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Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, July 19th, 2019

OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. BY THE NEW OODUA YOUTH FRONTIERS* – your excellency, permit me on behalf of all the youths of the south west states of Nigeria to congratulate you on your recent reelection and subsequent swearing in to office. I wish you […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, Press Releases, State News Friday, July 19th, 2019

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR PRESS RELEASE IMO GOVT. TO PARTNER FRSC ON SAFETY OF ROADS Imo State Government says it will partner with the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) in ensuring safety of citizens of the state on the roads. Governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha stated this […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta, Rivers, State News Friday, July 19th, 2019

The Council of Ogoni Professionals (COP) have reacted to calls by allies of Shell and the oil industry for the resumption of oil production in Ogoniland against the will of the Ogoni people. In a statement signed by its chairman and secretary, Nnah Barikor and Kenneth Kpurugbara respectively, COP described the calls as selfish and […]

Posted by admin Canadian Politics, Headlines Friday, July 19th, 2019

The Canadian Politician – Canadians travelling to the United States can now expect to give up some of their personal information in a coordinated effort between the two countries to track visitors and determine overstays. This is part of a border agreement that has been implemented. The program which started as a pilot in 2012 at […]

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Friday, July 19th, 2019

The Canadian Politician – U.S. House Democrats are calling for more security for its members in the wake of chants at Trump’s rally of “Send Her Back,” in reference to Minnesota Congress woman Ilhan Omar who was born in Somalia. Omar has been in the line of fire for many republicans and conservatives alike for her […]

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Friday, July 19th, 2019

The Canadian Politician – U.S. Democratic House leadership rejected a resolution on Wednesday to impeach President Trump for his alleged racist comments. The resolution brought forward by Al Green, a Texas democrat accuses the president of ridiculing the office of the presidency and bringing it into disrepute and shame. The African-American Congressman stated while introducing […]

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Northern Governors Forum condemns killings in PlateauThe Northern Governor’s Forum have condemned the series of attacks leading to destruction of lives and properties in Plateau. The governors [...]
House of Reps retains Doguwa as Majority LeaderFollowing his victory in the House of Representatives rerun election in Tudun Wada/Doguwa federal constituency of Kano State, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa [...]
Problem With Nigeria’s Population – By Arnold A. AlaliboBy Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | February 3, 2020 – Nigeria’s population has become an embarrassment that cannot be hidden [...]
Senate seeks protection for Plateau indigenes against terrorist attacksThe Senate yesterday asked the security agencies and the military to ensure adequate protection for all Plateau State indigenes against [...]
Bayelsa Deputy Gov Decries Loot Of Guest HouseThe guest house of the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Gboribiogha Jonah, has been looted. In a statement, Jonah’s media aide, Ebi [...]
Nigeria Gets $813m From Cashew ExportMinister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, has disclosed that the cashew sub-sector generated over $813million between 2015 and 2017. Nanono in his [...]
Man jailed 10 years for raping master’s daughter in KogiBy Friday Idachaba A Kogi High Court sitting in Lokoja has sentenced a 23-year old man, Okwudili Ayogu, to 10 years [...]
Police arrest 24 suspects for blocking Lagos roadsBy Oladapo Udom The Police from Ijora Badia, Area B Command, on Monday, arrested 24 suspects for blocking major roads in [...]
Supreme Court upholds Fintiri’s election as Adamawa governor The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, affirmed Ahmadu Fintri of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), as the validly elected governor of [...]
Okada ban: Lagos govt. to deploy additional busesBy Yemi Adeleye The Lagos State Government has directed the management of Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL) to deploy a fleet [...]
Church threatens to sue newspaper over ‘defamatory’ publicationhe Fire House Church International Worship Centre, has threatened legal action against the Nation Newspaper over a report it published [...]
Buhari, NASS leadership agree to tackle security challengesBy Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari and leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) on Monday in Abuja expressed serious concern over [...]

