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Buhari says his second term will be guided by inclusiveness, declares himself a feminist

President Buhari on Thursday received a delegation of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by Mr. Chris Isiguzo at the State House, Abuja, and assured that his administration will in the next four years pursue inclusive and transparent policies that will guarantee security and economic safety of every citizen. Including women. In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant... Read More

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The Big 5: 1,119 suspects arrested over electoral offenses – Police; Nigeria more divided than Civil War – Obasanjo | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Court orders indefinite postponement of Adamawa supplementary governorship polls A state high court in Yola has ordered the indefinite postponement of the governorship supplementary polls in Adamawa slated for Saturday. The judge, Abdul-azeez Waziri, said the polls should be put on hold until he rules on... Read More

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The Late 5: Deji Adeyanju releases audio of Charly Boy’s collusion with Buhari campaign; FG closes case against Onnoghen | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Carleton University announces memorial fund, poetry contest for Pius Adesanmi As part of efforts to memorialise and honour the late Pius Adesanmi, the Nigerian-born academic who died in the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines crash, Carleton University have announced a memorial fund and poetry contest. Adesanmi was the director of... Read More

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‘A new grassroot is being curated’ | RED Co-founder, Adebola Williams says in interview on #HowToWinElectionsInAfrica

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RED | For Africa, Adebola Williams has underscored the importance of youth participation in politics in the trajectory of leadership change throughout Africa and Nigeria in particular, in order to birth a paradigm shift and shape a brighter future for governance across the continent. The Nelson Mandela Washington Fellow who disclosed... Read More

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Adebola Williams speaks with Mark Amaza in tweet chat on #HowToWinElectionsInAfrica | Full interview

Adebola Williams, CEO of RED | For Africa engaged journalist Mark Amaza to discuss the extensive work StateCraft Inc. has done on the continent via social media and gave some insights on how politics can transform Africa’s future. We have reproduced the interview in full. MARK AMAZA So how do you describe yourself and your... Read More

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The Big 5: 10 feared dead in fresh herdsmen attack in Benue; PDP, Atiku in post-election trauma, depression – APC | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Rowdy session as senate condemns militarisation of 2019 polls The Senate had a rowdy session on Wednesday condemning the alleged use of the military in the conduct of the 2019 elections. This followed a motion by the Peoples Democratic Party member representing Kogi West in the chamber, Senator Dino Melaye, who... Read More

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The Late 5: Agbaje denies dumping PDP; I’ll reclaim my mandate, Atiku vows | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Buhari declines assent to five bills President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday declined assent to five bills passed by the National Assembly. The aforementioned bills are the Nigeria Film Commission Bill 2018, the Climate change Bill, 2018, the Immigration (amendment) Bill, 2018, the Chartered Institute of Pension... Read More

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The Big 5: Buhari condoles with Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi over cyclone; We have enough facts to unseat Buhari – Atiku’s legal team Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: We have enough facts to unseat Buhari – Atiku’s legal team The lead lawyer representing Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Livy Uzoukwu, has said the former vice president has all the needed facts to successfully prosecute his court case that seeks to... Read More

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The Late 5: Labour urges FG to implement new minimum wage before May 1; INEC to proceed with supplementary elections in Bauchi | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Senate joins reps, passes 2019 budget for second reading Nigeria’s 2019 budget was on Tuesday passed for second reading at the Senate. The N8.8 trillion budget will now be worked on by the committee on appropriation. The committee was given two weeks to report back to the... Read More

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Success’ viral video: Delta state govt. suspends school head teacher because the school needs more fame and publicity

Following the viral video that showed a schoolgirl, Success Adebor, protesting against the decision of Okotie-Eboh Primary School in Sapele, Delta, to send her home over her parents’ failure to pay her second term examination fee, the Delta state government has decided to suspend the school head teacher Mrs Vero Igbigwe, for allegedly collecting unauthorised fees including examination levies from... Read More

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The Big 5: Boko Haram attacks Adamawa community; My asset declaration forms were tampered with – Onnoghen tells CCT | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Atiku, PDP files petition against Buhari’s election The Peoples Democratic Party is currently filing its petition challenging the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of the 2019 presidential election. The party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have gathered a team of lawyers at the... Read More

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The Late 5: We don’t know if army rigged elections – INEC; Four rescued from another Lagos building collapse | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Court adjourns NBA President’s trial A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Monday adjourned the trial of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro, till April 17. The adjourned date is slated for treating the three pending applications brought before the court... Read More

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Just In: 4 rescued, others reportedly trapped as another 3-storey building collapse on Lagos Island

Less than one week after a three-storeyed building collapsed at Ita Faaji area of Lagos Island leading to the death of not less than 20 persons (including school children), a similar building has collapsed at Egerton Square, Oke Arin, Lagos Island, with several people reportedly trapped in the incidence. According to Punch, officials of the Lagos... Read More

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The Big 5: You lack capacity to govern Imo – Okorocha fires at Ihedioha; Gbenga Daniel resigns from PDP, quits politics | Other top stories

Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: Gbenga Daniel resigns from PDP, quits politics Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and quit partisan politics. Daniel, who was the Campaign Coordinators of Atiku Abubakar, announced this in a letter to Uche Secondus, national... Read More

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Entertainment roundup: Marvel releases second trailer for ‘Avengers: Endgame’; Adesua Etomi-Wellington covers Vogue’s April issue | Other stories

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Marvel releases second trailer for ‘Avengers: Endgame’ In the newly-released second trailer for Avengers: Endgame that made the internet rejoice, Tony Stark is alive and back on Earth,... Read More

