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Women involvement key to conflicts solution, lasting peace – WANEP

Posted by admin Headlines, Women Politics Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The West African Network of Peacebuilders (WANEP) has said without meaningful inclusion of women, there can never be a lasting solution to armed conflicts, and, as a result, no sustainable development. National Coordinator of WANEP, Bridget Osakwe, said this at a Media, Women, Peace and Security training workshop, jointly organised with the Global Network […]

Why I joined the presidential race – Oby Ezekwesili

Posted by admin National Politics, Women Politics Monday, November 5th, 2018

Onyedika Agbedo Former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, is the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN). In this interview, Mrs Ezekwesili, who had also served as Minister of Solid Minerals and later Education, explained that she joined the presidential race because she can no longer watch from the sidelines as […]

2019: Women should use their numerical strength in politics – Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa

Posted by admin Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Women Politics Sunday, October 28th, 2018

Christy Anyanwu Senator Florence Ita-Giwa was elected into the upper legislative chamber in the Fourth Republic on the platform of the All Peoples Party (APP). She is popularly called Mama Bakassi because of her passion for the underprivileged in Bakassi. She has also served as Special Adviser to two presidents: Olusegun Obasanjo and Shehu Musa Yar’Adua. […]

Ex-finance Minister, Nenadi Usman, family drag police to court over killing Anita Akapson

Posted by admin National Politics, Nigerian Police, Top Stories, Women Politics Wednesday, October 17th, 2018

Demands justice, identity of killer-policeman, Also comprehensive reform of Nigeria Police Force By Joseph Erunke ABUJA – THE former Minister of Finance, Mrs Nenadi Usman and her family have dragged the Nigeria Police Force, to court over last Saturday’s night brutal killing of their daughter, Ms Anita Akapson, by a police personnel,in Gwarimpa area of […]

#BringBackOurGirls activist, Dr. Obi Ezekwesili, runs for Nigeria’s presidency

Posted by admin Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

BY SAM OLUKOYA Associated Press LAGOS, NIGERIA The woman who led the global campaign to free Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists is now running for president, saying she is fighting for “the soul” of Africa’s most populous nation. Oby Ezekwesili is the most prominent woman to seek the presidency in Nigeria, where politics, as […]

A Reputation Worth Its Weight in Gold – By Ebun Asagbe

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Ebun Asagbe, NNP Columnists, Raw Politics, Women Politics Friday, July 20th, 2018

By Ebun Asagbe | Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria | July 20, 2018 – Since the news of Kemi Adeosun’s allegedly forged NYSC Certificate broke, we have been inundated with news reports, press statements, and more recently, opinion articles; each trying to outdo the other, mostly, in defence of Mrs Adeosun. The minister herself has remained silent on the matter, possibly on […]

Why Jonathan government didn’t save despite oil boom – Okonjo-Iweala

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Women Politics Friday, July 20th, 2018

A former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has linked the failure of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to save for the rainy day, despite oil boom, to the insistence of state governors that funds in the Excess Crude Account must be shared. According to Okonjo-Iweala, as finance minister, with the backing of Jonathan and […]

War on Women’s Bodies – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Women Politics Saturday, June 9th, 2018

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | June 2018 – The proliferating cases of rape in Nigeria will soon assume a rebarbative dimension that may eventually aggravate the already tensed insecure milieu and put the country on the edge. Then the experience of South Africans in their own nation will be a child’s play. The […]

Africa’s only female president to resign

Posted by admin Headlines, Women Politics Saturday, March 10th, 2018

Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-FakimImage copyright Ameenah Gurib-Fakim became Mauritius’s first woman to be appointed president in 2015 Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Africa’s only female head of state, is to quit over a financial row. She has been accused of using a bank card provided by a charity to make personal purchases worth tens of thousands […]

Taraba empowers 448 youths, women in skills acquisition scheme

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Taraba, Women Politics Thursday, February 15th, 2018

