Politics

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has assured that the youth will play a major role in his quest to get Nigeria working again. Atiku Abubakar gave the assurance when he spoke to journalists shortly after the end of the dinner hosted by Governor Ben Ayade for the former Vice President and his delegation in Calabar on Sunday night. To this …

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the ruling All Progressives Congress is taking Nigerians for fools while “revelling in an unrepentant misgoverning of Nigeria.” This is coming as the promoter of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement also disclosed that the movement had adopted the African Democratic Congress as a political platform to actualise its dream for a new Nigeria. Obasanjo said …

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By Folake Sokoya  Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that for the country to take its pride of place in the committee of nations, governance in the country must be restructured along the lines of devolution of powers, the opening up of the economy for private sector participation, the encouragement of commercial agriculture, more inclusiveness of the youth and …

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The Senate on Thursday issued a fresh summons to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to appear before it. This time, the IG is expected to explain what the Police are doing over the spates of killings in different parts of the country. The Senate made this known in a statement signed by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media …

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The Chief of Education, United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, Nigeria, Terry Durnnian, has expressed satisfaction over the increasing number of girl-child enrollment in schools across Katsina State. Durnnian, who was on a three-day working visit to the state, said the number of girl-child enrollment was greatly increasing, compared to the last time he visited the state He further lauded the …

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Engr. Mayokun Ilo, has described the party’s ward congress elections that took place in the state as a huge success. Ilo stated this after the conclusion of the exercise in his Eggua ward of the Ketu Constituency, Yewa North Local Government Area. He expressed satisfaction on the conduct of …

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Folake Shokoya Former Vice President and Presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described the current composition of the second schedule of Nigeria’s constitution as “not development driven.” Alhaji Atiku made this declaration while speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the 10th anniversary symposium of Late Sen. Abraham Adesanya held at the Muson Center, Lagos on Wednesday. Speaking on his …

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President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that the failure of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to show up for security briefing on the killings across the country is a threat to democracy. Saraki made this known in a tweet via the verified Twitter handle, The Senate President. The Senate had invited Idris to come and …

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Oyinlola Awonuga The President of the Student Union Government of the Kogi State University, Anyingba, Comrade Shaibu has advised the embattled Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, Senator Dino Melaye to file a court case against his abortive recall. The Student Union leader who alleged that the recall process was forged wants Melaye to address the …

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A cross-section of Nigerians has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take necessary steps to stop incessant killings by suspected herdsmen across the country. Some of the people, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja, said that if the killings continued unabated, conducting elections in 2019 would be difficult. Mr. Abel Abednego, a businessman, said that the …

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