June 12: Abiola Was a Nationalist in the Mould of Zik of Africa — Obiano

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has described late Moshood Abiola as a national in the mould of foremost Nigerian nationalist, late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe. Obiano said the recognition of June 12, the date Abiola won a national election cross ethnic, regional and religious divide by the federal government, was most deserving. The governor said this in a statement signed by Mr C-Don Adinuba, Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment in Awka on Friday. According to...

Governor Obaseki, Two Others Disqualified by the APC

The second term ambition of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, appears to have ended as the committee set up by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to screen aspirants who would contest in the primary election of the party and eventually represent the party in the gubernatorial election, disqualified the governor and two other aspirants, on Friday. The screen committee also disqualified Chris Ogiemwonyi and Matthew Iduoriyekenwen. The panel while submitting its findings to the National...

Players Allowed for Now to Play for 3 Clubs in a Season — FIFA

Players will be allowed to play for up to three clubs, instead of two, during the course of a season, FIFA said on Thursday. The global football body said this was a temporary rule change to alleviate the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the sport. It added that the move was “to avoid any concerns regarding unemployed players.” FIFA also said it would allow national associations to open their transfer window for the...

President Buhari’s Address on 2020 Democracy Day

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON DEMOCRACY DAY, JUNE 12TH 2020 Fellow Nigerians, The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every Nigerian who has worked tirelessly to sustain it. We are...

SPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria’s Faulty Institutions that Deny Rape Victims Justice

On the morning of 24 October 2014, 20-year-old Jane *(not real name), was happy to set out on a trip to attend her uncle’s wedding in Kogi State. By the end of that day, her crisis-free life had taken a traumatic turn — she was gang-raped by three men somewhere in Kogi State. “There was terrible traffic on the way especially around Okene, we ended up getting to Lokoja around 7:30 pm. I boarded a...

President Buhari Recounts Successes of His Security Measures on Democracy Day

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration remains unshaken in its decision to protect lives and properties in the country and as well ends the insurgency and banditry troubling the country. Buhari said this during his speech in commemoration of the country’s Democracy Day celebration in Abuja on Friday. He reiterated that his administration is committed to protect on-shore and off-shore oil installations, secure our territorial waters and ends piracy in the Gulf...

ANALYSES: How Tinubu is Testing the Loyalty and Popularity of Oshiomhole and Obaseki

The politics of the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Hammed Tinubu, is more technical than what people might be seeing. His silence over the disagreement between the National Chairman of the APC and the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, could be a strategy to test the popularity and who is more loyal to the party between them. Although Oshiomhole appears to be Tinubu’s ally from the look of things,...

Cross Border Banditry: Thunderstorm Kill 18 Kidnappers In Toungo, Adamawa Border Community

Residents of Toungo border community and it’s environs may have a sigh of relief as thunderstorm reportedly killed 18 suspected Kidnappers in Toungo forest while sharing largesse. An official of Toungo Local Council who preferred anonymity confirmed that the local hunters couldn’t retrieve the corpses.  “The bandits that gathered, had collected over 20 million from their wealthy victims at a remote village between Koncha in Cameroon and Toungo in Nigeria. “Angered by the incessant attacks...

NASS Raises Revised 2020 Budget From N10.509trn to N10.810trn

The two chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday, raised the N10.509 trillion budget proposed by the executive as revised budget for 2020 fiscal year by N301billion, passing N10.810 trillion as aggregate expenditure for the 2020 revised budget. The N301 billion added to the earlier proposal made by the executive arose from increases made on Capital expenditure proposal, which was raised from N2.230 trillion to N2.488 trillion, recurrent expenditure jerked up from the earlier proposed...

Enugu State House of Assembly Approves the State’s Participation in the CBN Health Sector Intervention Fund

The Enugu State House of Assembly on Thursday considered and approved the participation of Enugu State in the Central Bank of Nigeria national healthcare intervention fund. All members of the State’s House of Assembly unanimously supported the State’s participation having found the intervention fund to be favourable, in the public interest, and a boost to the healthcare system. The Central Bank of Nigeria Health Sector Intervention Fund is a facility mapped out for financing the...

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