Politics

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) have announced the launch of a  Guide to the AU for Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Age , an advocacy tool designed to enhance civil society engagement with the African Union system on digital policy issues. In a joint statement, the two organizations hinged the publication of the advocacy guide on the …

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Olabode Adaramola The Coalition of North Central youths has warned the National Chairman  of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomole and national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop forthwith the unwarranted attacks on the person of the Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki or face the wrath of the coalition. The coalition stated this …

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Folake Sokoya A group of women standing for encouragement of women involvement in politics known as Women parliament on Saturday, August 18,2018 addressed a press conference at Osun PDP state secretariat in Osogbo. The state coordinator of the group, Mrs Remi Fakolujo in her welcome speech said the group is all over the state and their mission is to encourage …

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Tayo Olanipekun The U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Samuel Brownback, has urged Nigerian political office holders, representatives of civil society and religious leaders to avoid amplifying ethno-religious tension in the country and to focus on peacebuilding. At a one-day national youth dialogue on ethno-religious tolerance organized by the U.S Consulate General Lagos, in partnership with the African Youths Initiative …

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Folake Sokoya The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State  Command, Imohimi Edgal, has directed the deployment of additional 1000 policemen for the upcoming Eid El Kabir holiday to boost the number of men designated for that purpose in the Command’s Operations Order. This,according to the Command Image Maker,  is to ensure a hitch free Sallah celebration through effective coverage of the …

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Ekiti state PDP woman leader Mrs Yemisi Afolabi has congratulated Senator Biodun Olujimi representing Ekiti south senatorial district at the senate on her elevation to the post of the Minority Leader. Mrs Afolabi described Senator Olujinmi’s elevation as a welcome development which is a result of her hardwork, effective participation and pragmatic contribution to issues on the floor of the …

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Former Vice President and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential hopeful, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has stressed the need to drastically reduce the growing rate of unemployment in the country by creating jobs for the teeming youth in order to forestall its devastating backlash. Atiku stated this Enugu on Thursday, August 16,2018 during continuation of his nationwide visit ahead the party’s presidential …

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—Say He’ll Be Fair To Igbo People The Presidential aspiration of Atiku Abubakar received a major boost on Wednesday as a BoT member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Iwuayanwu described the former Vice President as an intelligent leader, a true Nigerian and the only aspirant who can be fair to the Igbo people  in equitable distribution of …

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The National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday released the Consumer Price Index which measures inflation with the index dropping by 0.09 per cent points from 11.23 per cent in June to 11.14 per cent in July. The bureau in the report said this is the eighteenth consecutive disinflation in headline index. The report reads in part, “The consumer price index, …

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Scientists claim the richest among us are most prone to unethical behaviour They are more likely to cheat, deceive and ignore the needs of poorer people This unethical behaviour occurs because wealth and power make people feel above the law, which allows them to ‘treat others like they don’t exist’  The wealthiest among us are also the most likely to …

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