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Kenyan police arrest four Chinese workers after a video went viral showing one of them caning a Kenyan workerKenya police say four Chinese migrant workers have been arrested following a widely circulated video appearing to show one of [...]
African Leaders inaugurate security committee headquarters in Addis AbabaBy Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday joined other African leaders to inaugurate the headquarters of the Committee of Intelligence [...]
What women with mutilated genitals undergo during sex – ExpertBy Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Dr Esther Somefun, a Gender and Reproductive Health Analyst, on Sunday, says that women who have undergone Female [...]
China coronavirus deaths reach 811The number of deaths from the new coronavirus has risen to 811 in mainland China, the country’s National Health Commission [...]
ECOWAS mobilising own resources to combat terrorism -BuhariBy Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, commended the renewed vigour by ECOWAS member countries to [...]
Press Release: Much More Needs to be Done on Ogoni Cleanup – MOSOPThe Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) wishes to express its concerns over the Ogoni cleanup. This [...]
The Bane of the Nigerian Health Care System – By Tochukwu Ezukanma By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | February 9, 2020 – The Nigerian political elite behave like a colonial or Apartheid [...]
Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Exoneration Top MOSOPs List of DemandsThe Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has listed four conditions as necessary for the resolution of [...]
IMO: Bye Bye: To a Phantom Governor – By Kenneth UwadiBy Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State | February 9, 2020 – It was Emerson who said in The Over Soul [...]
Needless Controversy over Amotekun! -By Abiodun KomolafeBy Abiodun Komolafe | Osun State, Nigeria | February 9, 2020 – I hope it would not amount to ‘Hate [...]
DETAILS: Explosion rocks Ekiti Govt House By Rotimi Ojomoyela There was palpable fear in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, as a loud bang suspected to be bomb explosion rocked [...]
Terrorists almost bomb Lagos with 17 suitcases of explosives – Fashola Minister for Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has said terrorists with 17 suitcases loaded with explosives to bomb Lagos were [...]
FG slashes visa fees for U.S. citizens By Harrison Arubu he Federal Government has slashed its visa application charges for citizens of the United States from $180 to [...]
Police arraign Nigerian singer, Iyanya, over alleged car theft Popular singer, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, has been arraigned before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere, presided over by Justice Mobolanle [...]
Indian man parades wife’s decapitated head in front of horrified onlookers Horrifying images show the moment an Indian man who had decapitated his wife paraded her head, waved to stunned onlookers [...]
Buhari replies Danjuma, speaks on relationship with Osinbajo President Muhammadu Buhari has said the opinion of General T.Y. Danjuma (retd) is not more important than that of millions [...]
50% Pay Cut: Lawmakers tackle Pastor AdeboyeSay pay cut unacceptable to us General Overseers, Pastors should sacrifice from tithes, offerings Churches amass wealth, collecting money from poor people Reducing [...]

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FG, U.S. sign $1.1m grant for electricity development By Edith Ike-Eboh The Federal Government and United State Trade and Development Agency have signed a 1.1million dollar grant to support [...]

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Supreme Court nullifies Bayelsa governor-elect’s election, declares PDP winnerAde Adesomoju, Abuja The Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon, and his running mate, [...]
FG files fresh charges against Sowore The Nigerian government on Wednesday filed fresh charges against Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore. Sowore with his co-defendant Olawale Bakare were [...]
Soyinka in court for resumption of Sowore’s trial Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka is currently at the Federal High Court, Abuja in solidarity with Omoyele Sowere, who is [...]
Imo panel indicts Okorocha over contracts fraud Imo State Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Contracts has indicted former Governor Rochas Okorocha over the alleged fraudulent award of [...]
Nigerian kills cousin over business transaction in South Africa Nigerian simply identified as Batista, has killed his cousin, Ide during a fisticuff over a business transaction in South Africa. A [...]
Edo woos fans for Bendel Insurance FC By Igbaugba Ehigimetor Edo state government has offered free transportation and jerseys to fans of Bendel Insurance Football Club to boost [...]
Ex- NNPC boss reels out 9-point agenda to unseat ObasekiIgbaugba Ehigimetor Former Group Executive Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Chris Ogiemwonyi, has rolled out his nine-point [...]
FEC honours victims of Boko Haram attack, Koshoni, as Osinbajo presidesBy Chijioke Okoronkwo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential [...]
Nigerian League won’t grow with state govts running clubsBy Muhyideen Jimoh Chairman of the Bauchi State Football Association, Patrick Pascal, has called for more Private sector involvement in the [...]
Alleged Police extrajudicial killing: widow demands justiceBy Ijendu Iheaka Mrs Goodluck Ogbuji, wife of late Nwamaka Ogbuji, an Ugwuatti Community Youth Leader in Ukwa, Abia State, has [...]
2023: Niger Delta group seeks legislation on power rotationIkuru Lizzy A political pressure group, Niger Delta Youth Coalition (NDYC), has called for legislation that would enthrone political zoning systems [...]

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FG selects 6 states for pilot Open Schooling ProgrammeBy Philomina Attah The Federal Government has selected six northern states for the pilot phase of its Open Schooling Programme (OSP). OSP [...]
Disu says Ighalo will surely succeed at Manchester United By Esther Babajide and Olanrewaju Akojede Tunde Disu, a former Technical Director of the defunct Nigeria Football Association (NFA), on Monday [...]
8 reinstated Rivers Perm. Secs. plead for portfolios By Precious Akutamadu Eight permanent secretaries reinstated by the National Industrial Court (NIC) after their sack by Rivers Government are calling [...]
Attack on Radio Bayelsa: New GM reverses suspension of 9 workers By Nathan Nwakamma The Management of Radio Bayelsa has reversed the suspension of nine workers over an attack on the station [...]
Gov. El-Rufai presents 24 Jeeps to High Court judges By Hussaina Yakubu Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday presented 24 Jeeps to High Court judges, as part of [...]
Birthday: Northern Governors congratulate Aisha Buhari By Martha Agas The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has congratulated the First lady of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, as she celebrates [...]
Death sentence: Gov. Matawalle sends delegation to S/ArabiaBy Abubakar Ahmed Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has dispatched a high powered delegation to Saudi Arabia to save the life [...]
Insurgency: Buratai promotes 3 soldiers for outstanding performanceBy Sumaila Ogbaje Three soldiers of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have been rewarded with special promotion to the next rank for [...]