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March 23, 2016

Opinion: By all means, be mediocre… but allow the rest of us be extraordinary

From the foundations of earth’s pillars, man has always tolerated elegant mediocrity. Yet, those who have broken the bounds and ties of the makeshifts of mediocrity have always found themselves at the precipice of man’s wrath. Goodness, truth, beauty, achievement, good reputation are merits demanding and truly deserving of the highest accolades in human society.... Read More
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March 23, 2016

‘Cameroon convicted 80 terrorists, how many has Nigeria convicted?’ – MASSOB

Secessionist group, Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has decried the continued silence of the United Nations silence and the international community over the killing of pro-Biafra protesters in the South East of Nigeria. Speaking on Tuesday, MASSOB’s National Director of Information, Sunny Okereafor also queried the decision of the... Read More
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March 23, 2016

Amaechi left Rivers ‘quietly and shamefully’ – Wike

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday, said Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi hurriedly scampered away from the state after the poor outing of his party, the All Progressives Congress in the recently concluded rerun elections. Wike also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for not exerting his influence over the elections and being neutral during the... Read More
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March 23, 2016

Detained Ekiti lawmaker hospitalised after release from DSS custody (PHOTOS)

Afolabi Akanni, the Ekiti Lawmaker that was last week, alleged to have died in the custody of the Department of State Services facilities, has been released. The state government had claimed that credible information suggests that Akanni had given up the ghost while being held by the security agency. The DSS responded almost immediately, by... Read More
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March 23, 2016

Buhari holds late night private meeting with Tinubu, Atiku, Saraki, APC leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, held a late night meeting with leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some public officers at the Presidential Villa. National Leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President, Bukola Saraki and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar were in attendance at the meeting. Also present at the meeting... Read More
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March 23, 2016

‘Nobody can accuse the police of bias in Rivers rerun election’ – IGP

The last is yet to be heard on the controversies surrounding Saturday’s legislative rerun election in Rivers state, as the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has debunked allegations that the police favored the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the polls. Arase stated this on Tuesday, during his one day visit to the Ebonyi State police... Read More
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March 22, 2016

FG to pump N350bn into Nigeria’s economy ‘in the forthcoming months’

The federal government intends to stimulate the Nigerian economy by pumping N350 billion to cushion the impact of the recession on the citizenry. Speaking on Tuesday, at the end of the two-day National Economic Council (NEC) retreat, held at the conference hall of the Presidential Villa, Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, said the N350 billion... Read More
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March 22, 2016

Garba Shehu: It doesn’t matter if Boko Haram is defeated by a Christian or Muslim coalition

A good number of the reactions to President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement that Nigeria has joined the Islamic Coalition Against Terrorism, show quite clearly that many Nigerians do not fully understand the president’s motives for this decision. With the rise of the Boko Haram Terrorist group of the past few years, Nigeria faces a threat such... Read More
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March 22, 2016

Minister of Education orders probe into sexual assault crisis rocking Queens College

Responding to public calls for an intervention in the alleged sexual assault of a female student of Queens College, Lagos, by a male teacher, the Minister of State for education, Anthony Anwukah, has constituted a panel to investigate the reports. This directive was contained a statement issued by the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of... Read More
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March 22, 2016

58 killed as Nigerian troops dislodge Boko Haram from 10 Borno villages

Despite last week’s suicide attack on Umarari village, in Maiduguri, Borno state, the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, announced that it has secured another victory over Boko Haram insurgent group. In a statement signed on Tuesday, by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, the security force disclosed that Boko Haram’s base -in Musari... Read More
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March 22, 2016

5 things to know about the proposed Kaduna state Religious Preaching Bill

Since it was announced that the Kaduna State government, led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai, had proposed an executive bill seeking to make illegal and regulate certain religious activities in the state, citizens across the country have condemned the bill, with many describing it as anti-religious. The bill, currently before the Kaduna state House of Assembly,... Read More
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March 22, 2016

Olajumoke Orisaguna is the most Googled person in Nigeria (Full List)

The bread seller-turned model’s story has become an international tale. In February, Olajumoke Orisaguna made headlines around the world when she accidentally appeared or in internet lingo ‘photo-bombed’ the photoshoot of British/Nigerian rapper –Tinie Tempah– which was shot by TY Bello for ThisDay style. The rest, they say, is history. According to Google, Olajumoke is... Read More
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March 22, 2016

Senate to ‘concentrate’ on passing 2016 budget this week – Saraki

After months of drama and plot twists, the report on the 2016 Appropriation Bill has finally been received by both chambers of the National Assembly. It would be recalled that the 2016 Appropriation Bill was presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on December, 2015. However, the passing of the bill was delayed... Read More
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March 22, 2016

US, UK governments react to widespread violence in Rivers rerun election

The United States of America and United Kingdom embassies in Nigeria, on Tuesday, condemned the outbreak of violence during Saturday Rivers State legislative rerun election in the state. It would be recalled that the election was characterized by several reports of violence, electoral frauds and thuggery. The two top parties in the country, All Progressive... Read More
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March 22, 2016

Opinion: El-Rufai and the question of political tolerance

“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” Dalai Lama Tolerance to opposite views and voices of dissents is a basic tenet of liberal democracy. In his book titled “The End Of History And The Last Man”, American Foreign Policy expert Francis Fukuyama invested effort to justifying why tolerance by leaders and... Read More
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