The dust raised over the federal government’s declaration of the South West governors’ new security outfit, code named Operation Amotekun, as illegal and unconstitutional seems to be settling down with a recent truce between the parties. Governors of the region through the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN), had on January 9, 2020 launched Amotekun, […]
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In order to make some sense out of this heading, it is necessary to clear first of all, some extraneous issues. All public discussion, to be worthy of the name discussion, and not just a display of ignorance or emotion, has to be logical. Any discussion that is not based on correct logic is useless, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says the opinion of Theophilus Danjuma, retired general, is not more important than that of millions of Nigerians who voted for his reelection in 2019. He made this comment in an interview with The Interview by email released in Abuja on Saturday. When Buhari was asked if he was concerned about the vote […]
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US basketball legend, Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna are among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California on Sunday. Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private helicopter when it came down and burst into flames. The LA county sheriff said there were no survivors. Early reports had suggested […]
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Workers in Ondo State would start earning the N30, 000 new minimum wage with effect from January, as approved by the state government. This was disclosed on Saturday after both government and organised labour reached an agreement on the payment. The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and the Joint Negotiation Council were represented at […]
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday asserted that the Finance Act 2020 would stimulate the Nigerian economy and put the country on the path of geometric economic growth. He made the assertion at the Inspiration Conference 2020 of the Redeemer’s Men Fellowship (Lagos Regions) in Lagos. The conference had as its theme: “Galvanised for Geometric Growth”. […]
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Unidentified gunmen abducted officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission with materials for the rerun election for the eight polling units in Afafanyi/Igonigoni ward of Abi State Constituency on Saturday in Cross River State. The Federal Commissioner of INEC in charge of the South-South region, Dr. Mohammed Lecky, who made this known to newsmen said […]
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Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said the agency was in the final stage of “a draft review’’ of Nigeria’s university curriculum. He stated this at a high-level interactive dialogue commemorating this year’s International Day of Education at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Speaking as a panelist at […]
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For the third consecutive year, Nigeria has suffered death of citizens due to Lassa fever infection. Although Lassa fever is also known to be endemic in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, and Sierra Leone, Nigeria has had a tough battle with the killer infection, with the peak season always anticipated between December and June of […]
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