The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday dismissed an application by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, requesting permission to have access to the central server said to have been used by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the conduct of the February 23 poll. The Justice Mohammed Garba-led bench of […]
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Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took to national television dressed in military fatigues and described the situation in Amhara as an attempted coup Ethiopian TV/AFP / HO Ethiopian police have shot dead a security chief suspected of orchestrating a deadly bid to overthrow the regional Amhara government, with possible links to the murder of the […]
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Chief Olusegun Osoba, Former governor of Ogun State Intense lobby for ministerial slots has exposed cleavages within top members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southwest, as politicians engage in last minute schemes to outsmart one another. Sources among the party chairmen disclosed that the Presidency has not called for nomination, but the jostling […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday said the current challenges facing Nigeria were signs that the country was bound for greatness. Osinbajo made the statement while addressing the congregation during service at a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Bronx, New York. The vice president, who is on a four-day visit […]
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By Leo Sobechi Senate President, Ahmad Lawan’s decision to revise the appointment of Dr. Festus Adedayo as his Media Aide comes off with a protruding belly of interpretations and implications, especially given his promises of bipartisan collaboration and cooperation for national unity and progress. The development, which presented as a cross between a miscarriage and abortion, […]
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By Banji Ayoola Far reaching recommendations on how Nigeria could revamp her university education to meet, and even surpass global standards, have been proffered by an American based Nigerian scholar, Prof Henry Fadamiro. Also, the Professor of Sustainable Agriculture and Pest Management advised the Federal Government on necessary steps to take to ensure food security […]
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By Ogbuagu Anikwe The way we are going, it appears we are now being made to believe that Nigeria’s democracy is best promoted as a one-party system! If we believe otherwise, why are some of us demonizing those who are not in our party, and shamelessly championing exclusion of persons from geographical areas where our […]
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom has cautioned British nationals against travelling to 21 states in Nigeria.The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom has cautioned British nationals against travelling to 21 states in Nigeria. In a statement on its website “updated June 17, 2019” and “still current as at […]
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Since bandits attacked eight communities in Niger State, killing scores and displacing over 2000 persons, survivors have been too scared to return to their homes. It was probably the most devastating attack in the history of local government. Striking Kwaki community first, the invaders went on to unleash mayhem on seven other villages in Shiroro […]
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The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) have pledged to work with security agencies to check the worsening insecurity in Osun State. At a crucial meeting on Tuesday in Osogbo, the state capital, MACBAN promised to work closely with the OPC to strengthen security in the state. It […]
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