The Oyo State Government on Wednesday announced the appointment of one of the traditional rulers in Rivers State, HRM Ohna Sergeant Chidi Awuse, as the Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso. LAUTECH is one of the tertiary educational institutions owned by Oyo. Awuse is the Paramount Ruler of the …
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A former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has insisted that the petitions at the presidential election petition tribunal could be decided within seven days. Agbakoba also blamed the country’s judicial philosophy, which he described as a hundred years old, for the delay in deciding cases …
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The Plateau State House of Assembly complex has been sealed off by the state police command. The speakership crisis in the state may not be unconnected to the sealing. As at 5 am, a team of anti-riot policemen arrived at the Assembly complex and barricaded the main entrance. A source …
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The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on the fight against drug trafficking. Mohamed Buba Marwa, the chairman of NDLEA, and Hameed Ali, the NCS Comptroller-General, signed the MoU in Abuja. Marwa described the MoU as …
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Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has revealed how he advised the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to step down for the younger generation. Soyinka spoke while featuring on the Arise Television morning show on …
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa State, Mr Hudu Arim, to recuse himself from conducting the April 15 re-run gubernatorial election in the state. The PDP made the call at a news conference addressed by …
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Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Professor Uche Ikonne will be buried on April 28, 2023. A statement by the burial committee of the former candidate said a commendation service and singsong will be held in his honour by his church on April 24. …
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The Federal Government has berated some western countries for giving credence to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a terrorist organisation. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the admonition in Washington DC during his official engagements with some international media organisations and policy institutes. NAN reports …
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Nigerian hip-hop artist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has revealed why he does confrontational music. In a recent interview with Arise TV, Falz said he was not afraid of death, stressing that life in Nigeria is not meaningful. The multi-talented entertainer featured on the programme ‘Music as a Socio-political …
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Afro-fusion artist, BNXN, formerly known as Buju, has said the beef between him and his colleague, Ruger is just a game. In a recent interview with Pluzz 89.9 FM, BNXN said they are both cool now, while admitting that it was initially a problem of ego. He said he is …
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