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The Nigeria Senate is seeking an amendment to section 84 of the 2022 Electoral Act to prevent the same faith ticket of either Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian for President and Vice President of Nigeria by any political party after the 2023 general election. This information was made known by Senator Smart Adeyemi, of the […]
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF), in conjunction with some civil society groups, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to remove the subsidy on petrol. The group also kicked against the N48 billion pipeline security contract awarded by the federal government to Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, an ex-militant leader. Addressing a press […]
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked party leaders to refrain from making comments that could jeopardise the party’s unity. In a statement issued by Paul Ibe, his media aide, Abubakar said Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, and his colleagues are working for the victory of the party […]
Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, says 137 out of about 261 borders in the north-east and north-west regions of the country are unguarded. He said this on Thursday while delivering a lecture on “security, defence & development in Nigeria” at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos. Irabor said the […]
The dramatic feud rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may still be lingering as former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, yesterday, met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in London. Those spotted in a photograph with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; […]
The presidency has explained reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari is the most attacked president in Nigeria’s history. In a reaction to an editorial by Guardian Newspapers, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu in a statement said since the opposition couldn’t defeat the president at the 2019 polls, they have resorted to other means. According to […]
Troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade have destroyed a Boko Haram market in Bama Local Council of Borno State. The troop also invaded and destroyed another market, known as ‘Daula’, and killed six terrorists manning it. Counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, stated, yesterday, in Maiduguri: “Troops, in collaboration with […]
Yesterday, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc kicked off an open Fifth-Generation (5G) pilot in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The company, which intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri, is testing the next-generation network infrastructure. Customers with certain enabled devices will be allowed […]
The former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido said fact remains that Nyesom Wike has no monopoly over Rivers’s electorate. Lamido’s statement is coming even with the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party after Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike lost his bid to secure the party’s ticket. The matter worsened after Atiku Abubakar, […]
The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria has sought an audience with the Federal Government over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The association is also proposing the payment of N10, 000 per session for each parent to assist the government in making more funds available for universities. NAPTAN’s Public Relations […]
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