Stop Parading Yourself As Our Lawyer ' Lagos Communities Disown Senior Advocate In Land Resettlement Battle
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The Parapo communities in Lagos State have asked Mr Lanre Ogunlesi (Senior Advocate of Nigeria), a lawyer to the Oloja of Epe, Oba Kamarudeen Animashaun to stop parading himself as their lawyer.In 2006, when Lekki Free Zone was created, about three communities were identified as Abomiti, Yeguda and Eyin-Osa.However, the government allocated another land, which is 10% of what it compulsorily acquired for the displaced communities elsewhere for their resettlement, which some top Lagos State Govern
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BREAKING: US President, Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
President Joe BidenUnited States' President, Joe Biden, tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, his administration announced, saying the 79-year-old leader was experiencing 'mild symptoms' and would carry out his full duties while isolating at the White House.'He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms,' the White House said in a statement, adding that Biden had begun taking Pfizer's anti-Covid pill Paxlovid.President Joe Bidensky
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Will Machines Replace Journalists, Too' By Azu Ishiekwene
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The advent of any significant changes in technology has often triggered concerns about the fate of journalism. Even at the infancy of social media, TIME covered one of its editions of February 5, 2009, with concern about the imminent death of journalism. To drive home the point, the graphic was illustrated with a copy of theNew York Timeswrapping a tilapia.The profession went through similar bouts of self-doubt and anxiety, after the introduction of the movable type and printing press. This same
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Ping Express: US Economic War, Nigerian Fintech Execs as Collateral Damage, By Tunji Light Ariyomo
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
In his dialogues with the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates, Phaedrus said, 'Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many.' To underscore the supreme need for enlightenment, he added, 'the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.'Recently, Nigerians woke up to the news that a United States of America (USA) court in Texas sentenced CEO Anslem Oshionebo and COO Opeyemi Odeyale, two Nigerian founders of a fintech company, Ping
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Nigerian Security Council Considers Nationwide Ban On Motorcycles, Mining Activities
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The Federal Government of Nigeria may ban the use of motorcycles nationwide following increasing security challenges threatening the corporate existence of the country.The National Security Council on Thursday announced that it is considering the nationwide ban on motorcycles and mining activities in the country.The meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the State House in Abuja, said although the council was mindful of the pains the ban would cause, it was part of strategy to c
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Anti-graft Agency, EFCC Tells Court How Ex-Petroleum Minister, Etete Allegedly Shared $1.3billion Malabu Deal To Associates
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 20, 2022 to conduct a trial-within-trial to ascertain the voluntariness or otherwise of the statements of Aliyu Abubakar one of defendants in the trial of the controversial $1.3 billion Oil Processing License (OPL) 245 otherwise known as Malabu Oil.At the resumed trial on the case on Wednesday, an Investigating officer of the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) official, Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed, told Justice Ekwo how
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Nigerians Attack Former APC Presidential Aspirant, Adamu Garba For Allegedly Mocking Christianity
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Adamu GarbaSome Nigerians on Twitter have called out a former presidential aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adamu Garba, for alleged blasphemy.Garba had while reacting to the news of fake Bishops attending the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as APC candidate's running mate tweeted an edited photo of him wearing a bishop's cap.Adamu Garba'Ladies and gentlemen it appears I have a new title,' he said in a now deleted tweet.The tweet before being deleted was condemn
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Nigerian Agency, NYSC Confirms Death Of Two Corps Members In Kaduna Crash
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident on their way back home to Kaduna State after the 2022 Batch "B" Stream One Orientation Course in Adamawa State.This was confirmed in a statement released by the NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, stating that deceased were on relocation from Adamawa to Kano State before the unfortunate accident occurred along Zaria/Kano highway after their registration in Kano.The sta
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Nigerian Government Plans To Spend N6.72trillion On Subsidy In 2023
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The Nigerian government has announced that it will spend the sum of N6.72trillion on subsidy in 2023.This was made known in Abuja on Thursday by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, during the 2023 ' 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategic Paper (MTEF and FSP) Public Consultation. Zainab AhmedAccording to the minister, the government has projected fiscal outcomes in the medium term under two scenarios based on the underlying budget paramet
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Nigerian Groups Slam Governor Uzodinma, Demand Immediate End To Killings In Imo
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Hope UzodinmaA coalition of Nigerian civil society organisations has called on Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State to put to an end the bloodletting going on in the state.The coalition made up of 18 civil society organisations stated this in a statement made available to SaharaReporters on Thursday, titled 'Governor Hope Uzodinma must end the bloodletting in Imo state', and signed by Okechukwu Nwanguma on their behalf.Hope UzodinmaIn the statement dated July 19, 2022, the Coalition ins
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Italian Prime Minister Tenders Resignation Second Time In A Week After Coalition Collapse
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday submitted his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella.Draghi's resignation which will plunge the European Union's third-largest economy into fresh political turmoil comes after several key parties in his coalition-- the powerful 5-Star movement, the largest party in the country's coalition government, centre-right Forza Italia and the far-right League -- boycotted a confidence vote in the government Wednesday night, CNN reports.Ma
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Tears As Family, Loved Ones Bury Cairo-based Nigerian Burnt To Death By Wife Over Alleged Infidelity
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
A man in Osun State, Bolu Bamidele, who died after he was allegedly set ablaze by his wife, Ifeoluwa, over allegations of having an extramarital affair has been buried.Bamidele, popularly known as Teebam, was said to have returned to Osogbo, the capital of Osun State from Cairo, Egypt, to give his wife a nice treat on her birthday.The wife, according to findings, discovered that Bamidele had cheated on her and even had a child outside their union.Ifeoluwa was said to have gone through her husban
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Nigerian Senate Adopts Bill To Establish New University Amid Poor Funding, 5-month Strike By Varsity Lecturers
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
