A 44-year-old randy man, Rafiu Moruf, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for having carnal knowledge of a six-year-old girl (name withheld). The suspect, who lives behind SS Secondary School, Aferiku, in the Idiroko area of the state, was arrested on Monday, February 11, 2019 following a complaint by the mother of the victim,Mrs. Ranti …

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Tayo Olanipekun A Nigerian journalist, Kingsley Ediale, has continued to impress celebrities with his personalized and beautifully worded letters he churns out on a regular basis, focusing on their strong points and general comments about the public figures. On Facebook and Instagram, his letters have gathered thousands of comments, likes and shares by readers and the individuals he writes about …

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**Warns of consequences of riotous 1965 federal elections Bayo Akinloye The former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has called Nigerian political actors and their supporters to avoid anything that can destabilise the polity as the nation heads into the February 16 and March 2 general elections. The former deputy chairman of the 2014 National Conference said the current …

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Bayo Akinloye Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, an eminent lawyer and human rights activist, has given Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly notice of his intention to file a case in court to challenge the imposition of fines on motorists with expired vehicle documents. This is contained in a letter dated February 11, 2019, in which …

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A coalition of civil society organisations on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into law. According to a statement signed by the Communications Officer, Paradigm Initiative, Sodiq Alabi, the Bill had been in the Parliament since 2016 before being passed by both chambers of the Parliament in 2018. Paradigm Initiative has led the …

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos on Tuesday presented the year 2019 budget proposal of N852.316 billion to the House of Assembly. The budget, Ambode said, was a carefully prepared document to be all-encompassing and dedicated to complete major ongoing projects in the state. According to the Governor, N462.757billion, representing 54 per cent of the total budget size, had been earmarked …

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Recently, members of the Christian Press Association of Nigeria (CPAN) engaged the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. He was the group’s guest at the maiden edition of its Breakfast meeting series. Adesina took the opportunity to iron out issues  about his faith, person, office  and President Buhari, stating that the President means …

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By ‘Gbenga Sesan Last Wednesday January 30, Tanzania moved decisively closer to becoming a one-party state when parliament approved proposed amendments to the Political Parties’ Act that was first passed in 1992.   That was the year that the country adopted multi-party democracy, after 31 years of maintaining its one-party status that it nearly started with as an independent nation …

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Our Reporter Informal trade worth more than N1bn takes place in Kano each month, Regional Coordinator, North West, of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr. Balla Hassan, has said. Hassan, who also disclosed that the Council is aware of the ‘back door’ trade ongoing from the Kano grains market, said the NEPC is working hard to help traders to …

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An helicopter carrying Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to a campaign rally in Kogi State has crash landed in Kabba. The VP and all the occupants of the chopper are safe, according to a tweet by his spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande. He said the VP continued on his campaign trip after the incident. “VP Osinbajo’s chopper crash lands in Kabba. But the …

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