Former President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate Saturday on the charge of inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol after an unprecedented second impeachment trial that exposed a Republican Party deeply divided over Trump’s conduct and uneasy with his continued role in public life. The vote was …
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The US Senate has failed to gather enough votes to convict former President Donald Trump, after a Democrat-led impeachment trial. Trump had been accused of “incitement of insurrection” after his supporters rioted on Capitol Hill. Trump was impeached last month, for the second time, over his words to supporters on …
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Residents of Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State have called on the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, to come to their rescue on the alleged incessant killings and destruction of their farms by suspected herdsmen. This is coming after a farmer, Dele Olowoniyi, and two others were reportedly killed this …
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Muhammadu Sanusi, former Emir of Kano, was deposed because he did not understand the responsibilities of a traditional ruler, says Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor of the state. Sanusi was dethroned in March 2020 by the Kano Government, citing “total disrespect to lawful instructions from the office of the Governor”. Speaking on ‘Politics Today’, …
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Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that the southern region of the country should be allowed to produce the next president of Nigeria. The governor joins his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai and other prominent northern politicians who had made similar calls in recent days. “The southern part …
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Oyo Risks Losing N76 billion World Bank Funded Project To Another State Over Undue Influence From Makinde The World Bank has queried the Oyo State government on the proposed award of contract for the construction of the ‘Second Pool of Long Term Investment for Flood Control’ project to companies allegedly …
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LAGOS – Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday said there is no difference between Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed and Boko Haram insurgents. The governor had drawn the ire of Nigerians on Thursday when he said Fulani herders have no option but to carry AK-47 for self-defence because they were …
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…Canvasses residents’ maximum support, co-operation Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Friday, inaugurated the 272 Special Constables from the 17 local government areas, recently recruited and trained at Oji River Police College, for Community Policing in the state. It would be recalled that Gov. Ugwuanyi, on July 9, 2020, …
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Heavy police presence at Lekki toll gate ahead of the #occupylekkitollgate protest scheduled to hold tomorrow February 13 See video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMYGdqaCL0A Pictorial: Police in show of force at #Lekkitollgate Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have put on a show of force at the Lekki tollgate ahead of a …
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A former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasidi Ladoja, and his supporters in Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) on Friday initiated merger talks with the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections. The meeting, which was held at the Premier Hotel, Mokla, Ibadan, was reportedly approved by Ladoja. …
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