The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday called on the leadership of the military to deploy more women soldiers for internal security operations. She equally stated that the impact of the female gender must be adequately unleashed in tackling the insecurity facing the country. Mrs Buhari noted that Nigeria was facing security…
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The Federal Government has asked the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to apologize to Nigerians for willfully distracting the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari with a frivolous election petition, instead of appealing the ruling of Wednesday’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The Minister of Information and…
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The Chairman, Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said the Federal Government is giving N40,000 worth of airtime to last the South Africa returnees for two months as well as stipend of N10,000 for transport. She also said there were plans for the Bank of Industry to provide some money for the returnees to start…
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The number of Nigerians that made it back to Nigeria drastically reduced following moves by the South African government to frustrate the evacuation efforts. Only about 187 adults and children were successfully evacuated on Wednesday as against the 320 Nigerians expected back home. The flight arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 9.43pm. One…
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Two students of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) and a policeman have been reportedly killed in a clash between the police and students. The students who were protesting insufficient supply of electricity had marched to the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) substation in Oye Ekiti, barricading the express road. The protesters reportedly vented their…
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National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared war against the wife of Ekiti state Governor, Mrs. Bisi Fayemi Two students of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) and a policeman have been reportedly killed in a clash between the police and students on Tuesday, September 10th. In a report by TheCable, the students who…
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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday, delivered some rulings in some applications that had been brought by parties to the petition. Below are some of the four key decisions that the Tribunal led by Justice Mohammed Garba have delivered: 1. Vice-presidential candidate not a necessary party in election. Petitions are not incompetent because VicePresident Yemi…
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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Lagos command has arrested a 46 years old man, Mr. Chinedu Ifeleka, for sexually abusing his 14-year-old daughter, Chinwendu Ifeleka at Mapowu street, Ojo. Kehinde Mary Bada, Public Relations Officer of the command, on Monday, said Chinedu started abusing the victim in 2016. “This incidence according to the…
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Celebrity Photographer, Busola Dakolo has stated on Monday that she did not make any monetary demand in the suit she filed at the High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The socialite had dragged the founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, to the FCT High Court following the emotional distress she…
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The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, says Nigerians would soon begin to pelt senators with stones for being insensitive to their plights as demonstrated by their plan to acquire exotic cars despite the harsh economic situation in the country. Ogunyemi stated this on Monday in an interview with…
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