The Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers has suspended the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, for six months. This formed part of the resolution of the monarchs on Friday at an emergency meeting presided over by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Oba Akanbi’s suspension comes a few weeks after he was said […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will display personal credentials of political aspirants ahead of the governorship elections to enable public scrutiny. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during a meeting with resident electoral commissioners in Abuja, on Friday. This development is coming after the supreme court sacked David Lyon, the former […]
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Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison for impeding a congressional investigation, in a case that ignited a firestorm over the US president’s political interference in the justice system. Stone, a veteran Republican operative and one of the president’s oldest confidants, was convicted in November of lying to […]
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The Commonwealth Secretary-General has issued the following statement in response to an attack on a village in north-west Cameroon on 14 February which left 23 people dead, the majority of them children. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said: “I strongly condemn the recent killings of civilians, including women and children in the North-West of Cameroon on […]
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The Gombe State Government has procured 100 HP desktop computers. This was revealed by TrackaNG, a project initiated by pro-transparency group, BudgIT, that tracks the performance of government budgets. TrackaNG, which also collaborates with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, posted photographs of the computer on its official Twitter handle. “N100m was […]
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Manchester United moved to within three points of fourth-placed Chelsea with a smash and grab 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Anthony Martial and Harry Maguire on Monday. Chelsea had two goals disallowed by VAR reviews and were furious Maguire was not sent-off early on for an off-the-ball kick out at Michy […]
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The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has said the system of government will change and the north will “destroy itself”. The emir spoke on Monday at the Kaduna state government house during a programme to commemorate the 60th birthday celebration of Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna. Sanusi said as a leader, repeating the same thing […]
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The APC Young Stakeholders who protested at the Party Secretariat today has called on the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress Mr. Adams Oshiomhole to forsake his position, adding that “Enough is enough! We are tired of the lackadaisical and weak leadership this man has given, he must go!” The Convener of APC Young […]
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The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has urged the United Kingdom to extradite Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources. The anti-graft agency has filed charges of alleged money laundering against the former minister who left the country for the UK shortly before the inception of the President […]
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The governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, says military personnel accompanied suspected herdsmen who wreaked havoc on some communities in the state last week. Gunmen had attacked Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and other communities in Uwheru Kingdom, Ughelli North local government areas of the state on Thursday. The attacks led to the deaths of at least […]
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