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Nigeria bans Boeing 737 Max 8 over Ethiopian Airlines crash, children feared dead in Lagos building collapse and other stories that made the headlines this week

Here are the top stories that drove conversation this week: Tribunal grants Buhari, APC access to poll items The All Progressives Congress has asked the presidential election tribunal to grant it permission to inspect documents used for the 2019 presidential elections across the country. The election held on February 23, and was won by President Muhammadu... Read More

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The Late 5: FG condemns New Zealand mosque attacks; Lagos begin demolition of marked buildings | Other stories

Here are stories that drove conversation today: FG condemns New Zealand mosque attacks The Federal Government has condemned the terrorist attack on two places of worship in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said this in a statement by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, George Edokpa, on Friday in... Read More

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New Zealand faces its darkest day as White Supremacist kills 49 Muslims

New Zealand is faced with its darkest day as 49 people have been reported dead, following a terrorist attack on Friday. Owing to some unfortunate events in the past, an ugly stereotype has been ingrained in the minds of many, which associates the word ‘terrorism’ with the Islamic religion, but Friday, it is a bitter... Read More

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The Big 5: Nigeria improves on HIV ranking, now fourth worst hit country in the world; Tribunal grants Buhari, APC access to poll items | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: NLC urges INEC to ensure credible supplementary polls The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) to ensure free, fair, and credible elections in the six states where the process was declared inconclusive and polls rescheduled for Saturday next week. The... Read More

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The Late 5: Nigerian soldiers kill 33 Boko Haram insurgents – MNJTF; INEC presents certificates of return to senators-elect | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Nigerian soldiers kill 33 Boko Haram insurgents – MNJTF The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Insurgency on Thursday said its troops killed 33 Boko Haram insurgents and recovered high calibre ammunitions in the Lake Chad basin. In a statement issued in Maiduguri, Timothy Antigha, Chief Military... Read More

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The Big 5: Six feared dead, many injured in Onitsha ghastly accident; Police arrests 18 suspects over alleged electoral offenses in Oyo | Other top stories

Here are the top stories that you should be monitoring today: Scores feared dead, many injured in Onitsha ghastly accident Several persons were crushed to death while scores were severely injured in a ghastly accident in Onitsha, commercial city of Anambra. The accident, which happened around Toronto hospital along Upper Iweka and MCC axis of... Read More

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The Late 5: Children feared dead, others trapped in Lagos building collapse; Nigeria bans Boeing 737 Max 8 over Ethiopian Airlines crash | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Nigeria bans Boeing 737 Max 8 over Ethiopian Airlines crash The Nigerian government has banned Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft from operating in its airspace. The decision was announced by the Minister of Aviation (State), Hadi Sirika, at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal... Read More

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The Big 5: INEC fixes March 23 for guber runoffs in six states; Boko Haram in disarray, fighters stranded – MNJTF | Other top stories

Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: INEC fixes March 23 for guber runoffs in six states The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said it would conduct supplementary elections on March 23 in states where the exercise was put on hold due to violence or other reasons. The decision was a... Read More

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The Late 5: Onnoghen misses CCT hearing as trial opens; No Boeing 737 Max 8 currently operates in Nigeria – NCAA | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Onnoghen misses CCT hearing as trial opens The embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, was absent at Tuesday’s Code of Conduct Tribunal hearing on medical grounds. Onnoghen, who is facing charges of not declaring his assets, wrote the tribunal, informing it that he had tooth ache... Read More

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The Big 5: INEC omits Okorocha’s name from senators-elect list; Soldiers stopped us from monitoring Rivers poll – EU observers | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: INEC declares PDP’s Governor Ishaku winner of Taraba governorship election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Darius Ishaku, as the winner of the 2019 governorship election held on Saturday in Taraba. The Returning Officer for... Read More

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The Late 5: El-Rufai wins Kaduna governorship elections; Code of Conduct Tribunal orders daily of hearing of Onnoghen’s trial | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: El-Rufai wins Kaduna governorship elections The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, as winner of the governorship polls. El-Rufai defeated his closest rival with a margin of 231, 259 votes. Code of Conduct Tribunal orders daily of hearing of Onnoghen’s... Read More

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Just In: Air Peace reacts to Boeing 737 MAX 8 ‘purchase’

Following Sunday’s ill-fated crash of a Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 MAX 8 belonging to Ethiopian Airlines, and a similar crash of the same plane model belonging to Lion Air on 29th October 2018 in the Java Sea, close to Indonesia, which killed all 189 people on board, some countries have started grounding the Boeing 737 MAX... Read More

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The Big 5: Nigerian professor, Pius Adesanmi, dies in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash; PDP rejects suspension of electoral process in Rivers | Other top stories

Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: PDP rejects suspension of electoral process in Rivers The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate release of the governorship and house of assembly elections results in the state of Rivers. The party also condemned the alleged attempt by the army to interfere with... Read More

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APGA, APC kick as Governor Okezie Ikpeazu wins re-election bid

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election held in the state. According to the results announced on Sunday by the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Professor Damian Ozurumba, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)... Read More

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PDP’s Seyi Makinde is Oyo Governor-elect, trumps APC’s Adelabu by 167,000 votes

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared 51-year-old Seyi Makinde, governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), winner of the March 9 gubernatorial election held in Oyo. Declaring the business mogul winner on Sunday by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, and state Returning Officer, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, at the INEC... Read More

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