A new General Officer Commanding, Major-General Jamil Sarham, on Monday officially assumed duties at the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Sarham took over from Major-General Musa Yusuf, who was recently redeployed to 81 Division of the Army in Lagos. Before his redeployment to the 6 Division, Sarham was the […]
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The Federal Government on Monday assured that the gale of defection in the nation’s party politics will not shield any corrupt politician from investigation and prosecution. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the assurance when he paid an official visit to the Abuja office of The Authority newspaper. Fielding questions from members […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has discovered 19 illegal polling units in Akwa Ibom State. It said that the illegal polling units were variously located in hotels, church and mosques, among other ludicrous places. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Mike Igini, disclosed this at the Enlarged Stakeholders’ Forum in Uyo on Monday. The […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to quickly address all cases of alleged corruption being levelled against his aministration and why such cases are still striving despite its anti-corruption war. The party lamented that “the leader, who hitherto paraded as pro-poor and saintly has now been exposed to be the […]
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An Osogbo High Court has adjourned till Wednesday ruling in the alleged certificate forgery suit involving the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in the September 22 governorship election in the state. Justice David Oladimeji, adjourned proceedings on Monday after all parties had accessed the relevant documents. Two PDP members in the state […]
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The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti on Monday granted the prayers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to inspect election materials and results of the July 14 governorship election in the state. The party was represented at the tribunal by Yomi Ariyo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who led six other counsels. Justice […]
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Senior Special Assistant to the President on Judiciary Reforms, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, believes that Nigeria must spare nothing in the fight against corruption. An erudite law scholar, she has 22 years postgraduate experience as an international criminal law attorney and development. Prior to her current position in the presidency, she has had a stint at […]
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RAY EKPU IS A NAME THAT RINGS A BELL IN THE JOURNALISM PROFESSION FOR SEVERAL REASONS. HE HAS HAD IT ALL IN HIS 45 YEARS OF PRACTICE. HE TAKES YEMI ADEBOWALE AND AHAMEFULA OGBU THROUGH THE HIGHS AND LOWS AS WELL AS PLANS TO CELEBRATE HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY AND 45 YEARS OF PRACTICE WHICH HE […]
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From London, where he is vacationing, President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm greetings to veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch Magazine, Ray Ekpu, who turns 70 on Monday. The year also marks Ekpu’s 45th year as a journalist and an administrator. The President joined the media world, family and friends of the renowned columnist and […]
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At least, 403 Nigerians were killed in July by suspected Boko Haram terrorists, herdsmen and bandits across the northern part of the country. The killings were perpetuated despite the deployment of police and military operatives to these states by the Federal Government. According to International Crisis Group, conflict between herders and farmers was six times […]
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