The correction of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution has been recommended by the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams. Adams who had described the constitution as satanic said it is the wrong structure that Nigeria is running on. He said this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. Saying that, “The major […]
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Former US president Barack Obama congratulated his “friend” Joe Biden on Twitter, saying “this is your time”. Biden served as Vice President in Obama’s administration. Obama is slated attend the swearing in ceremony set to begin shortly at the Capitol. Sharing a picture of the pair, Obama wrote on Twitter; “Congratulations to my friend, President […]
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The Senate Public Account Committee has described as unacceptable the payment of N98.4m by the Petroleum Resources Ministry for the printing of flyers. The flyers, according to the 2015 Auditor-General for the Federation’s report, was meant to create awareness campaign for the Petroleum Industrial Bill. The report, currently being scrutinised by the National Assembly, also […]
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The Ugandan authorities have ordered the shut down of social media platforms ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for January 14, 2021. According to Reuters, the Ugandan authorities have ordered telecommunications companies to “immediately suspend any access and use” of social media and online messaging platforms. Citing a letter from Irene Sewankambo, executive director […]
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Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, representing Kano central in the upper legislative chamber, says there is no zoning in the constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, some chieftains of the ruling party have said there is an agreement for power shift from the north to south. But speaking during an […]
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The Ogun State Government has suspended Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, Commissioner for Environment, over alleged sexual harassment of an underage girl. He was accused of sexually harassing Barakat Melojuekun, a 16-year-old. Tokunbo Talabi, Secretary to the State Government, said in a statement that the commissioner was suspended to enable his cooperation with the police in the investigation […]
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By Femi Adesina When the year 2020 popped out of the womb of time, nobody knew that it was going to be what Yoruba people call Ogbologbo. Rough and tough. Unpredictable. Hungry and angry, consuming anything and everything it could lay its jaws on. Across America, Europe, Asia, Africa, indeed, all continents, time, like an […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of Nigeria, has described the New Year address of President Muhammadu Buhari as empty. Speaking via a statement, Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the opposition party, said Buhari’s message confirms that Nigeria has become “leaderless” and that it underscores the urgent need for “compatriots to come together and salvage the nation”. […]
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NEW YEAR SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1ST JANUARY 2021 My fellow countrymen and women, First, I would like to thank and praise the Almighty who saw us through the year 2020 and has given us the opportunity to witness the start of another new year. We […]
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted more documents in evidence against Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, in an ongoing alleged certificate forgery suit against him. The All Progressives Congress (APC), tendered the documents to prove its allegation of certificate forgery against the governor. The two documents, included a University of Ibadan […]
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