The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) is seeking a special fund from the Federal Government to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the region. The chairman of the forum and governor of the Plateau, Simon Lalong made the call in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham on Monday in […]
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Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the confession by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on the nation’s health sector has confirmed the failure of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. According to the party, the SGF’s comments also served as a further vindication of its […]
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NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari has given a posthumous pardon to five influential Nigerians who were convicted of varying degree offences. The development was disclosed by Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, at an event in Abuja on Thursday. Those pardoned by the president are the late Prof Ambrose Alli, the late Anthony Enahoro, Ex Lt. […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lampooned President Muhammadu Buhari, saying his address to the nation on Sunday failed to address the real necessities or provide new solutions over the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. The PDP said this in a statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, on Sunday. According […]
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Prince Tonye Princewill, an APC chieftain business mogul, filmmaker and philanthropist was the Director of Strategic Communications of the All Progressives Congress APC Campaign in Rivers state in the 2019 general elections. In this interview he speaks on the way out of the current travails of the ruling party. Excerpts 1. The APC NEC meeting has […]
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The dethroned emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has filed a suit before a federal high court in Abuja, seeking an order for his release from confinement following his dethronement. Sanusi is praying the court for an interim order releasing him “from the detention and or confinement of the respondents and restoring the applicant’s rights to human dignity, […]
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The Kano State Executive Council has approved the immediate removal from office of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II. The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, announced the unanimous decision of the Council at a news conference on Monday in Kano. Reason for the removal of the monarch, the SSG […]
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The VISION of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to be the leading Maritime Administration in Africa advancing Nigeria’s Global Maritime goals while on the other its omission is to achieve and sustain safe, secure shipping, cleaner, oceans and enhanced maritime capacity in line with global best practices towards Nigeria’s economic development. The […]
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Smart Adeyemi, senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, on Wednesday, argued that the military era is better than democracy in Nigeria. Adeyemi stated this while making contributions to a bill for an Act to establish the National Electoral Offences Commission and for Other Related matters. The senator gave instances on how hooligans emerge as leaders […]
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Former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has approached the Appeal Court, over the decision of a Federal Capital Territory High Court to suspended him as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In the appeal filed before the appellate court on Wednesday, hours after his suspension, Oshiomhole expressed dissatisfaction with the ruling […]
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