File photo used to illustrate story.A bill seeking to establish a Federal University in Abia State on Wednesday scaled through the first reading stage at the Nigerian Senate amid poor funding of the educational sector and a strike by university lecturers that is in its fifth month.For many years, little or nothing has been achieved in the education sector by successive Nigerian leaders who observers believe have only paid little or no attention to the sector. This is despite the promises made by
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SPONSORED: Stakeholders Identify Non-Oil Exports As Panacea For Economic Rejuvenation At Zenith Bank International Trade Seminar
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Zenith BankStakeholdersunanimously called for support of Nigeria's Non-Oil Export Sectorat the7th Annual Edition of the Zenith Bank International Trade Seminarthemed 'Unlocking Opportunities in Nigeria's Non-Oil Export Business', which was held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagosand virtually.In his Goodwill Message Presentation, the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. JimOvia,CON, called for a concerted effort towards diversifyin
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Purchasing Power Of Average Nigerian For Petrol Has Reduced Under Buhari 'Report
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
A petrol index report done by Picodi.com showed that the purchasing power of the average Nigerian for petrol has reduced drastically under President Muhammadu Buhari's regime.It also means that Nigerians are left with a lesser amount of money than they used to have after buying fuel.According to the analysis of petrol prices and wage purchasing power in Nigeria and worldwide carried out by the organisation, the monthly income of an average Nigerian ' put at '67,484.00 ' could
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Imo Killings: Intersociety Narrates How Wedding Guests Were Killed By Ebubeagu Security Outfit In Imo
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
A human rights organisation, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has released details of the alleged killing of wedding guests in Imo State by Ebubeagu South-East Security Outfit on Sunday.The group while calling for an independent commission of enquiry and immediate disbandment of the South-East security outfit, Ebubeagu, insisted that all the operatives of the outfit and its collaborators in the Nigerian secret police, Department of State Services, must be
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How Imo Ebubeagu Operatives Stormed Our House During My Sister's Wedding On Sunday, Killed Guests, Stole Belongings ' Eyewitness
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
A brother of the young lady whose traditional marriage ceremony was aborted at Otulu of Imo State on Sunday by armed security men identified as operatives of the Southeast security network outfit codenamed Ebubeagu has narrated his experience.Speaking in a video lasting two minutes, 50 seconds which was seen by SaharaReporters, the young man who was identified as the last child of the family, said that while the ceremony was going on at his father's compound simply identified in the video a
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China Deploys Battle Tanks To Prevent People From Withdrawing Money From Banks In Crisis
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Armoured tanks, which were used as a sombre reminder of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, were seen deployed on the streets of China amid widespread protests by people who took to the streets calling for the release of their money that had been frozen by banks.This was seen in a fresh video that went viral on the internet recently. The Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) tanks on Wednesday rolled through the streets in a bid to frighten and disperse Henan bank protestors.It is p
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Nigerian Army Staff Sergeant Rapes 4-Year-Old Girl In Adamawa
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
A four-year-old girl (name withheld) has been allegedly raped by one Nigerian Army Staff Sergeant, Bulama Salish from 232 Battalion who is attached to 23 Brigade SP BN in the Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State.SaharaReporters learnt that the victim is the daughter of one Mallam Abubakar who resides in the state.This was contained in a memo on the situation report on a rape case which was obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday.The Staff Sergeant, Bulama Salish with 97NA/45/7383 is said
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Chai, Even The Fake Bishops Were Scammed! By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The desperation of the members of the ruling class to take over and continue from failed President Buhari stopped is more than alarming. But this is very understandable given the fact that Nigeria has gone pass sitting, but dancing on a keg of gunpowder.As it stands, the Nigerian rulers employs religious, ethnic, and such other divisions to keep the people enslaved, and ruled. From Obasanjo to Buhari, ethnicity; regionalism, religion, and minority agitations (in the case of Jonathan) has been th
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Varsity Lecturers' Strike: Why Nigeria Labour Congress May Not Go Ahead With Planned Nationwide Protest' Buhari's Minister, Ngige
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The Nigerian Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that the nationwide protest scheduled for July 26 and 27 by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the lingering strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is against labour practice.Ngige, who noted this on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen on the matter, added that he would be surprised should the NLC carry out its threat of organising a nationwide protest.SaharaReporters reported that the NL
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Biafra Separatist Group Vows To Avenge Killing Of Wedding Guests In Imo
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
A pro-Biafra group, Biafra Nations League (BnL), has condemned the killing of 14 youths who were returning from a traditional marriage at Awo-Omamma in the Oru West Local Government of Imo State on Sunday.There are reports and eyewitness accounts of how the operatives of the South-East Ebubeagu Security outfit, led by Ogwu Mozambique allegedly killed the wedding guests.Governor Hope Uzodinma had said the killings were carried out by Nigeria's secret police, Department of State Services (DSS
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Fatima, Daughter Of APC Vice-Presidential Candidate, Shettima Set To Marry Son Of Ex-Federal Capital Territory Minister
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Fatima, the daughter of the All Progressives Congress vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, is set to get married.The wedding Fatiha is scheduled to hold on Saturday, July 30th, 2022 at the Shehu's Palace in Maiduguri, Borno State.She will marry her fianc, Sadiq Ibrahim Bunu.The groom's father is Ibrahim Bunu, an architect and a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).Bunu served from May 1999 until February 2001 in the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo.He w
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Panic In Niger State Communities Over Fresh Attack By Terrorists
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Terrorists on Thursday morning invaded some communities around Kamapani Waya in the Kontagora local government area of Niger State.The villagers were put on alert while some were urging the women and children to go and hide.Some cows were taken away to be hidden.Vehicles coming from Minna had to stop to avoid getting into the crossfire, The Nation reports.But military troops have been mobilised to the road.Some of the military troops were seen after Kamapani Waya as they directed motorists. Othe
