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Democracy, as a human contrivance, is dependent on human choice among an array of options. The choice of majority of qualified electors is considered “free and fair” no matter the intrinsic quality of the choice that often manifests later in the form of ability to turn promise into performance, which is called competence. In many […]

Nigeria and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Friday in Madrid, Spain, signed an agreement on the hosting of the 61st UNWTO Commission for Africa (UNWTO CAF) Meeting 4-6 June 2018 in Abuja. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, signed for the Nigerian Government while UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili signed for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari strongly condemns Thursday’s massacre of innocent persons in Birane village, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The President commiserates with families of victims of the heinous and inhuman attacks on defenceless citizens which left many injured. He directs security agencies to immediately mobilise and deploy their members to the vulnerable areas […]

“We alerted them 24 hours before killing but they failed to act” Governor Abdulaziz Yari has alleged that his administration gave security agencies 24 hour head-start to alert them on the impending invasion of communities in Zamfara by bandits that resulted in the death of 39 persons in Zurmi local government area of the state […]

The Kaduna State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on has issued a query to Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i for alleged anti party activities. A statement on Thursday by the party’s Acting State Chairman, Danladi Wada said the decision was taken after full investigation and consultation with stakeholders and elders of the party. “His […]

Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has adjourned to June 18, 2018 for the arraignment of a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke and eight others over their alleged involvement in the sale of Oil Prospecting License, OPL 245. The others are […]

A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has upheld the conviction and sentencing of Ojukwu Nnamdi Roland, who was charged with a $2,917,272.000 (Two Million, Nine Hundred and Seventeen Thousand, Two Hundred and Seventy-two Dollars) fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The appellant had been arraigned on October 22, […]

The Nigerian Army will give out Three Million Naira (N3,000,000.00k) cash reward for any credible information that leads to the arrest of Abubakar Shekau, the fugitive factional Boko Haram terrorists’ group leader. Anybody with such credible information can either contact the Military Command and Control Centre, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, any military location, security agencies or […]

…Inspects road project President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has assured that the Apapa Port Wharf concrete road currently under construction by his company, AG Dangote would be delivered on schedule to save the people and businesses the hassles of the traffic gridlock being experienced now. He gave the assurance yesterday when he visited the […]

The concerted efforts of troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on the ongoing clearance of the Boko Haram terrorists through Operation DEEP PUNCH II has been yielding tremendous results. Troops have successfully been clearing Boko Haram camps in Sambisa forest including Camp Zairo. They have also rescued civilians being held hostages by the terrorists, recovered arms, […]

The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos has dismissed a suit seeking to stop the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and a sister anti-corruption agency from investigating the Nigeria Capital Development Fund Ltd/Gte and its Director General, Hon. Babatunde Oralusi, a former Member of the House of Representatives, for alleged fraud running […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has described as sad and strange, the tacit support by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State for the killings and destruction of farmlands being perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen. State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Jackson Adebayo, made this know while reacting to reported comment […]