- Perspectives
Igbo delegates and the future of zoning, By Osita Chidoka
No other group did more damage to the idea of zoning than the 80 out of 95 Igbo delegates to the last Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention who cast their votes against Igbo aspirants. The 80 delegates and their sponsors, in a tragic display of lack of group consciousness and primacy of personal interest, sent the country a clear and…
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Ganduje joins Tinubu in visit to Cross River APC delegates
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje was on the delegation of National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as he visited Cross River State to meet with party delegates ahead of the presidential primary election. Tinubu was received in Cross River by Governor Ben Ayade, who described the former Lagos State governor as a trans-generational leader and…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu visits Cross River ahead APC presidential primaries
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu visited Cross River State to meet with delegates of the party ahead of the presidential primaries.
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Open letter to APC national convention delagates, By Opeyemi Olayinka
OPEN LETTER TO ALL THE DELEGATES OF THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS BILLED FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES/SPECIAL CONVENTION Dear Delegates, There is no better way to put the fact that loyalty to one’s political party is a gainful adventure than the fact that you, our adhoc delegates hitherto seen as the “junior” delegates will be voting to the exclusion of all…
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Army denies complicity in Methodist Prelate’s kidnap
The Nigerian Army has denied complicity of its troops in the kidnap of Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Samuel Kanu-Uche. This was contained in a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu. The statement said news making rounds on the alleged complicity of the troops was untrue. “While the Nigerian Army expresses concern and sympathy for the…
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PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT: Stop buying, selling bushmeat, FG tells Nigerians
The Federal Government has advised Nigerians to desist from the sales and consumption of bushmeat because of the cases of monkey pox in the country. This was contained in a statement by the Minister of Agriculture, Mohammad Abubakar. He said the advice became necessary after the report of 21 cases and one death recorded in the country. “Hunters and dealers…
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Court orders interim seizure of NOK University, other properties linked to former federal director
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, ordered the interim forfeiture of every asset of NOK University, based in Kaduna. The University, built by a former Director of Finance and Accounts, DFA, in the Federal Ministry of Health, Anthony Hassan, was suspected to have been built from the proceeds of unlawful activities traced to its…
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Presidential primaries: The true lies about delegates, Bamidele Johnson
Back when he was lucid, the late Majek Fashek sang-to no public disapproval-“Religion na politics”. I do not remember the theme or lyrics of the song well enough to be certain if it also contains a claim that both are eminently capable of scrambling the heads and minds of people involved in either or both. No matter. I am of…
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FIRS to start recovery of unremitted tax deductions by states, LGs
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it will commence the process of enforcement and recovery of unremitted tax deductions owed by some States and Local Governments in Nigeria. This decision was contained in a Public Notice, signed by its Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami, where the tax authority noted that most States and Local Governments have failed to…
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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Super Eagles to now play São Tomé as Mauritius finally lose out
Sao Tome and Principe has been restored into Group A of the qualifying series for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals after the CAF Appeals Board threw out Mauritius from the pool following the successful appeal of the former. Mauritius had protested to CAF that São Tomé and Príncipe player, Luis Leal Dos Anjos, did not undergo the obligatory…
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