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Cocaine Deal: More Trouble For Disgraced Nigerian 'Supercop', Abba Kyari As Court Admits $61,400 Funds Offered To Bribe Anti-Narcotics Officials
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Abba Kyari A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted as exhibit the sum of $61,400 which the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari allegedly offered as a bribe to the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).The money was admitted by Justice Emeka Nwite on Wednesday after it was tendered as evidence by the NDLEA through the third prosecution witness, Peter Joshua.Abba KyariThe NDLEA had claimed it obtained video footage of Kyari negotiating the $61,400 sum as
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Shettima's Unveiling: Disclose Identities Of Your Fake Bishops, Christian Group Tells Tinubu, APC
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Following the condemnation that trailed the appearance of some persons, who masqueraded as bishops and pastors at Wednesday's unveiling of Senator Kashim Shettima as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), a Conference of Concerned Christians of Nigeria (CCCN) has joined the array of critics and demanded the Identities of those behind such derogatory action.In a statement jointly signed by its National President, Rev. Bitrus Chollom, and National Secret
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Nigerian Police Arrest Cult Members Who Killed And Beheaded Man, Used Victim's Head To Play Football
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Police authorities in Anambra State have arrested suspected cult members who killed a member of a rival group and used his head to play football.The incident happened on premises suspected to be the residence of some students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Igbariam in September 2021.The video which trended on social media shows how a young man with dreadlocks was dragged out of his car and shot at close range.His head was later brought to a square, where the assailants used it to p
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Don't Pretend You Care About National Grid, You, Obasanjo Invested $16 Billion To Procure Darkness For Nigeria, Sowore Tackles Atiku
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, has berated the former Nigerian Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar over his reaction to the National Grid collapse.Atiku on Wednesday after it was announced that the National Grid collapsed for the 6th time posted on his verified Twitter page, his displeasure over the repeated collapse of the grid that has continued to throw
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Nigerian Government Suspends Dana Air Operations Indefinitely After Emergency Landing Of Airline's Plane
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended indefinitely the Air Transport Licence (ATL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of Dana Air.This was announced in a statement released by NCAA director-general, Captain Musa Nuhu, on Wednesday, stating that suspension of the operations of the airline would take effect from midnight of Wednesday, July 20, 2022.He disclosed that the suspension order had since been communicated to the management of Dana Air.The suspension was made pursuant
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Nigerian Bread Bakers Begin Strike Thursday To Protest High Cost Of Production, Harsh Government Policies
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Bread bakers under the umbrella of the Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria have declared that they will shut down bread production across the country from Thursday (today) over an indiscriminate rise in the cost of production of their products.The association made this known in a statement signed by its President, Emmanuel Onuorah, who lamented that operating a bakery in Nigeria has become almost impossible due to incessant hikes in the prices of baking materials and diesel which have unl
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Clergymen' In Cassocks At Shettima's Unveiling Not Mechanics Or Yam Sellers, But Not Big Names In Christendom Yet ' Tinubu Group
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The Tinubu Campaign Organisation has said the alleged impostors at Wednesday's unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the All Progressives Congress (APC) vice-presidential candidate in Abuja, were not fake clerics as noted on social media.In a statement, Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson for the organisation, said the event was an open affair, which allowed members of the public to attend, including the people in cassocks and some others now being allegedly derided by hirelings of the opposition.&quo
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Governor Uzodinma Lied, We Watched As Ebubeagu Operatives Led By Ogwu Mozambique Killed 14 of Our Kinsmen 'Survivors Of Imo Massacre
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Hope UzodinmaAs outrage continues to trail the killing of 14 Imo wedding guests on Sunday, survivors have narrated how the team leader of Ebubeagu South-East Security Outfit in the state, Ogwu Mozambique and other members of the outfit allegedly killed their relatives.They said that contrary to claims by the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma that those killed were criminals and that the operatives of Nigeria's secret police, Department of State Services (DSS) carried out the operation.Hope
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Nigerian Senate Passes Bill For States, Individuals To Supply Electricity Amid Repeated Collapses Of National Grid
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed the Electricity Bill 2022 to allow states and individuals to generate and distribute electricity.This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, Senator Gabriel Suswam (Peoples Democratic Party, Benue) in his presentation after the plenary.dentons.comAccording to him, the bill will help policy and regulatory measures to improve power generation, transmission and distribution capabilities of the sector.'Since electricity is on the
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Nigerian Asset Management Corporation, AMCON Sues Interior Minister, Aregbesola's Aide Over N167Million Debt
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Rauf AregbesolaThe Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has filed a debt recovery suit against Ademola Adeyinka, the Senior Special Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.According to a statement of claim supported with a statement on oath by AMCON's supervisor, David George, and filed before a Federal High Court in Lagos by Oluwole Olukole, an Ibadan-based lawyer, Adeyinka allegedly owes N167,242,515.22, The Punch reports.Rauf AregbesolaAMCON is a corporation estab
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Nigerian Children Showing Signs Of Malnutrition Under Buhari Government 'Report
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari.A Report by SBM Intelligence has shown how the rate of malnutrition has increased among children in Nigeria since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in 2015.According to the report, information and data were gathered from different interview sessions conducted in 10 states across the country to examine how inflation has aggravated food scarcity in the country, particularly among young children.Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari.The report re
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FLASHBACK: In 2014, Buhari Knocked Then-President Jonathan, Said A Serious Government Would Negotiate With Striking University Lecturers, ASUU
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
In 2014, Muhammadu Buhari, as a member of the opposition criticised the then President, Goodluck Jonathan 'over a strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).ASUU is currently on strike after embarking on industrial action on February 14, 2022, over President Buhari's government's failure to honour an agreement on issues relating to funding of universities, and lecturers' salaries and allowances.The ongoing strike action by the university le
