42 persons were killed in an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Goni Usmanti village in Gubio local government area of Borno state on Saturday. According to a witness who gave his name as Ahmadu Modu, the insurgents stormed the village in four gun trucks and motorcycles around 1am. He said some members of the […]
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Fellow Nigerians,1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. 2. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every […]
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated Nigerians for marking this year’s Democracy Day and called for unity. According to the Speaker, since 1999, Nigeria has come a long way in democratic practice, noting that the country’s system is growing by the day. In a statement by his Special Adviser […]
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The Nigeria Governors Forum has declared a state of emergency on s3xual and gender-based violence against women and children. They also renewed commitment to ensuring that offenders face the full weight of the law. This was contained in a communique signed by the Chairman of the NGF, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, after the forum’s 10th COVID-19 […]
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The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, has said more than 100 million Nigerians have no form of identification. Aziz, who spoke on the topic: “Strategic Roadmap for ID Development”, in a Zoom meeting with editors on Wednesday, said less than 50 percent of the country’s population is not enrolled […]
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The Nigerian Army has expressed sadness at the unfortunate incident in which suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists ambushed and killed innocent women and children in Faduma Koloram village, Gubio LGA of Borno State. In a communique by its spokesman, Colonel Sagir Musa, the army revealed that already a large contingent of military personnel have been drafted […]
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The glowing reviews and commendations have not stopped coming in since Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, recently upgraded its Mobile Banking app. Over the past few weeks following the upgrade, social media sites including twitter, Instagram and even Facebook have been agog with excellent comments about the ambience, functionality and […]
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If the news of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday 3rd June 2020, denying ever writing any letter for an extension of the tenure of the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sani Ataba Omolori and other Staff is anything to go by, then one wonders why till date […]
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Busola Dakolo who accused the senior pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo, of rape has said there is pressure to silence her case against the preacher. Busola Dakolo who is the wife of popular musician, Timi Dakolo, in a statement on Instagram Thursday, said the Ministry of Justice has been silent since […]
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Foremost playwright and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he does not believe that President Muhammadu Buhari is in charge of Nigeria. The renowned writer said this while speaking in an interview with PlusTv Africa, on Thursday. He said the answer to the nation’s problem is decentralisation, adding that there’s a need for the people […]
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