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Edo Speaker Rejects Reps’ Move To Shut Assembly

July 17, 2019 No comment

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has rejected the move by the House of Representatives to shut down the assembly. He stated this in a statement on Wednesday, shortly after the House of Representatives asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to shut down the Edo Assembly over its crisis. […]Continue Reading

BREAKING: Reps Ask IGP To Shut Down Edo Assembly

July 17, 2019 No comment

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The House of Representatives has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, to shut down the Edo State House of Assembly The request followed the adoption of a report of the House ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the crisis rocking the state assembly. More to follow…Continue Reading

BREAKING: Senate Confirms Tanko Muhammad As Chief Justice Of Nigeria

July 17, 2019 No comment

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The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. This was after he was formally appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. More to follow…Continue Reading

BREAKING: Tribunal Orders INEC Chairman To Produce Documents Requested By PDP, Atiku

July 17, 2019 No comment

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Presidential Election Tribunal has ordered Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmoud Yakubu to produce documents requested by the petitioners. The Tribunal gave the order on Wednesday at the resumed hearing of the petition by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar challenging the victory of President Continue Reading

Northern Elders ask Fulani herdsmen to leave Southern Nigeria immediately

July 17, 2019 No comment

Government & Politics

Members of the Northern Elders Forum and the Coalition of the Northern Groups have asked Fulani herdsmen to leave the southern part of Nigeria. They said the herdsmen should return to the North where their (herdsmen) safety and that of their property could be guaranteed. The northern elders and the youths said they were worried […]Continue Reading

Buhari Replies Obasanjo, Jonathan, Soyinka – ‘Stop Politicising Isolated Incidents’

July 17, 2019 No comment

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, saying insecurity is getting worse under his administration. The ex-President stated this on Tuesday when he paid a condolence visit to the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, whose daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunri, was killed by suspected Continue Reading

Labour Unions Tell Workers To Prepare For Nationwide Strike

July 17, 2019 No comment

EFCC Hunts Unqualified Graduates Undergoing NYSC Scheme

July 17, 2019 No comment

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it will partner the National Youth Service Corps to fish out unqualified graduates currently in the scheme. The EFCC said it had received a request from the NYSC to check the activities of “unpatriotic Nigerians who sell their certificates to unqualified graduates to be able to undergo […]Continue Reading

House of Reps Told to Impeach Gbajabiamila Immediately

July 17, 2019 No comment

BREAKING: Regina Daniels’ Husband Ned Nwoko Loses Again As Supreme Court Affirms Senator Peter Nwaoboshi’s Election

July 16, 2019 No comment

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the two suits filed by Ned Nwoko, challenging the election of Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi as the PDP candidate representing Delta North district in the Oct. 2, 2018 primary of the party held in Delta. The five-man panel of justices led by Justice Inyang Okoro, dismissed the suit for lack […]Continue Reading