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…Maintain its not a regional police By Olasunkanmi Akoni Governors of the South West, Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu and stakeholders in the security profession, on Thursday, met in Lagos, and unanimously, endorsed the creation and operation of the controversial new security outfit in the region, “Operation Amotekun.” They made their stance known…
A letter bomb on Thursday exploded at a bank in Amsterdam, police said, the latest in a spate of such attacks. “The letter containing explosives blew up in a bank in the south-eastern part of the city. No one was hurt,’’ the police said. Also, a letter containing explosives was also identified in Utrecht; however,…
Senator Douye Diri, Bayelsa State PDP Guber candidate By Nwafor Sunday Following the sack of Bayelsa governor-elect, David Lyon and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo by the apex court, the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has Thursday said that Nigerians are solidly behind Supreme Court…
…Diri’s meeting of 25 per cent spread raises anxiety Yakubu By Clifford Ndujihe THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared its readiness to act on the Supreme Court judgement sacking Bayelsa State Governor-elect, David Lyon, and his deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo but cannot do so now. Reason: It is yet to get the court order….
Peoples Democratic Party The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has called on the National Assembly to legalise the use of card readers in elections in the country. Mr Chris Nehikhare, the Publicity Secretary for the party in Edo, made the call on Thursday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin….
By Nwafor Sunday The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has sent President Muhammadu Buhari a warning, telling him never to return to Borno. In a video obtained by TheCable, the leader of the sect conspicuously told Buhari that his members are fully on ground in the North-East. He said they will attack Buhari if…
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, sacked the governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel of Justices led by Justice Mary Odili, held that Degi-Eremieoyo presented a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. It held that the Form…
Yakubu By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said it would act on the judgment of the Supreme Court directing it to withdraw the Certificate of Return it issued the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC in Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon. INEC, however, said it was yet to be…
…Challenges Scientists to find solution to Virus …Says it’ll not rest until cure is found By Emmanuel Elebeke & Alice Ekpang The Federal government on Thursday challenged Nigerian scientists to find solution to the dreaded Coronavirus currently threatening the world. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu who gave the charge also pledged…
Ethiopia on Thursday passed a law punishing “hate speech” and “disinformation” with hefty fines and long jail terms, despite fears by rights groups it undermines gains in free speech. Nearly 300 lawmakers voted in favour of the bill, with 23 votes against and two abstentions. The new law defines hate speech as rhetoric that fuels discrimination…