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Former presidential candidate Bashir Tofa dies at 74 Bashir Tofa, a former presidential candidate of the National Republican Convention in the 1993 presidential election, is dead. Mr Tofa died at 74. He died at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in the early hours of Monday. Mr Tofa contested against MKO Abiola of the SDP in the … [Read more…]
All is set for the Imo State Stakeholders meeting scheduled to hold on Tuesday, 4th January 2022 at Sam Mbakwe Exco Chambers, Government House, Owerri as all relevant stakeholders have been invited and Imolites expectant of the outcome. In running all-inclusive governance, His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma had upon resumption of … [Read more…]
Pelumi Olajengbesi, one of the Nigeria-based lawyers for a self-determination campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has resigned from his client’s legal team. Olajengbesi, the managing partner, Law Corridor, in a terse statement yesterday on his official Facebook page, announced his registration. This is happening amid backlash from the umbrella body of … [Read more…]
Olubadan to be buried today – Palace The body of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Saliu Adetunji, will be buried in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday. This was made known in a four-paragraph statement signed by the monarch’s Personal Assistant/Director of Media and Publicity, Adeola Oloko, and made available to journalists in … [Read more…]
Reason we can’t remove dead persons from register-INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is unable to remove the names of dead persons from the voter register due to the absence of reliable data of births and deaths to rely on in expunging the names of such persons. This implies that Nigeria may … [Read more…]
After signing, Buhari accuses National Assembly of padding 2022 budget The president says some of the projects introduced by the national assembly do not appear to have been adequately conceptualised, developed, or costed. President Muhammadu Buhari voiced discontent with the National Assembly’s modifications to the 2022 budget after signing it on Friday, claiming that they … [Read more…]
Experts involved in the killing of the Santa Barbara Wellhead in Nembe, Bayelsa State, have insisted that it was impossible for a wing valve installed on a wellhead to become detached so abruptly, noting that the type of action could only have been achieved if the facility was tampered with by unauthorised persons. … [Read more…]
Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a large and growing cancer burden. In sub-Saharan Africa, there are 626,400 new cancer cases each year and 447,700 cancer deaths. It is estimated that cancer incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa will rise by 85% in the next fifteen years due to population ageing. Each year, cancer claims the lives … [Read more…]
Don’t panic when you hear bomb blasts, govt advises Yobe residents The Yobe government has alerted residents of a planned detonation of unexploded explosive ordinances by Sector 2 Operation HADIN KAI Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Damaturu. In a statement by the Special Adviser to Governor Mai-Mala Buni on Security Affairs in Damaturu, retired … [Read more…]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, said the churchman’s death marked “another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans.” A contemporary of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, … [Read more…]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has said N1billion has been earmarked for the payment of gratuity of workers in the state from the loan facility being extended to states by the federal government. He said he had also directed his Finance Commissioner as well as Accountant General of the state to ensure … [Read more…]
Contrary to public expectations of Nigerians that the National Assembly would initiate moves to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s rejection of the Electoral Amendment Bill 2021, the two chambers of the national legislature went on Christmas and New Year holidays without any commitment on the matter. President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, … [Read more…]