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Tension In Lagos, Ogun As Local Government Polls Hold Today

Voting
There is palpable fear in Lagos and Ogun states on Saturday, as residents have remained indoors due to possible security breaches during Saturday’s Local Council polls in both states. ThisRead More

North Central Leaders To Hold Security Summit, Reject Calls For Secession

North Central geo-political zone
Stakeholder, including top politicians, religious and traditional leaders from the North Central geo-political zone will soon meet in Abuja to proffer solutions to the myriad of security problems facing theRead More

Report: Politicians Own 800 Assets Worth $400m In London, Dubai

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)
An Associate Fellow of Chatham House, London, Mr. Matthew Page, said yesterday that 800 property worth $400 million and owned by Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) in Nigeria were located inRead More

NEF: Ethnicity, Religion No Longer Conditions for Electing Leaders

Professor Ango Abdullahi
Convener of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) and former Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has said that Northerners will no longer consider religion and ethnicity asRead More

Onnoghen: I Was Removed Over Rumours I Met With Atiku

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen
Wants judiciary freed from political manipulations Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, yesterday bemoaned his removal, saying claims that he met with former vice president, Atiku Abubakar in Dubai,Read More

2023: Group Urges Jonathan, Tinubu, Others To Drop Presidential Ambition

2023 presidential election
A group, Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness (CCLCA), has advised some politicians in Nigeria to stay away from the presidential race in 2023, in order to create politicalRead More

Police Arrest Octogenarian In Anambra for Kidnapping Children for Rituals

Police arrest
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested an 80-year-old woman and her accomplice for allegedly abducting children and pounding them in mortars to make charms for politicians and businessmen. TheRead More

FG Assures Nigerians COVID-19 Vaccines Won’t Be Hijacked

Executive Director of the NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that COVID-19 vaccines will not be hijacked or diverted by any group outside the distribution plan. There has been growing concerns that politicians mayRead More

Politicians’ Bizarre Empowerment Schemes

A member of Anambra State House of Assembly, Patrick Obalum Udoba, distributed bundles of cassava stems to his constituents
Politicians at various levels carry out different initiatives to empower people at the lowest ebb of the society, as part of efforts to alleviate poverty. But some of the empowermentRead More

Youths Should Get Voter Cards Ready For 2023 – Falz

Singer, rapper, lawyer and social activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz
Singer, rapper, lawyer and social activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, is of the opinion that Nigeria would never be the same again in the wake of the #EndSARSRead More