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As campaigns officially commence for 2023 general elections, presidential candidates have signed a peace accord in Abuja, the nation’s political capital. The Chairman of the National Peace Committee and former military head of state, Abdusalami Abubakar, appealed to the 18 political parties, their presidential candidates, and spokespersons to commit to issues-based campaigns, as fake news […]
According to a Wednesday night report by ESPN, the 45-year-old Nigerian has been married to Hollywood actress Nia Long since 2010. He faces possible suspension for the intimate affairs considered to be a violation of the organisation’s guidelines. Nigerian Boston Celtics coach, Ime Udoka is facing disciplinary action for his role in a consensual and […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the lecturers to call off their ongoing strike. Mr Femi Falana, who is the counsel to the union, confirmed this to Channels Television on Wednesday hours after the ruling of the court, saying he was preparing the […]
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, says it will be difficult for any Igbo to win presidency without zoning the seat to the South East. Kalu, while briefing reporters at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Tuesday, said presidency is not a regional issue and could only be won with the […]
The world record set by Tobi Amusan in the women’s 100m hurdles semi-final at the Athletics Championships in Oregon in July of this year has been ratified by the World Athletics (previously known as IAAF). This was disclosed on the athletics body’s official website via a statement on Tuesday. Amusan had run a time of […]
Ten suspects including a dismissed operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) have been arrested for robbing a bullion van in Abia State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Janet Agebe, disclosed this on Monday in a press conference in Umuahia, identifying the ex-DSS operative as Prosper Israel from Abia State. Israel was […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the name of Godswill Akpabio, as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District in next year’s election. Delivering Judgement, Justice Nwite held that INEC acted illegally for […]
First Republic politician and elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on Thursday, said reverting to a regional system of government as being clamoured for can no longer help the Nigerian situation. Regional system of government is type of government where each region is allowed to control resources found in its domain, but only has to pay […]
The Minister of Education Adamu Adamu believes Nigerians do not have “good reasons” to be disappointed with the Federal Government’s handling of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. He said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channel Television’s Politics Today. The lecturers have been on strike since February 14th but negotiations between them […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) says the Abuja-Kaduna train hostage negotiator, Tukur Mamu, is in its custody. This is according to a statement released by the DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya on Wednesday following reports that Mamu was arrested in Egypt. “This is to confirm that Mamu, as a person of interest, was intercepted by […]