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Appeal Court Jails Nigerian Serving Senator, Nwaoboshi Seven Years, Orders Winding Up Of His Two Companies Over Money Laundering
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has convicted and sentenced Senator Peter Nwaoboshi to seven years imprisonment for money laundering.In the judgment delivered by Hon. Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero and affirmed by Justices Obande Festus Ogbujinya and Peter O. Affen, the court also ordered that the two companies of the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly be wound up.The companies are Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical
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Nigerian Senate Passes Bill To Provide For Underage Orphans, Unemployed, Aged Citizens
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
File photo used to illustrate story.The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, passed a bill to establish the National Social Security Commission.The piece of legislation seeks to put in place a National Social Security protection funding to cater for the needs of the unemployed, aged and underage children below 18 years, from broken marriages.File photo used to illustrate story.Also covered in the bill are dependents left behind after the death of the family's breadwinner.The passage of the bill f
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International Press Centre Condemns Beating, Handcuffing Of Punch Journalist To Bus For Taking Pictures Of Nigerian Policemen, Demands Justice
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
A media rights advocacy group, International Press Centre (IPC) has condemned in the strongest terms, the police assault on The Punch reporter, Matthew Agbaje, in Lagos State while carrying out his lawful duty.Agbaje was reportedly assaulted and brutalised at Berger bus stop on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday by five police officers who were allegedly on illegal duty.The police officers were said to be dragging and pushing a bus driver, during the time the reporter was on his way to the of
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Nigerian Government Begs Aviation Workers Not To Join Varsity Lecturers' Strike, Shut Airports, Says It's Threat To National Security
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has expressed fear over a threat by the members of the National Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) to shut down airports across the country in solidarity with the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).The minister who spoke with State House Correspondents on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja warned that if ANAP should carry out its threat, it would be disastrous to Nigeria's security.SharaReporters e
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Buhari Government Debunks Giving Education Minister, Adamu 14 days To Resolve Varsity Lecturers' Strike, Says It's Now Ready For Business
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The Nigerian Government on Thursday debunked a piece of viral news that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered education minister, Adamu Adamu to resolve the lingering strike embarked upon by university lecturers within two weeks.This was contained in a statement released via the verified Twitter handle of the government on Thursday.The statement is titled, 'On University Strikes, Government Is Ready For Business.'The government explained that Adamu requested that the labour and employment
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I'll Hand Over To You And Your Boss, Tinubu, Buhari Tells APC Vice-Presidential Candidate, Shettima
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday told the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima that he will respond to his speech when he is handing over to him and his boss, Bola Tinubu.Buhari said this while hosting Shettima at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday."I will respond to your speech when I am handing over to you and your boss. God willing, you are going to win," Buhari was quoted in a statement released by Garba Shehu Senior Special Assista
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Osun State Election ' The Real Winners By Bunmi Makinwa
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
Bunmi MakinwaIn a situation wherestandards continue to spiral downwards there is cause to celebrate small gains. Conducting a state gubernatorial election in Osun State recently with few major hiccups is therefore worthy oflaurels.In theOsun State gubernatorialelection, it does appear that good preparation prior to the election and effective actions on July 16, 2022,the election day,coalesced positively for successful conduct.Who deserves recognition for the success and why' What can be gle
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Legality' Of The APC's Muslim-Muslim Presidential Candidacies By Inibehe Effiong
Thu, 21 Jul 2022
The decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to nominate Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima as her presidential and vice presidential candidates respectively, has thrown the country into palpable political and ethnoreligious tension; given that both candidates are of the Islamic faith, which has altered the established political tradition and further jeopardized the delicate structural balance of Nigeria.Constitutional Requirements for the Office of President and Vice Pr
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How Nigerian Policemen Allegedly Extorted N2 Million From Young Man At Gunpoint In Abuja
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
A young man who identified himself as Emmanuel Ojochagbe Peter has lamented the extortion of N2,000,000 from him by policemen in the Federal Capital Territory.He said the incident occurred on Tuesday around Byazhin in Kubwa, Abuja.Narrating the incident in a series of tweets, Peter said he was treated like a criminal by the policemen who accused him of being a kidnapper.According to him, he was later forced to transfer N500,000 four times to one Atatu Ramatu with First Bank account number 203851
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I Could Have Escaped During Terrorist Attack On Kuje Prison But Hid Like Rat 'Disgraced 'Supercop', Kyari Again Begs Nigerian Court For Bail
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari, on Wednesday, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court that he had the opportunity to escape from Kuje prison during a recent attack on the facility by terrorists but chose not to.Kyari, who spoke through his lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), said the gate of the prison was wide open but rather than escape, he and four other former members of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), in detention over
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If Christian Votes Are Not Important, Why Is Tinubu's Camp Desperate, Lying, Hiring 'Bishops' To Deceive Nigerians' ' Christian Association Knocks APC's Muslim-Muslim Ticket
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Christian Association of Nigeria has disassociated itself from suspected Christian bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima on Wednesday.The Christian body described such persons pictured at the venue of the event dressed in robes as desperados.The Vice President of CAN for 19 Northern States and Abuja, who doubles as the association's chairman in Kaduna State, Rev. Joseph Hayab, who addressed journalists in
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Police Have No Right To Check Your Phone Except It's Marked As Exhibit In Court' Nigeria Police Spo
