The Senate has declared the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, as an ‘enemy of democracy’ and that he is unfit to hold a public office. Senate President Bukola Saraki announced this on Wednesday during plenary at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The announcement followed the refusal […]
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Members of the “New PDP” who moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and helped the party win the 2015 Presidential elections, have lamented the lack of appreciation of their efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari and the party. The group, which defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC in 2013 comprised of […]
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The Divisional Police Officer in the National Assembly, CSP Sulu-Gambari Abdul, on Wednesday blamed the April 18 invasion of the Senate and removal of the Mace by hoodlums on internal conspiracy. Abdul stated this during an investigative hearing into the incident by joint ad hoc committee investigating the incident. According to him, what happened […]
Continue ReadingFormer Edo State Governor, Mr Adam Oshiomhole, on Wednesday announced that he would declare his bid for the national chairmanship of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Thursday. He told newsmen in Benin that President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara, would join top members […]
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One thing I have noticed is that our sports prowess on the tracks, the boxing rings, the courts and the swimming pools, has diminished drastically. Times were when we did very well in the All Africa Games, Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. Then we had the Innocent Egbunikes, Lawrence Adegehingbes, Isiaka Adeyanjus, Mary Onyalis, Falilat […]
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Education is the pillar upon which human civilization is erected; it is the ultimate tool for survival and I am certain that without education, humanity will cease to exist. Through education, we have developed the polio vaccine, the antibiotics, the submarine, the GSM, the electricity and every invention that has helped us over the years […]
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A Federal High Court in Ibadan has fixed Thursday for ruling on an application challenging the conduct of the local government council election in Oyo State for lack of jurisdiction. Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek had earlier granted an injunction restraining the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) from going ahead with the conduct of the election […]
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Six years after the death of Super Eagles star, Rashidi Yekini, his younger brother, Akeem, is also dead. Akeem died on Saturday, May 5 in Kwara but the news only became prominent on Tuesday. Jubril Mohammed, the lawyer to the late Rashidi Yekini, confirmed the death of Akeem. “Yes, he died on Saturday, he is […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims across the country to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in order to elect competent leaders in the upcoming general elections. The Sultan made the call, on Tuesday, in Kaduna State, at the annual Pre-Ramadan meeting organised by the Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI). “Islam is […]
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How I wonder how many people are on the queue now, waiting for what I don’t know. I marvel when I see some people at some gatherings, some of them afflicted with diverse diseases. Some are suffering from blindness, lame people, leprous folks and many more. Oh!, how it pains me to know that some […]
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