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Nigerians most litigious people on earth – CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola says Nigerians, especially the political class are the most litigious people on earth putting the judiciary under a lot of pressure. Justice Ariwoola made the assertion on Monday in Abuja at the special session of the Supreme Court held to mark the beginning of the 2022/2023 legal year and the swearing-in…
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Buhari implores ECOWAS to keep faith with vision of founding fathers
President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday in Abuja, reminded legislators of the ECOWAS parliament on the need to align their programmes with those of the founding fathers of the sub-regional body. The President, who stated this at the opening of the 2022 Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament, said: “The vision of the founding fathers of ECOWAS was to have a…
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2023 elections: Sanwo-Olu charges media on high-level professionalism
Urges press to shun fake news, malicious reports, hate speechAs outstanding journalists receive NMMA merit awards As the 2023 general elections draw nearer, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the media to exercise a high level of professionalism and commitment to the ethics of the profession. He appealed to media practitioners to discard fake news, malicious reports,…
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New governors and executive recklessness, By Temitope Ajayi
In the current democratic dispensation, it has become a norm than an exception, watching new governors from a political party different from the person they took over from to cancel executive actions of their predecessors. This is in spite of repeated lower and higher court judgments nullifying such executive recklessness. It is only in our clime that a man wins…
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PHOTO NEWS: Saraki’s family hosts 10th anniversary lecture to honour late patriarch
The children of late second republic Senate Leader and strong man of Kwara politics, Dr. Olusola Saraki on Monday hosted the 10th year memorial lecture in his honour. The event had in attendance governors, traditional rulers, politicians and business leaders across the country. Writing on his social media accounts, eldest son and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said his father…
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Beware of money, passport thieves in UK, US, others, FG warns citizens
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians travelling to the United Kingdom, the United States and other European countries to take more care of their possessions. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed gave the advice at the 5th edition of PMB Administration Scorecard (2015-2023)Series in Abuja. He said there had been a more reported cases thefts of possessions of Nigerian…
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Nigeria to experience dust haze, NiMet warns
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook on Monday in Abuja predicted slight dust haze across the North with prospects of moderate dust haze in Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina and Kaduna. “Sunny skies with patches of clouds are envisaged over the inland of the south…
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Adeleke replaces sacked APC LG chairmen with civil servants
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has directed career heads of local government areas (LGAs) and area councils development areas (ACDAs) to take charge of their councils from the sacked council chairmen and councillors. The directive is contained in a statement issued by Mr Adeleke’s spokesman, Olawale Rasheed. The directive took immediate effect. “Governor Adeleke also directed the most senior career…
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BREAKING: Appeal Court rules against fresh PDP guber primary in Ogun
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, has ruled against an earlier judgement by the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, ordering the conduct of a fresh governorship primary for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State. Justice Folasade Ojo who delivered the judgement on Monday, declared that the lower court was wrong in its judgment as only the National Working…
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Buhari will leave Nigeria safer than he met it, says Adesina
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina says President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria a safer country than he met it when he took over in 2015. Adesina was speaking while appearing on Channels TV Programme Sunday Politics. Adesina who listed the president’s achievements, said the country was approaching collapse before Buhari came into power. “No…
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