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Spokesperson for Nigeria Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi has said no police officer has the right to check another person's mobile phone except if such a phone is marked as an exhibit in a pending case before a court of law.Adejobi said this on his Twitter handle on Wednesday, explaining that any police personnel found doing that should be described as a scavenger."No policeman has the right to check one's phone anywhere except the phone is an exhibit in a case under investigatio
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APC Muslim Youth Forum Protests Against Party's Tinubu/Shettima Muslim-Muslim Ticket, Says 'We Identify With Our Northern Christian Brothers
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Muslim Youth Forum of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, stormed the party's secretariat in Abuja in protest against the party's choice of Kashim Shettima as the running mate to its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu for the 2023 general elections.The protesters who were at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja, said they decided to embark on the protest during the official unveiling of the former Borno State governor to register their grievances against the Mus
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Nigerian Private University, Arthur Jarvis Closes Indefinitely Over Kidnap Of Student By Gunmen
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The management of Arthur Jarvis University in Cross River State has shut down the institution indefinitely following the gunmen attack and kidnapping of one student of the university on Tuesday night.The school in a circular issued on Wednesday by the acting Registrar, Ughas Ngozi Felicia, directed parents and guardians to move out their children and wards from the school premises within 24 hours.According to the circular quoted by AIT, all the students of the university who are currently taking
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I Have Left Ruling APC Since, Don't Know Any Executive Member In Rivers ' Magnus Abe
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
A former lawmaker representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has said he has since left the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, adding that a recent resignation letter circulating online did not come from him.He, however, said that he was still part of the family of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.Abe, who stated this while speaking on TVC Television Programme on Wednesday morning in Abuja, maintained that he left
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Nigerian Army Rescues Another Chibok Girl In Borno, 8 Years After Abduction
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Ruth Bitrus, who is believed to be one of the kidnapped girls from Government Girls' Secondary School, Chibok in 2014 has been found, the Nigerian Army has said.This was confirmed by Troops of Operations Hadin Kai.They said Ruth Bitrus escaped from Boko Haram captivity with her child.Theatre Commander of Operations Hadin Kai, Major General GC Musa, made this known in Maimalarin Barracks during the official handing over of medical equipment by the North-East Development Commission to support
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Nigerian Senate Confirms Joe Ohiani As Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission's Director-General
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Mr. Joe Aniku Michael Ohiani as Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC).The nominee's confirmation followed the consideration of the Committee on Works.This was disclosed by the Special Assistant (Press) to the Senate President, Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo in a statement on Wednesday.Chairman of the Committee, Senator Adamu Aliero (PDP - Kebbi Central), in his presentation, said Ohiani was asked questions on the mandate
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How Magnus Abe Connived With Governor Wike, Stopped Us From Fielding Candidates In 2019 ' Rivers State APC
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged a former senator who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Magnus Abe connived with Governor Nyesom Wike to destroy the party through needless litigations.The APC in Rivers State has been torn into two factions as a result of the battle for the control of party structure in the state between Abe and the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.The party was barred from field
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Nigeria-linked Victoria Oluboyo Becomes First Black To Be Elected City Councillor In Italy
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
An Afro-Italian of Nigerian descent, Victoria Oluboyo, was on Monday elected as the first Black African city councillor in Parma, Italy.Olufemi Iyanda, a Nigerian in diaspora made this known in a post on his Facebook page, noting that some years ago, when Nigerian names are mentioned, especially in Parma city, they were usually connected with prostitution and drug selling.He said 'Some years ago, when Nigerian names are mentioned, especially in Parma city, they are usually connected with pr
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BREAKING: Nigeria's National Grid Collapses For 6th Time In 2022, Country Thrown Into Darkness
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Nigeria's National grid has collapsed for the sixth time this year.The Eko Electricity Distribution Company on Wednesday on its Twitter page announced the collapse of the grid which occurred at about 11:27 am.'Dear Customers, we regret to inform you of a system collapse on the National grid at precisely 11:27 am today, Wednesday July 20th.'We are in talks with the Transmission Company of Nigeria to ascertain the cause of the collapse and a possible restoration timeline.'We wi
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Nigerian Colleges' Lecturers, COEASU Extend Strike By Three Weeks Amid University Colleagues, ASUU's Stalemate
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has approved an extension of the union's ongoing industrial action by three weeks.The union's NEC reached the decision at a meeting held at the Federal College of Education, Kano, Kano State, on Tuesday.This is coming amid nationwide protest planned to be held on July 26 and 27 by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the five months' ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Univ
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Governor Wike Making 'Secret' Moves To Stop Our Governorship Candidate, Cole, Others From Contesting In 2023 General Elections ' APC Party Kicks
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Nyesom WikeMembers of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State have accused Governor Nyesom Wike of making several moves to stop the party's governorship candidate, Tonye Cole, from participating in the 2023 general elections.A former Rivers State Accountant General and Wike's stooge, Fubara Siminialayi is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Nyesom WikeSpeaking to SaharaReporters, a member of the APC alleged the Rivers State Government filed a nine-co
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Kano State Hisbah officials Shave Young Man's Hair For Being 'Unislamic
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Personnel of the Kano State Hisbah Board have forcefully shaved off the hair of a male resident, describing his haircut as 'unIslamic.'In a trending video on social media, the officials were seen stopping the young man along a road and shaving off his hair before they let him go.The 20 seconds video, which SaharaReporters saw on Wednesday, showed a young man who was dressed in blue kaftan overall and was seen being shaved along the road.Although SaharaReporters cannot independently ver
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Osinbajo Team Still Angry About APC Presidential Primary Won By Tinubu, Unhappy Redeemed Church Leader, Pastor Adeboye Met With Ex-Lagos Gov'Sources
