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A presidential aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a former Vice-President of Nigeria, Ahaji Atiku Abubakar, has expressed his readiness to restructure Nigeria in order to boost national economy and security, if elected president. Atiku, who made this known during a meeting with PDP delegates on Sunday in Abia, said […]
Atiku Abubakar, a presidential hopeful has distanced himself from a tweet condemning the lynching of Deborah Samuel, a Christian 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, who was killed for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Atiku who is running for Presidency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, took to Twitter […]
The Management of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State has been shut down indefinitely following the killing of a Christian female student by an irate mob. A gory video shared on social media on Thursday revealed when the female student identified as Ms. Deborah from Zuru, Kebbi State was beaten with […]
Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off their strike in the interest of students. The President made the appeal at the 19th National Productivity Day Celebration and Conferment of the National Productivity Order of Merit Award at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The […]
Prof Augustine Ubachukwu, Astronomy Research Group Lead, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, said that Nigeria and some African countries will witness the first total Lunar eclipse of the year on May 16. Ubachukwu, in an interview on Wednesday with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the second eclipse is expected […]
The Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. In a judgment on Wednesday in Abuja, a three-member panel of the court headed by Justice Hamma Akawu Barka held that the Federal High Court […]
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has formally joined the 2023 presidential race after obtaining the ADC Presidential form for the sum of N25m on Tuesday in Abuja. At the ADC national secretariat, Moghalu told newsmen that politics in Nigeria should be detribalised for the nation to […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says improving the quality of education for young people and creating job opportunities are some of the reasons that made him to join the 2023 Presidential race. Osinbajo said this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaimanu, on Tuesday at his palace in […]
A school proprietor in Kano, Abdulmalik Tanko, who is under trial with others over alledged kidnap and murder of his pupil, Halifa Abubakar, on Monday opened his defence and denying committing the offence. Tanko, 34, alongside Hashimu Isyaku, 37 and Fatima Musa, 26, all residents of Tudun Murtala Quarters, Kano, are standing trial […]
Senate has passed an amendment to the Electoral Act of 2022 on Tuesday to allow statutory delegates to participate in political parties’ congresses and conventions. The current version, which was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari in February this year, prevents statutory delegates from taking part in party primaries Statutory delegates include councilors, […]
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