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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, November 11th, 2019
Gideon Olanrewaju, a Nigerian Educational Development Practitioner and Quality Education Advocate, has recently been invited by the The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Megan Markle to Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom to share how his organization has been ensuring access to alternative learning and empowerment opportunities for girls and women in […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, November 8th, 2019
The initiative of the Chinese Government granting access to Satellite TV for 1,000 villages across all 774 local governments in Nigeria which started in 2017 has been completed and handed over to the government. This was made known during a completion ceremony held in Abuja to present a completion certificate to StarTimes for executing the […]
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Budget, Headlines, Kano, State News
Friday, November 8th, 2019
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Thursday presented the state’s 2020 budget of N197.68 billion to the House of Assembly for approval. Ganduje said the ‘Budget of Sustainable Social Development’ will focus on infrastructure development. According to him, over N117.71 billion of the budget was for capital projects while N79.972 billion was earmarked for […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) of Nigerian Military has handed over 86 Boko Haram child fighters to Borno State Rehabilitation Centre in Bulumkutu. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Thursday, said that the fighters voluntarily surrendered to troops of Operation […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, Rivers, State News
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
By Shedrack Frank Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Deputy Gov. Rear Admiral Gboribiogha, retired John-Jonah, Gov. Nyeso Wike of Rivers and the Mr Timi Alaibe, who came second in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP )primaries in Bayelsa, were absent at the party’s mega rally. The mega rally, which was held on Wednesday at the Oxbow Lake […]
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Governors, Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
Gov. Sanwo-Olu drops ‘Your Excellency’ title By Florence Onuegbu The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu, has announced his decision to be addressed as ”Mr Governor” and not ”Your Excellency.” Sanwo-Olu said in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos that being addressed as Mr Governor would propel his sense of responsibility to the residents. According […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, November 2nd, 2019
(CNN)An Indonesian man has been publicly flogged for adultery, under a draconian law he helped create. Mukhlis, a member of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) in the deeply conservative Aceh province of Indonesia, received 28 lashes in front of a crowd on Thursday after being caught having an affair with a married woman. Like many […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has dragged the Lagos State House of Assembly to court over its ongoing probe of the ex-governor for allegedly procuring 820 buses worth over N7 billion without budgetary approval. Ambode is due to appear before the House Committee probing the allegation on Wednesday. The House had […]
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Headlines, United Nations, Women Politics
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
By Harrison Arubu UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Damilola Ogunbiyi as his Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Co-Chairperson of United Nations-Energy. Spokesperson for the UN, Mr Farhan Haq, made the announcement during the organisation’s daily news briefing in New York on Tuesday. Haq also announced the appointment of […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
Joe Biden was reportedly denied Holy Communion in a Catholic church in South Carolina, after being accused of ‘advocating for abortion. Father Robert E. Morey, from Saint Anthony Catholic Church in Florence, claimed that he refused the Democratic presidential 2020 hopeful Holy Communion because of his stance on abortion. Biden, who has been a lifelong […]
