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North favoured to pick PDP ticketTo reconcile aggrieved members By Dirisu Yakubu With more than three years to the 2023 Presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is already putting its house in order in a bid to return to power at the centre, with moves to checkmate the All Progressives Congress, APC, ceding of…
Pastor Tunde Bakare Victor Ogunyinka Pastor Tunde Bakare has revealed that the last time he stepped into a banking hall for transaction purposes in 1985. The Senior Pastor of Latter Rain Ministry said the other times he had stepped into a banking hall would be either to sanctify a new branch. Pastor Bakare said the…
United States President, Donald Trump (L) and Russian President, Vladimir Putin (R) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Sunday thanked United States counterpart Donald Trump for intelligence that helped to foil attacks on Russian soil, the Kremlin said. Putin thanked Trump “for the transfer, through special services, of information allowing the prevention of terrorist acts in…
…Ignore Buhari on foreign training…Fail to remit N20b to treasury By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr. Anthony Ayine The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr. Anthony Ayine, has reported that some federal government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) spent N26.606 billion in 2017 without payment vouchers or requisite approvals for such…
By Ochereome Nnanna, Chairman, Editorial Board The Federal Airports Authority (FAAN) Tennis Club, Ikeja has called on the sports authorities to upgrade of all sporting facilities in the country to enhance sports development Captain Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had a roundtable with a group of…
El-rufai and el-zakzaky By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano The Islamic Movement in Nigeria IMN otherwise called Shiites, under the leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, has repudiated the claims by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN that it is only governor Nasir Elrufai of Kaduna state that is in…
Leicester City’s Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Leicester City at The London Stadium, in east London on December 28, 2019. Kelechi Iheanacho scored his third Premier League goal of the season for Leicester City in their 2-1 victory against…
Gove Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State By Chidi Nkwopara – Owerri Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has signed the 2020 budget of N197.6 Billion and five other Bills, into Law. The short but impressive ceremony was held at the Expanded Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Owerri.Speaking shortly after signing the bills into Law, the Governor…
Favour Daley By Evelyn Usman The corpse of missing Favour Daley-Oladele, a 400 level student of Theatre Arts at the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, has been recovered in a shallow grave in Ogun State, two weeks after her disappearance. The deceased was said to have left her parents’ abode in Mowe area of Ogun…
The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has said the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations are not doing enough to address terrorism in ravaging most part of Africa CALSER stated that the UN is doing little and doing late by not sanctioning countries that promote and watch Boko Haram/ ISWAP spread…