Insecurity: Reps Majority Leader Recommends Self-Defence For Nigerians

Crime & SecurityNewsInsecurity: Reps Majority Leader Recommends Self-Defence For Nigerians

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 31, 2022

ABUJA — Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ado Doguwa, has said Nigerians should be allowed to bear arms in self-defense considering the deteriorating security situation in the country. The All Progressive Congress (APC) member who is representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State made this suggestion during the plenary on Thursday, March 31 when the House was debating the aftermath of the terrorist attack on a train filled with passengers in Birnin...

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National Assembly Transmits 44 Constitution Alteration Bills To The 36 State Houses Of Assembly

National AssemblyNewsPoliticsNational Assembly Transmits 44 Constitution Alteration Bills To The 36 State Houses Of Assembly

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 30, 20221

ABUJA — The Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr. Amos Ojo said 44 recently-passed Constitution alteration bills have been distributed to the 36 state Houses of Assembly for concurrence. The National Assembly had on March 1, 2022, voted on the 68 amendments recommended by the Joint Senate and House of Representatives’ Special Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.  The Clerk explained that the process was in compliance with Section 9(2) of...

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“Nigeria Is Bleeding But APC Government Is On Vacation”, PDP Reacts To Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

Crime & Security“Nigeria Is Bleeding But APC Government Is On Vacation”, PDP Reacts To Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 30, 2022

ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned in strong terms what it called continuing insecurity and near worthlessness of the lives of Nigerians under the Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government as evidenced by the vicious terrorist attack on innocent Nigerians travelling in a Kaduna State-bound train on Monday. Gunmen had on Monday night attacked a Kaduna-bound train with explosives and gunfire, killing eight people, injuring many and abducting others. The train...

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OPINION: Self Awareness: Will Smith and Chris Rock

ColumnsOpinionPeopleOPINION: Self Awareness: Will Smith and Chris Rock

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)March 29, 2022

Every human being has a self-image and the presence of a self-image attracts the need for security. If you are a Nigerian or live in Nigeria, I guess by now you might be pondering on the possibility of the ‘gods’ blowing some universal wind of slap into the terrestrial world, now surfacing spontaneously and strategically, considering the Will Smith and Chris Rock trend, happening few weeks after the altercation between Bianca Ojukwu and Mrs. Ebelechukwu...

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OPINION: Ethiopia Truce an Uncertain Prospect

AfricaColumnsOpinionOPINION: Ethiopia Truce an Uncertain Prospect

PilotnewsMarch 28, 2022

News of a truce in Ethiopia is welcome, but it far from guarantees an end to the Tigray conflict. Last week, good news emerged from Ethiopia. The federal government announced a truce in its sixteen-month conflict with Tigrayan forces, expressing hope that its action would improve the humanitarian situation in the region and pave the way for lasting peace. Tigrayan forces responded in kind, pledging to make the truce a success. Trust is in extremely short supply,...

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Court Dismisses Abba Kyari, Co-defendants’ Bail Request

CorruptionLaw & JusticeCourt Dismisses Abba Kyari, Co-defendants’ Bail Request

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 28, 2022

ABUJA — The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday declined the bail request by Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police and former head of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT). The court similarly rejected the applications by his co-defendants, with whom he faces charges of illegal dealing in cocaine. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on March 7, arraigned Kyari and four members of the IRT along with two others on eight...

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Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock At Oscars 2022 Over A Joke About His Wife

EntertainmentFilm & TVNewsWill Smith Slaps Chris Rock At Oscars 2022 Over A Joke About His Wife

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 28, 2022

US Rapper and Actor, Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock in the face on stage during the 94th Academy Awards (Oscars) on Sunday night after the comedian made a joke about the hairstyle of the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock, presenting the best documentary prize with a short comedy routine, had cracked a joke comparing Jada Pinkett Smith’s tightly cropped hair to Demi Moore’s appearance in the film “G.I. Jane” and suggesting she appear...

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“I’m Going To Take Back Power From APC”, Wike Says As He Declares Interest In Presidency

NewsNigeria Elections“I’m Going To Take Back Power From APC”, Wike Says As He Declares Interest In Presidency

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 27, 2022

Rivers State Governor, Nyeson Wike has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Wike made the declaration during a consultative meeting with stakeholders of the Benue chapter of the PDP at the Government House in Makurdi on Sunday. His disclosure comes a few days after Aminu Tambuwal, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi declared their interests in the presidential ticket of the party. The Rivers...

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World Poetry Day —Renowned Nigerian Poet, Folu Agoi Speaks to WAP in an Exclusive Interview

ConservationFiction & PoetryLifestyleWorld Poetry Day —Renowned Nigerian Poet, Folu Agoi Speaks to WAP in an Exclusive Interview

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)March 26, 2022

The 21st of March is known around the world to be the celebration of the World Poetry Day. In celebration of this day, Mr. Folu Agoi, the President of PEN Nigeria speaks to WAP’s Poetic Vibes Author, Favour Ebubechukwu, about the financial realities of poets in Nigeria and the World at large. ____________ Mr. Folu Agoi is the president of the Nigerian Centre of PEN International (aka PEN Nigeria), erstwhile Chairman of Association of Nigerian...

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Actor, John Dumelo Mocks Super Eagles After Match With Black Stars Ended In A Draw, Calls Them ‘Super Chickens’

EntertainmentSportsActor, John Dumelo Mocks Super Eagles After Match With Black Stars Ended In A Draw, Calls Them ‘Super Chickens’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 26, 2022

KUMASI — Ghanaian actor, John Dumelo, has taken to social media to mock Nigeria’s Super Eagles following their 0-0 tie with Ghana’s Black Stars in the first leg of their World Cup qualifiers at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi. The actor, who has much confidence in the Ghanaian football team, had stated before the game that there’s no way Nigeria will win the match, vowing to walk barefoot from his nation’s capital, Accra to Lagos,...

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