file photo taken on February 24, 2021 Riot police officers patrol on a pick-up truck during clashes with demonstrators as opposition supporters protest after the announcement of the results of the country’s presidential run-off in Niamey. – Soldiers were arrested in Niger after an “attempted coup” early on March 31, a security source […]
Continue ReadingLai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says Nigerian brands will be mandated to pay N100,000 every time their foreign-produced adverts are aired on TV stations showing in Nigeria. Speaking on NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme on Monday, the minister explained that the brands must pay the fine, whether their adverts are shown on an […]
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Founder of Believers Love World, aka Chris Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has lashed out at Christians receiving vaccine. Christians, he said, are healers who should believe in the Word of God more than the vaccine. He also berated the Federal Government for asking pastors to convince their members to take the COVID-19 vaccine. In a […]
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The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Benin, the Edo State capital, on Monday dismissed four remaining petitions against Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy/running mate, Philip Shaibu. A three-man panel headed by Justice Yunusa Musa held that the petitions lacked merit. The petitioners challenged Obaseki’s qualification to contest the last September 19 governorship election, which […]
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Protesters on Monday grounded activities at the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress to demand an extension of the ongoing nationwide membership registration and revalidation. The protesters, armed with placards and posters with various inscriptions, stormed the party’s secretariat around 10.30am and occupied the entrance for about 30 minutes, appealing to the national leadership […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party has expressed shock over the alleged disappearance of a fresh N10.1tn from the national treasury. A statement by the party’s spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, said it was clear that corruption was on the increase under the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency Part of the statement reads, “Our nation has again been jolted by reports […]
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The total states and Federal Capital Territory domestic debt profile hit N4.2tn with Lagos State accounting for 12.15 per cent of the debt stock as of the end of 2020. According to the report by the National Bureau of Statistics in its report on ‘Nigerian domestic and foreign debt (Q4, 2020) on Monday, Jigawa State […]
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