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Some members of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo's team are still furious about the outcome of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary, SaharaReporters has gathered.Osinbajo lost in the primary election to former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu who won the ticket.Before the primary, which was concluded in June, there were speculations over the relationship between the duo.Considering that Osinbajo served during the Tinubu administration when the latter was governor of Lagos,
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Osun Election: Appeal Court Affirms Adeleke As Rightful PDP Governorship Candidate
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday affirmed the Osun State governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, as the rightful Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the just-concluded election.The court affirmed Adeleke as PDP's governorship candidate while dismissing a suit by Dotun Babayemi, a governorship aspirant, against the governor-elect.SaharaReporters had reported that Babayemi earlier filed a case against Adeleke before a Federal High Court in Osogbo,
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Killing Of 14 Youths: Imo State Ebubeagu Commander, Ogwu Mozambique Goes Into Hiding Over Threat To Life
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The alleged mastermind of the killing of 14 wedding guests on Sunday, who is also the Commander of the Imo State South-East's Ebube-Agu Security outfit, popularly called Ogwu Mozambique, has gone into hiding as a Biafra group declared him wanted, SaharaReporters has learnt.Reliably sources told SaharaReporters on Wednesday, that an 'autopilot' group of gunmen led by Simon Ekpa, had raised a squad to get him at all cost to pay for the gruesome killing of the innocent youths, and se
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ASUU Strike: AAC Party Backs Mass Protests By Nigerian Labour Congress, Says Buhari Government Irresponsible
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The African Action Congress (AAC) has urged the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to mobilise Nigerians massively and protest until the government meets the demands of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and reopen schools across the country.The party made the charge in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Femi Adeyeye, while expressing its full support for NLC's planned protest against the ongoing strike by ASUU.ASUU has been on strike since February 14, 2022,
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Nigerian Police Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi Locks Up Three Youths In Cell Over Disagreement During Traffic
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Nigeria Police Force's Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, has been accused of abuse of power.Three commuters identified as Samuel Oluwatosin Ige, Ayomide Taiwo and Temitope Yusuf Akinigan accused Adejobi of ordering their arrest in Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday after a disagreement while stuck in traffic, FIJ reports.'My friends and I, three of us, were going to Akala Road because a friend of mine got married on Saturday. We were making arrangements to return most of th
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Imo State Youths Killed During Shootout Were ESN Operatives, Not Wedding Guests ' Nigerian Secret Police, DSS Defends Gruesome Murder
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Department of State Services in Imo State on Tuesday said an exchange of fierce gunfire between a joint security team and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN), on Sunday resulted in the death of seven youths in the state.This is coming amidst the outrage generated by the killings and the call for the disbandment of the South-East Ebube-Agu security outfit in Imo who massacred the 14 unarmed wedding guests in Otulu community in Oru Eas
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Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Tinubu Camp Hires 'Unknown Bishops' To Venue Of Unveiling of Kashim Shettima As Running Mate
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Following the criticisms that trailed the Muslim/Muslim ticket of the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, the APC leader's camp has gone to hire some Christians bishops to attend the formal unveiling of his Vice Presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima.The bishops who were in their robes were sighted at the event which is currently taking place at Shehu Musa Yar,adu Centre Abuja.The incident that caused stir at the entrance of the event as crowd ta
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Ruling APC Unveils Shettima As Tinubu's Running Mate Amid Muslim-Muslim Ticket Controversy
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday unveiled a former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as its 2023 presidential running mate at an event in Abuja.Former Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, disclosed this via a tweet.'Our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), unveils Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate of our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,' he tweeted.SaharaReporters had reported that Kadu
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BREAKING: Osun Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke Receives Certificate Of Return
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission.The certificate presentation to Adeleke by the INEC National Commissioner, Supervising Osun, Ogun and Oyo states, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, was preceded by the presentation to the deputy governor-elect, Prince Kola Adewusi.Adeleke was declared the winner of the Saturday, July 16 poll, garnering 403,371 votes to defeat Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the A
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BREAKING: Nigerian Women Team, Super Falcons Boycotts Training Over Unpaid Bonuses Ahead Of WAFCON2022 Third-place Match Against Zambia
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Nigeria's national female football team, Super Falcon players, have reportedly boycotted training on due to unpaid bonuses ahead of their #WAFCON2022 third-place match against the Copper Queens of Zambia in Morocco.President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday, commended the 'resilience and professionalism' displayed by Nigeria's Super Falcons against the Moroccan female national football team in the second semi-final of the African Women's Cup of Nations.The Special Adviser
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Nigeria At Risk Of Marburg Virus Due To High Traffic From Ghana ' Government Agency, NCDC Calls For Caution
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised Nigerians to avoid non-essential travel to locations where Marburg virus (MVD) has been reported.NCDC which asserted that Nigeria is at moderate risk of the importation and impact body of the virus also advised Nigerians to avoid direct contact with blood, saliva, vomit, urine, and other bodily fluids of people with suspected or confirmed Marburg virus.This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by the Director General of NCDC
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Protests In Imo State As Youths Block Owerri-Onitsha Road Over Ebubeagu Killing Of 14 Persons
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Youths in Imo State, who are protesting the gruesome killings of 14 wedding guests in Awo-Omamma in Oru West Council Area, have blocked the Owerri-Onitsha federal road, while demanding that all the perpetrators must be brought to justice.The protesters were drawn from Awo Omamma, Mgbidi, Amiri and other neighbouring communities who joined the youths of Otulu community in Oru East to protest the high-handedness and extrajudicial killings of the youths by Ebubeagu, South-East security outfit.Sahar
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Lawyer Who Dressed Like 'Traditional Priest' To Court, Omirhobo Replies Muslim Group, MURIC, Says He Won't Withdraw Suits Against Hijab Use, Arabic Writing On Naira Notes
