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Leaders of Ile-Ife, on Monday, disclosed that its people will not protest against the inauguration of Professor Simeon Bamire as the 12th substantive Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University. Youths and stakeholders in the community had after the announcement of the Vice Chancellor in March protested against the decision on …

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that he has no anointed candidate in the presidential primary elections of the All Progressives Congress, APC, slated for June 7, 2022. The President also said he is in agreement with the position of the APC northern governors that power should be shifted to …

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that he has no anointed candidate in the presidential primary elections of the All Progressives Congress, APC, slated for June 7, 2022. The President also said he is in agreement with the position of the APC northern governors that power should be shifted to …

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against the Department of States Services (DSS). Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and substance. The News Agency …

The suspended DCP Abba Kyari has told a Federal High Court, Abuja that the extradition request by the U.S. Government for his trial in the alleged internet fraud committed by Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, was not done in good faith. Kyari, through his counsel, Nureni Jimoh, SAN, told Justice Inyang …

Candidates for the positions of House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, and Governor on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State, Friday, emphasized that they will boycott any conduct of fresh primary elections approved by the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Party in the State. Recall …

ELECTRICITY Workers in the country have rejected the inaugurated Board of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, claiming members are politicians instead of professionals. The workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, in a statement yesterday, contended the new board would worsen the power situation in …

One of the frontline presidential aspirants in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has dismissed an online media report that he was considering stepping down for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo was reported to have met five APC governors on Thursday night. …

President Muhammadu Buhari departed Madrid on a return journey to Abuja on Friday at the end of a three-day state visit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president’s aircraft took off from the Torrejon Airbase, Madrid at about 8.20 a.m. local time for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, …

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has increased Nigeria’s crude oil quota from 1.772million barrels per day for June 2022 to 1.799million barrels per day in July 2022. According to the world’s oil supply governing body, the raise was by 27,000 barrels, translating to a 3.4% increase in the …

AFTER last weekend’s primary by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s candidate for next year’s presidential election, political leaders in the South have been hurling abuses at the North for betrayal. Two southern groups – the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, …

The CEO/GMD of NNPC Ltd, Mallam Mele Kyari has described Spain as a strategically important oil and gas market for Nigeria as 26 percent of all Liquefied Natural Gas and crude oil produced in Nigeria end up in the European country. Kyari disclosed this while addressing Nigerian and Spanish business …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has released the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, on bail. It would be recalled that Idris was arrested by the anti-graft agency over his involvement in an N174 billion fraud. Idris was released on bail from the custody of the anti-graft …

Political-Economist and former Presidential Aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi, on Monday stepped down for Mr Peter Obi, who went on to emerge as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, unopposed in Asaba, Delta State. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State and 2019 vice presidential candidate of the Peoples …

Stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to the party’s governor to allow him to pick his successor ahead of Monday’s Presidential Convention of the party. They wondered if the president is now being influenced by the antics of state governors who …

Following the natural gas fire that has been smouldering at Caritas University Enugu since Sunday, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has vowed to pursue the inclusion of Enugu state as an oil and Gas Producing state, if the party emerges winner of the 2023 governorship election. The gubernatorial candidate …

A team of United States investors due for Nigeria next week has reportedly put off the proposed visit to the country following the abduction of the Prelate of Methodist Church, His Eminence Samuel Uche. Co-chair of Interfaith Peace and Dialogue Forum, and a leading governorship aspirant of the African Democratic …

“It leads the Nigerian Army to be a professional and a well-disciplined force. It also builds and upholds regimentation and all ethics of the force. “The general court-martial is recognised by the country’s law and constitution,” he said. The GOC, however, said that the general court-martial provides justice to all …

A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday granted bail to the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha is facing 17-count charges alongside a politician, Nyerere Anyim, for allegedly diverting funds from the Imo State Government House and local government joint accounts to private companies between 2014 and 2016. …

Terrorists have attacked a convoy and set ablaze about eight vehicles along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Highway, Daily Trust report. The details of the incident are sketchy but a community leader, Muhammadu Umaru, told Daily Trust that many people were abducted. “We heard about 8 vehicles were set ablaze by the terrorists …

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, on Wednesday, said it commended the Director of State Services, DSS, over the arrest of the suspects who were allegedly involved in the kidnapping and beheading of a current lawmaker of Aguata state constituency in Anambra state last month, because …

The Association of South East Town Unions, ASETU, also known as Igbo Town Unions, has pleaded with President Mohammadu Buhari to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to their custody, promising to produce him anytime he is needed and at any location. They Prayed to President …

Fourteen members of the Ondo State House of Assembly, who signed the “impeachment notice” of the state Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, were bribed to begin the process, SaharaReporters has gathered. It was gathered on Tuesday that the members were paid a sum of 10 million naira each to ensure Ajayi …

The Senate on Tuesday passed the bill on sexual harassment in tertiary institutions after reading it for the third time. The bill titled: ‘A Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress Sexual Harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions and for matters concerned therewith, 2019’, was sponsored by …

Former Ondo SSG, Ifedayo Abegunde, has alleged that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu did not win the 2016 election Abegunde opening up on why he left Akeredolu’s administration revealed that the state election was rigged Recall that Abegunde on Monday, July 6, resigned his appointment as Secretary to the Ondo State Government …

The APC is in the post-Adam Oshiomhole era as a new caretaker committee is now in charge following the removal of the national chairman. As it prepares to hold its national convention, the ruling party is shopping for the most worthy candidate that will fill the vacancy. The ruling party …

The federal government has said it has not yet given approval for the resumption of schools across the country. The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 made the clarification on Thursday, July 2, The PTF chairman, Boss Mustapha, said only students in critical classes were permitted to resume for revision …

WHO has reacted to the COVID-19 healing by Pastor T.B Joshua – Kameni Pierre, a Cameroonian medical doctor, claimed to have been healed of COVID-19 by T.B Joshua The world health agency, however, affirmed its readiness to collaborate with bodies like the SCOAN to advance the cause of the war …

The Covid-19 was manufactured in a laboratory to control the world population.The testing of the virus was planned to be staged in #Wuhan,a province in China because it is the most populated country. To understand my write up,have time and watch these movies. 1.PANDEMIC on Netflix. 2.THE LAST SHIP(Season 1-5) …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday, March 13, has ordered the immediate release of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from confinement/detention. Justice Anwuli Chikere made the order in an ex-parte ruling on Friday morning after listening to lawyer to Sanusi, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) who …