Taraba empowers 448 youths, women in skills acquisition scheme — 15th February 2018 Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Taraba Rescue Watch, in collaboration with the state’s Ministry of Cooperatives, on Wednesday, distributed various empowerment materials to 448 youths and women who graduated from its skills acquisition scheme. Governor Darius Ishaku, while presenting the materials to the […]

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3 Osinbajo survives helicopter crash Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on yesterday survived helicopter crash in Kogi State. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on [...] Osinbajo’s Chopper Crash: Thank God for Osinbajo’s safety – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appreciated God for the safety of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, members of [...] Anti-Corruption Fight: Nigeria needs God’s guidance, prayers – BuhariNAN President Muhammadu Buhari says fighting corruption needs God’s guidance and prayers as he pledged to redouble his administration’s efforts toward [...] Gov Ishaku’s CPS, others regain freedom from abductorsThe Chief Press Secretary to Gov Darius Ishaku of Taraba state, Alh Hassan Mijinyawa, and two others who were kidnapped [...]	4	5	6 Campaign: Buhari, Osinbajo arrive Ondo, Ekiti amidst tight securityPresident Muhammdu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday arrived in Akure, the Ondo State capital, amidst heavy security [...] Burkina Faso Army kill 146 jihadistsSoldiers in Burkina Faso killed 146 jihadists in response to a terrorist attack in which 14 civilians were killed, the [...] Liberian President Weah goes spiritual, asks compatriots to ‘pray for our economy’ Liberia’s President George Weah has urged citizens to pray for two hours every day for God’s intervention in solving some [...] Igbo may lose again over lack of political intelligence –Okorocha George Onyejiuwa, and Stanley Uzoaru,Owerri Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said Igbo may lose, again, as they did in the civil war, over [...] Lagos: Ambode presents N852.317bn 2019 budgetMoshood Adebayo and Chinelo Obogo After many months of squabbles between the executive and legislative arms of government, the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, [...] Women involvement key to conflicts solution, lasting peace – WANEPJuliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The West African Network of Peacebuilders (WANEP) has said without meaningful inclusion of women, there can never be a lasting [...] Again, suspected herdsmen attack Benue communitiesRose Ejembi, Makurdi There was heavy shootings around Tomatar village and environs in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, on Monday, after [...] 2019: Buhari seeks support of Ekiti ObasWole Balogun, Ado Ekiti President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded with Ekiti Obas to support his re-election bid for sustainable peace in [...]	7 OBJ Epistle: Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense – By Olalekan Waheed AdigunBy Olalekan Waheed Adigun \| NNP \| Feb. 7, 2019 – After much hesitations, I decided to read ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s [...] Obasanjo belongs in dustbin of history – AkinrinadeEniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Alani Akinrinade (retd.), has asked Nigerians to ignore former President Olusegun [...]	8 Abia North: Kalu leads opinion pollAhead of the forthcoming general elections, a civil society organisation, “Selfless Project’’ has concluded its opinion poll in Isiukwuato, Ummuneochi, Bende, [...]	9 Why Obasanjo’s Voice Still Matters – Dr. Jideofor AdibeDr. Jideofor Adibe \| Nasarawa, Nigeria \| Feb. 9, 2019 – Obasanjo’s recent 16-page letter to Buhari, which sounds more like [...]
10 Presidential race: The battleground statesOn February 16, Nigerians will troop out to elect a new President that will pilot the affairs of the nation [...] Elections: Nigerians react to giant broom erected in Abuja Below are their views: View image on Twitter Reno Omokri ✔@renoomokri .@ProfOsinbajo: Sir, Nigerians say we can’t point to a single project initiated, started [...]	