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
A human rights lawyer and activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, has replied a faith-based group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), saying he will not withdraw his pending cases against the Arabic writing on naira notes and the Nigerian Army logo.SaharaReporters earlier reported that MURIC knocked Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, a Nigerian lawyer who appeared in courts like a 'Juju' priest and told Malcolm to withdraw suits against hijab use, Arabic writing on naira notes and the Nigerian Army log
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Lawyer Who Dressed Like 'Traditional Priest' To Court, Omirhobo Replies Muslim Group, MURIC, Says He Won't Withdraw Suits Against Hijab Use, Arabic Writing On Naira Notes
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
A human rights lawyer and activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, has replied a faith-based group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), saying he will not withdraw his pending cases against the Arabic writing on naira notes and the Nigerian Army logo.SaharaReporters earlier reported that MURIC knocked Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, a Nigerian lawyer who appeared in courts like a 'Juju' priest and told Malcolm to withdraw suits against hijab use, Arabic writing on naira notes and the Nigerian Army log
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Ondo Governor, Akeredolu Pushing Us To Go Into Crimes By Taking Our Farmlands, Destroying Our Properties ' Idanre Residents Kick
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Idanre community in Ondo State has protested against a new policy introduced by the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu-led government which is turning their lives into a nightmare.Governor Akeredolu was reported to have ordered the local farmers to vacate the forest reserve.The existing order was necessitated by the decision of the state government to a concession no less than 40,000 hectares of their land to some few private individuals, including officials of the sitting government.It was found out
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16 US Lawmakers Arrested Outside Supreme Court During Abortion-Rights Protests
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
At least 16 Democratic members of Congress on Tuesday were arrested during an abortion-rights protest in Washington, D.C., including Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts.This was announced by the U.S. Capitol Police announced on Twitter on Tuesday.SaharaReporters also confirmed this on the verified social media accounts of Ilhan Omar."Today I was arrested in a civil disobedience action at the Supreme Court to prot
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Terrorists Kill Six In Fresh Attacks On Katsina Community
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
No fewer than six people have been reportedly killed, while six others were injured by gunmen suspected to be terrorists at Ruwangodiya, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.The deceased were hit on Tuesday by the terrorists' bullets during the sporadic shooting, Punch reports.The gunmen who stormed the town around 1.30pm and started shooting indiscriminately were said to have been in the town to rustle domestic animals.Confirming the incident, the spokesman for the state Police C
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EXCLUSIVE: Disquiet In Nigerian Education Agency, TETFUND Over Contracts Fraud, Procurement Racketeering, Others Under New Head, Sonny Echono
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Fresh facts have emerged on how the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Sonny Echono, who is a former Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, is allegedly running down the agency through unwholesome practices.SaharaReporters had in 2020 done an extensive report on how Echono as the PS at the federal ministry, worked with the former Acting Registrar of NECO, Abubakar Gana, his Special Assistant, one Ibrahim Peter Alih, as well as Chairman of the G
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Our Members Still In Nigerian Government's Detention, We Don't Forget You ' ISWAP Mulls Impending Attacks
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has vowed to attack more prisons in Nigeria after claiming responsibility for the recent Kuje Prison attack in Abuja where over 800 inmates were released.The terrorists made the vow in a video released recently that showed where its members were celebrating Eid-el-Kabir festival in different locations believed to be in the shores of the Lake Chad and other villages controlled by the group in Borno State, Daily Trust reports.Recall that there were
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Brother Of House Of Reps Speaker, Gbajabiamila Arraigned In Court For Defrauding UK-based Nigerian Of N31million
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Femi GbajabiamilaSulaimon Gbajabiamila, a brother to Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, has been dragged to the Yaba Magistrate Court 1 for allegedly defrauding a United Kingdom-based Nigerian man, Lateef Adeyemo, of the sum of N31million.Gbajabiamila had presented himself as an estate agent last year, fraudulently collected and converted to his own use, N31million (N30 million for the property, N1million for agent fee) meant for the purchase of a two-bedroo
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Laboratory Test Confirms Substance Found On Disgraced Police Officer, Abba Kyari Was Cocaine ' Witness
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
A witness in the trial of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, has said that the laboratory tests conducted on the substance recovered from the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, showed that it was cocaine.Kyari and four others including ACP Sunday Ubua, ASP Bawa James, Inspectors Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu as well as ASP John Umoru, who is said to be at large were on February 22 arraigned before the FCT Court over a substance recovered from the accused.A repor
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5G: Spectrum cap, spectrum auction and matters miscellaneous - The Cable
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
With the Stakeholders Consultative Forum held mid November and the publication of the final Information Memorandum (IM) on the website of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), it is no longer0 commentRead Full Article
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As intemperate language, fake news, judicial rascality threaten 2023 elections - Vanguard
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
By Dakuku Peterside THE 2023 elections in Nigeria bring with them hopes and fears, expectations, and optimism for a better future. However, forces are fightingThe post As intemperate language, fake news, judicial rascality threaten 2023 elections appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Between security and elections - Punch
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
With the very elaborate electioneering timetable that he published, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, may have (literally) thrown caution away to embark on a nationwide campaign, even to states, including Borno, in the insurgency-infested North-East corridor of Nigeria. Other presidential candidates, including Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar of the Read More
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Cashless economic policies and cybersecurity dynamics - Guardian
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Capital, cash, financial assets and money are often deployed interchangeably in scholarly articles and colloquially. For the purposes of this article, cash means the physical and tangible item, utilised in financial considerationThe post Cashless economic policies and cybersecurity dynamics appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.
