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Rate this post By Golok Nanmwa Former Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, retd, yesterday, praised President Donald Trump of United States for drawing international focus to the security challenges in the country’s Middle Belt region. Danjuma made the commendation during his remarks shortly after receiving an honorary doctorate degree (Honoris Causa) from Plateau State […]

Rate this post By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has said that his country will scrap trade tariffs for all African countries starting from May 1. Xi made the announcement yesterday at the ongoing annual African Union summit at Ethiopia. China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 […]

Rate this post By Adeola Badru Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed grave concern over persistent terrorist attacks in states bordering the South-West, warning that the development is heightening fears of a full-scale incursion into Yorubaland. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, the organisation said repeated attacks in Kwara, Kogi […]

Rate this post •Lalong, Aliero, Kalu, Moro, Balogun, Agbedi, Soli, and other lawmakers who will harmonise the bill under pressure By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja In the corridors of power at the National Assembly, what should have been a routine harmonisation of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill has transformed into a defining moment in Nigeria’s democratic […]

Rate this post •Say: Adopt House of Reps version of amendment with proposed modification By Gabriel Ewepu After the Senate, on Tuesday, settled for conditional transmission of results of the 2027 polls in their amendment of the Electoral Act 2022, some Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, say the decision remains a halfway solution to the challenges […]

Rate this post •Says election should be cancelled where real-time fails By Nnamdi Ojiego Against the backdrop of an emergency legislative session that adopted a controversial provision allowing manual alternatives when electronic transmission fails, lawyer and African Democratic Congress (ADC) member, Kenneth Okonkwo argues that the move will weaken public confidence and threatens the integrity […]

Rate this post By Wole Mosadomi Terrorists have reportedly invaded some communities in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, killing no fewer than 26 people. Besides those killed, some houses, including a police station, were set ablaze by the fully armed marauders. It was reliably gathered that the first incident occured in Feyi community […]

Rate this post •Unveils plan to restore school’s lost glory …Calls for collective support By Nnamdi Ojiego President of the Ekiti Parapo College Old Students Association, Mr Lanre Arogundade, has renewed calls for the Ekiti State government to formally adopt Ekiti Parapo College, Ido-Ekiti, as a legacy secondary school, saying such recognition would help preserve […]

Rate this post By Bashir Bello Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has relieved Engr. Buba Galadima as Chairman of the Governing Council, Kano State Polytechnic. In a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, quoted Governor Yusuf saying the decision to relieve Galadima of the position followed the restructuring and alignment […]

Rate this post US President Donald Trump said Friday that a change of government in Iran would be the “best thing that could happen,” as he sent a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to ratchet up military pressure on the Islamic republic. Trump’s comments were his most overt call yet for the toppling […]

Rate this post One of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) about dear our country by those in the diaspora is on insecurity. My general answer has always been that the state of our insecurity is not as bad as what it is being orchestrated to be. While it is a vague answer, deliberately so, […]

Rate this post An associate once claimed that Senator Godswill Akpabio initially aspired to be a comedian before fate and fortune nudged him toward law and eventually politics. If that early ambition ever existed, one might argue that the comedic streak never entirely left him. As presiding officer of the Senate, he often peppers proceedings with humour, […]