11	12 U-20 AFCON : Flying Eagles battles Mali in semi finals Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will battle for a ticket in the final of the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations when they [...] Zimbabwe bans soldiers from marrying each other; those already married given ultimatumTHE Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has banned serving soldiers from marrying each other and given those already married an ultimatum [...] Zambia orders suspension of controversial reality show NAN Zambia’s broadcasting regulator on Tuesday ordered Africa’s biggest television operator, Multichoice, to suspend a realty show for allegedly promoting homosexuality. The [...] Ex Somali refugee, now U.S. Congresswoman, IIhan Omar, in trouble over Israel tweet The Canadian Politician (Toronto) – Minnesota Congresswoman and first Somali in the U.S. House of Representatives, IIhan Omar, has apologized for [...] Again, Buhari’s campaign turns bloody as 4 die in Rivers TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt Four persons were confirmed dead while scores became unconscious as a result of a stampede at the Adokiye [...] Rivers polls: 54 governorship candidates drop ambition, back Wike (This is very suspicious. Were they bribed?)TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt Fifty-four gubernatorial candidates of various political parties in Rivers State have given reasons for their decision to drop [...] Why we are interested in Nigeria’s election – UKAidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The United Kingdom (UK), has said it is interest in the forthcoming elections in the country because it wants [...] Court fines EFCC, banks for freezing Benue govt’s accountsRose Ejembi, Makurdi A Federal High Court presided over by Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon on Tuesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, [...] 4 more Sokoto commissioners set to defect to APC – WamakkoFour serving commissioners under the incumbent People’s Democratic Party (PDP)- led Sokoto State government will soon defect to the All [...] Nigerians never learnt anything from Nigeria-Biafran War; causative factors still with us till now – Gen OkonJoe Effiong, Uyo, A Biafran war veteran, Major-General Okon E. Okon (retd), has warned that the problems which led to the [...] US Ambassador replies FG over comments on 2019 elections Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The United States (US), has replied the Federal government following an allegation that it was undermining the credibility [...] Canada to welcome refugees from Libya, other African countries – Ahmed Hussen, Immigration Minister The Canadian Politician – (Toronto) As part of Canada’s commitment to the United Nations Refugee Agency to resettle refugees fleeing war, [...]	13 Why Osinbajo’s chopper crashed by AIB Louis Ibah The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has released a preliminary report on the cause of the crash of a Caverton [...] Boko Haram attacks Shettima’s campaign convoyTimothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, along a major road in [...] Militants were unleashed on my government – Buhari declaresJuliana Taiwo-Obalonye’s, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that militants were unleashed on his government in the early days of his administration. He [...] Breaking: CCT orders Police, DSS to arrest suspended CJN, OnnoghenBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, has ordered key security agencies in the country to [...]	14 15 Imo guber candidates adopt Araraume By Chinonso Alozie Fifteen governorship candidates of different political parties under the platform of Forum of Imo State Governorship Candidates, today [...] Breaking: Former U.S President, Bill Clinton calls BuhariBy Nwafor Sunday Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, Wednesday, called the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, [...]	15 Number of PVCs exceeds total registered voters in Oyo The number of Permanent Voter Cards in Oyo State is 28,539 higher than the number of registered voters in the state. While [...] JUST IN: INEC postpones elections to Feb. 23 – says it is not ready – Nigerians and international community disappointed The Independent National Electoral Commission has decided to shift Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections till next week 23 February. It [...] President Trump declares national emergency at U.S. southern border with MexicoThe Canadian Politician (Toronto) – President Trump on Friday declared a national emergency at the southern border where he said drugs, [...]	16
17 Wike alleges plot by Amaechi, others to bomb INEC offices, disrupt pollsTony John, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has has alleged a plot by his predecessor, Chibuike Amaechi, in collaboration with [...]	18	19	20	21	22	23
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Women involvement key to conflicts solution, lasting peace – WANEP

Why I joined the presidential race – Oby Ezekwesili

2019: Women should use their numerical strength in politics – Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa

Ex-finance Minister, Nenadi Usman, family drag police to court over killing Anita Akapson

#BringBackOurGirls activist, Dr. Obi Ezekwesili, runs for Nigeria’s presidency

A Reputation Worth Its Weight in Gold – By Ebun Asagbe

Why Jonathan government didn’t save despite oil boom – Okonjo-Iweala

War on Women’s Bodies – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Africa’s only female president to resign

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