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Et tu Soludu - The Sun
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Many an establishment politicians didnt see Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party of Nigeria coming. Having descended too deep into the thorny and murky labyrinth of Nigerian politics, a typical establishment politician has become very adapted to his political ecosystem that they cannot feel the wind of democratic change blowing around them. I []The post Et tu Soludu' appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.
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Four things every Nigerian should know coming out of COP27 - The Cable
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
A question I heard repeatedly over the past few weeks from not only my friends, but even complete strangers is What are you doing in Egypt, and what is0 commentRead Full Article
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Hidden secrets behind near success syndrome (12) - The Sun
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
God bless you our most revered man of God. My own case was that of marriage, I am a beautiful girl and people kept coming asking for my hand in marriage. Anyone that came will not last, this ugly experience continued to a point that it became a common slogan in my town. I had []The post Hidden secrets behind near success syndrome (12) appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.
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Implications of sustained violence on 2023 general election - Punch
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Political violence in any form, shape or manifestation is both an offence under the Electoral Act and a crime under extant criminal laws of the country. Beyond its impact on the political process, it also has a major consequence on our national security. Consequently, the Nigeria Police Force and all other national security agencies in Read More
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Lets not vilify the dons - Punch
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Before public university lecturers in Nigeria are finally written off for their recent nationwide strike, we must first recognise that they are a great people. Unlike their cash-and-carry counterparts in the National Assembly and other public sectors, most university dons are decent, generous, hardworking people driven by the ethics of individual responsibility, accountability for their Read More
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Maimuna's Memoir: A Homily - Leadership
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Farida's teacher had to go. this should be a lesson. For that number of complaints from parent, the principal could not risk soiling the name of the school. However, that's not the only ethical issue happening in schools. For one, I heard from a friend of mine of a school in a village where the []
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Ortoms Fulani profiling, genocide and dearth of statesmen - The Cable
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Just when you think you have seen it all in Nigerias deepening leadership rot, something worse pops up. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has taken how leadership underdeveloped Nigeria0 commentRead Full Article
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Resource control: Solution to national chaos - Punch
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Harold Laswells definition of politics solely concentrated on the political elite who are the primary holders of power in society. Lasswells book, Politics, Who Gets What, When and How stated clearly the elite politics and how they get anything they want in society. Harold Laswells notion of politics is primarily centred on power and the Read More
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Running commentary - Guardian
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
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Semi-illiterate wrong - The Sun
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Armedrobbers again jolted the commercial city of Lagos last week Friday (last Friday/Last Friday week or on Friday, last week). Students write exams half naked (half-dressed/half clothed/half covered or half clad, or naked/bare to the waist). I stood up, took another coin out of my pocket and put it near my halfempty (halffull) beer glass. []The post Semi-illiterate wrong appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.
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The case against sex education - Guardian
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Last week, a group of pro-choice NGOs staged a protest against the Hon. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu for directing the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to expunge the current immoral sex educationThe post The case against sex education appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.
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The speakership crisis in Ekiti - The Cable
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
On October 16, 2022, former Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state handed over power at a colourful ceremony attended by big wigs of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and others0 commentRead Full Article
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Undeserved assault on the bureaucracy - Vanguard
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
By Eric Teniola OF all the mistakes made by the military, none is greater than the 1975'1976 assault on the bureaucracy in this country. ItThe post Undeserved assault on the bureaucracy appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Undeserved assault on the bureaucracy - Part 3 - Guardian
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
He returned to Nigeria in 1927 after finishing his studies in tropical medicine and joined the colonial medical services as a medical officer. He subsequently became a surgeon specialist and senior specialist in the serviceThe post Undeserved assault on the bureaucracy - Part 3 appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.
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Why Nigeria needs restructuring (6) - The Sun
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Introduction SchmitT,C,in his book Constitutional Theory, insists that for the Constitutional-making process to be considered to be fully democratic, it must pass through five stages. According to him, all previously constituted authorities must first be dissolved, followed by a popularly elected or acclaimed assembly with a sovereign power. The assembly then begins to function as []The post Why Nigeria needs restructuring (6) appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.
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Why sex education should be left for parents - Guardian
Wed, 23 Nov 2022
I'm not used to writing rejoinders to things I read about but I couldn't keep quiet after reading the open letter to the Honorable Minister for Education by Mrs Bisi Fayemi. Unlike you, I was elatedThe post Why sex education should be left for parents appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.
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