The Lamido Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Barkindo-Mustafa, the powerful monarch of the home state of Atiku Abubakar, has endorsed his rival, President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term, appealing to all Nigerians that Buhari needs more time to actualise his dream for the country. Atiku of the Peoples Democratic Party is the main challenger of Buhari […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all political parties participating in the forthcoming general elections to complete the processes for the submission of the names of their polling agents by Monday. Feb. 11. The commission gave the directive in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and […]
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Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League with a confident 3-0 victory over Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday. The win moves Juergen Klopps’s side three points above second-placed Manchester City who face Chelsea on Sunday and would return to the top on goal difference with a victory. After consecutive draws, the pressure was […]
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Real Madrid barged their way back into the Spanish La Liga title race with a 3-1 victory over Atletico Madrid in a feisty derby at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday. Casemiro, Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale’s strikes inflicted Atletico Madrid’s first home defeat of the season across all competitions and moved the European champions up […]
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Passengers who would be boarding the newly completed rail line from Lagos to Abeokuta would be enjoying free rides for the next three months, the Federal Government has said. Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, said this during the official test running of the new standard gauge rail from Abeokuta to Lagos. Amaechi said that […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says his visit to parts of the country in the past weeks on campaign stops revealed that ordinary Nigerians are aware of the avaricious plunder of the national assets and resources by previous administration. The president stated this at the presentation of a book, titled; ‘‘Nigeria on Firmer Ground, Towards Lasting Peace […]
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A Kaduna state high court on Friday issued a warrant of arrest against Muhammed Isah, chairman of Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The warrant of arrest was issued by Mario Mohammed, a judge, after the chairman ignored several summons by the court in a suit between Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, and Today’s publishing Company […]
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Micheal Pompeo, the United States secretary of state, says those who interfere in Nigeria’s election must be held accountable. In a statement released by the US state department, Pompeo said the elections are Nigeria’s opportunity to solidify its place as the democratic leader in Africa. “The United States government supports a free, fair, transparent, and peaceful […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reached an agreement with the federal government to end the over three months strike. The agreement was reached and a deal was signed at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday. Chris Ngige, minister of labour, led the government’s delegation while Abiodun Ogunyemi, president of ASUU, led the […]
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Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has vowed not to share his role as returning officer of the presidential elections with anyone. Yakubu said this on Thursday during an interactive meeting with Catholic Bishops in Abuja. He was speaking in reaction to comments still trailing the appointment of Amina Zakari who […]
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