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Elections 2019, Headlines, INEC Politics
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday that with the proposed reform of the electoral Act, the 2019 election may be the last “mainly manual” election in Nigeria. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakub, said this is achievable with the support of the National Assembly, tasking the lawmakers to expedite action on the amendment […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 7th, 2020

The Nigerian Army said its soldiers engaged in the counter-terrorism operations in the North-East have thwarted terrorists’ attempt to attack one of its military bases at Damboa in Borno State. The Army said the soldiers killed 19 of the terrorists, wounded several others and recovered several arms and ammunition from them. The Media Coordinator in […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature, Nigerian Police
Saturday, March 7th, 2020

The House of Representatives at the plenary yesterday condemned the rising cases of extrajudicial killing, extortion, harassment, and intimidation by men of the Nigeria Police Force. The House called for the review of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other tactical squads created by the NPF to reduce human rights abuses. The call followed the unanimous […]
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Headlines
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
A former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi has said he is unaware of the reported removal of the Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside. Although, no official statement from the government is backing the claims, there are reports that Peterside, whose tenure expires […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Niger Delta, Senate
Saturday, March 7th, 2020

The Senate, yesterday, approved the sum N346,388,900,000 as budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the 2019 fiscal year. The approval came following an engaging debate between senators who were divided over the passage of the commission’s budget. The Chairman of the Committee on NDDC, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, in his presentation, gave a […]
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Governors, Headlines, South-South
Saturday, March 7th, 2020

After weeks of speculation and suspense, governors of the South-South states, yesterday, agreed to establish a regional security outfit to tackle peculiar challenges in the region. This is coming in the heels of the passage of the bill for the establishment of South-West security network, Amotekun, by state Houses of Assembly in states of the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Saturday, March 7th, 2020

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria | March 7, 2020 – The current debate over the Buhari government’s request to borrow additional $30bn (a substantial portion of which is likely to come from China), has revived debates not just about debt overhang in the country but also about whether China is using debt as a […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Saturday, March 7th, 2020

By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | March 7, 2020 – Dante Alighieri did say “the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality”. For me, I will always say the truth and nothing but the truth. I remember a Yoruba adage ‘‘omo osan loun ko […]
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Abiodun Komolafe, All Peoples' Congress (APC), Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, March 7th, 2020

By Abiodun Komolafe | Osun State | Nigeria | March 7, 2020 | Rumours are rumours! But, if, indeed, there is any substance or element of truth in the rumoured presidential ambition of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, then, he will have to take some serious steps for it to become a reality. Charity, they say, begins at home! For him […]
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Headlines, Health
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
Nigeria is monitoring 58 people who had contact with an Italian man infected with the new coronavirus, the health minister said Monday, as officials scrambled to stop the disease spreading. Africa’s most populous country on Friday confirmed the first case of the virus in sub-Saharan Africa after the patient was diagnosed in the economic […]