The senator who represented Katsina North Senatorial district between 2003 and 2011, Kanti Bello, is dead. Mohammed Isa, one of Bello’s former aides, disclosed this on Tuesday but did not go into details. Bello was known to be outspoken on the floor of the senate, even though by the middle of his second term in […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday September 4, 2017 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau on behalf of the federal government. He congratulated Muslims and urged all Nigerians to use the occasion to pray for peace, unity, […]
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Prof. Ganiyu Arinola, a Senior Lecturer of Immunology at the University of Ibadan, has said cell-phone radiation might likely cause male infertility. Arinola, the Head of Department of Chemical Pathology, University College Hospital (UCH), told the interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that there had been a public attention on the issue. The […]
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Senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, Dino Melaye, said politics is responsible to poverty and hunger in Nigeria. He went on to include himself among the political elite who have failed Nigeria and her teeming youth. Speaking at The Osasu Show Symposium in Abuja on Friday, Melaye said politics being played by the elite is responsible […]
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Pan-Igbo cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has subtly accused Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) of bias in the case against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The attorney-general had asked the federal high court, Abuja to rearrest Nnamdi Kanu for flouting his bail conditions. Reacting in a statement on Saturday, […]
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Ibadan, capital of Oyo state will witness the biggest coronation event in its history on Sunday as Gov. Abiola Ajimobi will crown 30 kings in one fell swoop. The coronation will take place at the historic Mapo Hall. The 30 are among the 32 recommended by the Akintunde Boade-led Judicial Panel on the review of […]
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The inspector-general of police, Ibrahim Idris, has vowed to arrest and prosecute perpetrators of hate speech under the Terrorism Prevention Act. According to Moshood Jimoh, police spokesman, the IGP directed assistant inspectors general of police and commissioners to ensure that anybody found guilty of hate speech is “promptly arrested and prosecuted”. Jimoh told The Nation […]
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The federal government on Thursday directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction any radio or television station that broadcasts hate speech. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, issued the directive in Abuja at the annual lecture series of the NBC and the 25th anniversary of the commission. The minister said the directive was […]
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Top Nigerian entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly called Charly Boy, will on Monday lead a protest to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, this time, demanding the extradition of Diezani Alison-Madueke from the UK to Nigeria. Charly Boy made this known in a statement signed by him and Deji Adeyanju […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Sept. 1, 2017 as Eid-el-Kabir day. This is contained in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sokoto Sultanate Council. The statement, made available to the News Agency of […]
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