The Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers has suspended the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, for six months. This formed part of the resolution of the monarchs on Friday at an emergency meeting presided over by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Oba Akanbi’s suspension comes a few weeks after he was said […]
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Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted horizontal visibility to improve over north and central cities on Saturday. NiMet’s weather outlook on Friday in Abuja further predicted increased cloudiness over the inland and coastal cities within period of forecast. “Dust haze should prevail over the north and central cities with visibility range of 2km to 5km.Partly […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will display personal credentials of political aspirants ahead of the governorship elections to enable public scrutiny. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during a meeting with resident electoral commissioners in Abuja, on Friday. This development is coming after the supreme court sacked David Lyon, the former […]
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Nigeria: Good people, horrible people By Femi Adesina Sometime in 2009, Professor Dora Akunyili launched a rebranding campaign for Nigeria. She was then Minister for Information, and the slogan she brought was Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation. It was a most contentious issue then. Was Nigeria truly made of good people? Were we equally a […]
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The sacked All Progressives Congress deputy governor-elect in Bayelsa state, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, says he did not forge any of the certificates he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission. Recall that the supreme court had sacked David Lyon, the governor-elect, on the grounds that Degi-Eriemienyo presented forged credentials to INEC. Degi-Eremienyo said he needed to […]
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A High Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State has convicted and sentenced a former part-time lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, to 21 years imprisonment for raping an 18-year-old girl who was seeking admission into the university. Baruwa was convicted on one count of rape leveled against him by the state government. The convict was […]
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Anthony Martial struck a crucial away goal as Manchester United ground out a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge in Belgium on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa League last 32 tie. Nigerian forward Emmanuel Dennis lobbed a stranded Sergio Romero from 30 yards to give Belgian league leaders Brugge the lead on 15 […]
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Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison for impeding a congressional investigation, in a case that ignited a firestorm over the US president’s political interference in the justice system. Stone, a veteran Republican operative and one of the president’s oldest confidants, was convicted in November of lying to […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said it has so far recovered and returned over N60 billion from erring banks as excessive charges imposed on customers. This is just as the Apex Bank has announced that it had commenced the processes for creation of 10 million jobs in the next five years through […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has returned to the Supreme Court asking the court to reverse its judgment disqualifying David Lyon, its candidate in the 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The party’s application was filed on Thursday by its team of lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun,SAN. The APC also wants the Supreme Court […]
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