Amid prayers by parents, relatives, friends and well-wishers, former Miss Adesola Olatunde and Mr. Offiong Effiwatt, on May 3, 2019, formalised their earthly union, which is meant to be a blessing; where both, lovingly shoulder to shoulder, and serving each other selflessly, work joyfully towards a common high aim. The traditional engagement and wedding were […]
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The Senate on Wednesday passed the Police Reform Bill, approving a statutory five-year Single term for the Inspector – General of Police, IGP. In providing for five-year single tenure for any IGP, it said that the tenure of such an office is statutory notwithstanding his or her retirement age. It also approved a jail term […]
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The Senate on Wednesday passed seven bills vetoed by President Muhammadu Buhari. This is coming as the upper chamber initiated the override of the president on the Fourth Alteration Bill No.28. The Senate said that the bills were reconsidered and passed in line with legislative procedures. Buhari, in his letter of rejection, raised concerns about […]
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The Federal Government has said that until it is able to find the right formula to cushion the effect of subsidy removal, it would not contemplate removing subsidy. Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed said the government would have to find a formula that works for Nigeria before removing fuel subsidy. But for now, Ahmed said […]
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The Senate on Wednesday threw out a bill for an Act to phase out petrol vehicles in 2035. The bill sponsored by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce (Bayelsa East) proposed the introduction of Electric Cars to replace petrol vehicles in the country by 2035. Contributors to the debate on the bill underscored the impossibility of mandating Nigerians […]
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The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 22, Public Holidays to mark the 2019 Easter celebration. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, announced the holiday in a statement quoting the minister on Wednesday in Abuja. The Minister of Interior, Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (Rtd), who made the declaration on […]
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Peru’s former president, Alan García, has died after deliberately shooting himself in the head when police tried to arrest him in connection with a multi billion-dollar Latin American corruption scandal. “I am saddened by the death of former president Alan García,” tweeted the country’s current president, Martín Vizcarra, confirming the news. “I send my condolences to his […]
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Olakunle Olusegun celebrates after converting the penalty and scores for Nigeria on Wednesday in Tanzania. CAF twitter photo The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria on Wednesday defeated their Angolan counterpart 1-0 to qualify for the semi-finals in the ongoing U-17 AFCON in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. With the win, Nigeria has also qualified for the FIFA […]
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The Supreme Court will on Wednesday deliver judgment in the appeal filed by former Ekiti State Governor Segun Oni challenging the eligibility of Governor Kayode Fayemi to stand as a candidate in the July 14, 2018, governorship poll. Oni in the suit claimed that Fayemi was not eligible to run as the All Progressives Congress […]
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The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Tuesday said the commission arrested some suspects for vote buying during the just-concluded 2019 poll. He said the EFCC also seized cash running into several millions of Naira to prevent vote buying. He said the anti-corruption agency also engaged law enforcement […]
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