The two chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to gives states power to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid, and for related matters. The “Bill For An Act to alter the provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to allow States […]
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Popular Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu has berated the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, for walking out on students during a meeting on Tuesday. It was reported that the minister had an impromptu meeting with some members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, on Tuesday following the lingering strike embarked upon by the […]
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The Ukrainian army on Tuesday said that it had shot down several Russian fighter planes as Russia’s invasion of its neighbour country entered its sixth day. Five Russian fighter planes and a helicopter were shot down during aerial attacks on Monday, the Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper and the Ukrainian air force reported. The planes were reportedly […]
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Nigerian human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has officially joined the presidential race ahead of the 2023 general elections. Sowore disclosed the development in a post on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday morning. According to SaharaReporters, Sowore is expected to contest on the platform of the African Action Congress (AAC). Recall that the activist, while […]
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Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has kicked against the decision made by the Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, to appoint only Christians as principal officers of the Taraba State University (TSU). The Islamic rights group also questioned the Ishaku’s alleged lopsided appointments of permanent secretaries which, which according to them, favoured Christians only. MURIC, in […]
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Nigeria’s Presidency has revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration worked assiduously to bend the electoral system in its bid to scuttle the victory of the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) during the 2015 presidential election. The Presidency disclosed its position in a statement signed on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it will not call off the one-month warning strike it began on February 14. President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, while on Channels TV Monday, emphasized that the union would not be backing down on the strike as the Federal government has consistently failed to keep […]
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Officials of the Nigerian embassy in Romania, said they have received 130 Nigerians safely in Bucharest in the last one day where they have been provided accommodation and will be documented, while the government finalises arrangements to bring them back home. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this disclosed in a statement signed by […]
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The Abuja Federal High Court,, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo has rejected a bail application filed by the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. The court held in a ruling on Monday, that the application has been overtaken by events. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), had on Monday February 14 declared Kyari wanted “over […]
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War ravaged Ukraine has called for a Russian immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of troops as Kyiv delegation arrives for talks with Russian negotiators on the fifth day of the Kremlin’s offensive against the country. A statement by the Ukrainian presidency said the key issue of the talks would be an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal […]
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