Two local governments Are Still Under Boko Haram – Hon. Lawal

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPoliticsTwo local governments Are Still Under Boko Haram – Hon. Lawal

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 2, 2022

The Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, has lamented that Guzamala and Kukawa local government areas are still held by the terrorist group. Lawan was speaking at the official flag off ceremony for distribution of Phase IV Scholarship worth N5 million to 446 indigent students of Guzamala, displaced by insurgents in the last six years, studying at various tertiary institutions. The occasion which took place at the Kashim Ibrahim College...

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Tinubu Too Old, Too Weak To Run For President – Pete Edochie

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Too Old, Too Weak To Run For President – Pete Edochie

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 2, 2022

Nollywood veteran actor Pete Edochie has said one of the All Progressives Congress aspirants, Bola Tinubu, is too old and too weak to run for president in 2023. Tinubu, a former Lagos governor and national leader of the APC, has repeatedly presented himself as the bona fide candidate for the presidency. Dismissing his age and health issues, he noted that being the president is not a job that requires physical fitness like bricklaying and grave...

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Davido Makes History, Becomes First Nigerian Artiste To Be Featured In 2022 FIFA World Cup Official Soundtrack

EntertainmentLifestyleNigeriaDavido Makes History, Becomes First Nigerian Artiste To Be Featured In 2022 FIFA World Cup Official Soundtrack

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 2, 2022

Nigerian afro-pop artiste, David Adeleke, better known as Davido has been featured in an official soundtrack for the 2022 World Cup holding in Qatar. Davido made the announcement via his Twitter page on Friday as he expressed how honoured he is to have worked on the international project, titled “Hayya Hayya” (Better Together) with American singers, Trinidad Cardona and Aisha. “I’m honored to be featured on the Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Soundtrack! See y’all...

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OPINION: Nigerian Democracy in Peril as Country Descends Into Lawlessness

ColumnsCrime & SecurityOpinionOPINION: Nigerian Democracy in Peril as Country Descends Into Lawlessness

PilotnewsMarch 31, 2022

The recent attack on a Nigerian railway is the latest chapter in the country’s worsening security crisis and tottering democracy. On Monday March 28, 2022, some gunmen launched a deadly attack on a Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Abuja-Kaduna evening train carrying an estimated 398 passengers. After detonating explosives on the track (and possibly inside the train according to conflicting reports in the local media), the gunmen surrounded the immobilized train and started discharging their firearms into the...

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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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