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Crisis: Senate threatens to takeover Edo Assembly if Obaseki fails to meet ultimatum
•’This illegality will not stand,’ Obaseki reacts The Senate has given the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, an ultimatum of one week to...
Group Fingers Otu in conspiracy to Halt Senate Confirmation of Agba
A group known as the Niger Delta Renaissance has identified Senator Bassey Edet Otu, erstwhile representative of the Cross River South Senatorial District as...
NIMC Expands Enrolment to Saudi Arabia and other African Countries
With the successful deployment of enrollment Centers in South Africa, US, UK, etc., the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded plans to...
Mele Kyari Competent to Lead NNPC – Guild of Editors
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), the umbrella body of leaders in various media organizations in Nigeria, has expressed confidence in the ability...
Pension fund not for budget deficits – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday that monies from staff pension deductions are not meant to...
Trump administration in new rule will deport illegal immigrants without going to court
The Trump administration will this week introduce a speedy deportation process that will bypass immigration courts. Under the new rules, migrants who cannot...
Nigeria’s ex-defense, petroleum, agriculture, among 13 ministers not returning to office
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday asked the Nigerian Senate to confirm a list of 43 individuals to serve his cabinet for the 2019-2023 tenure...
CBN Committee Votes to Keep Benchmark Rates at 13.5%
The central bank of Nigeria unanimously voted to retain benchmark rates at 13.5% amid inflationary pressures. The bank based its decision on...
Boris Johnson will be ‘great’ prime minister, says Trump in congratulatory message
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday congratulated Boris Johnson after it was announced Johnson would become the next United Kingdom Prime Minister....
Court drops Ronaldo rape charges
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face sexual assault charges as the alleged victim’s claims could not “be proven beyond reasonable doubt,” according...
Remain in your domains, Buhari will protect you-Uzodinma tells Igbo, Fulani herdsmen
Imo state governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2019 election, Senator Hope Uzodimma has called on leaders to avoid...
Broken Heart Contribute to Cancer – New Study
A new medical research in Europe and the United States has revealed that ” Broken heart syndrome” may harm more than just the...
U.S braces for dangerous, record-setting heat wave
A relentless heat wave gripped most parts of the United States this weekend from the central states to the East Coast, prompting cancellation of...
Presidential Tribunal Compels INEC Chairman to Appear
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in a subpoena has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu to appear before...
Nigeria Senate confirms Muhammad as CJN
The Senate Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The confirmation follows a...
Kefas: Still a long, windy walk to bail
By Simon Reef Musa For Steven Kefas, who marked 56 days in detention today, July 16, 2019, it has been a long...
