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March 19, 2016

Opinion: The pull-down syndrome of Kwara political elites and their perpetual hipocrisy

It is only in Kwara state one finds it difficult to differentiate between the educated class and illiterates because the discerning minds allow their selfish interests to reign while objectivity suffers. The so called Kwara elites, with higher academic certificates and political prowess, out of their political desperation, always tend to either incite the public... Read More
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March 19, 2016

Senator Kwankwaso and Governor Ganduje are ‘brothers and friends’, again

The brewing rift Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and his predecessor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, appears to have been settled by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress. The pair’s acrimony started during Kwankwaso’s visit to Kano last weekend to felicitate with the governor at the burial of his deceased mother. Subsequent to the visit,... Read More
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March 19, 2016

‘I almost committed suicide the first time I was jailed’ – Ibinabo Fiberesima

Nollywood actress and President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, has revealed that she almost committed suicide when she was sent to Kirikiri prison in 2009. Fiberesima, in 2005, accidentally killed a Lagos-based medical doctor, Dr Giwa Suraj, in an auto accident along Lekki–Epe expressway, Lagos. But a few days ago, the Appeal Court dismissed... Read More
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March 19, 2016

Rivers rerun: PDP claims presidency released ‘N5bn rigging money’ to APC chieftains (PHOTOS)

The People Democratic Party, on Friday night, alleged that the federal government had brought into Rivers state, N5 billion for the All Progressives Congress, to rig the rerun elections in the state, on Saturday. The opposition party claimed that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachi Lawal, Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and... Read More
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March 18, 2016

Detained Ekiti lawmaker ‘is terribly sick, needs urgent medical attention’

According to the government of Ekiti state, Afolabi Akanni, the lawmaker who is being detained by the Department of State Services (DSS), requires urgent medical attention. The Ekiti government had on Thursday alleged that the lawmaker had died in the custody of the security agency but the DSS would subsequently produce him alive, in a... Read More
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March 18, 2016

Opinion: A few achievements recorded by the 8th Senate thus far

The 7th National Assembly, which concluded its term on Thursday, 4th of June 2015, considered over two hundred motions and approved concomitant resolutions. It also effectively collaborated with the Executive in the overall national interest to stabilise the polity without undermining the independence and integrity of the Legislature. The parliament passed a total of 251... Read More
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March 18, 2016

Federal Allocation to Osun state can’t even pay electricity bills [DETAILS]

Osun state might just be facing its hardest financial month ever with the total Federal Allocation accrued to the state just a tad above N6 million. According to the document released by the office of the Accountant-General detailing the disbursement of Federal Allocations to states across the nation, Osun is to receive a total of... Read More
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March 18, 2016

Christian Elders to Buhari: ‘Don’t make Nigeria a satellite state of Saudi Arabia’

The Nigerian Christian Elders Forum, has criticised the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari on a number of issues- one of which is the decision of the government to join the Saudi Arabia-led coalition against terrorism. Chairman of the NCEF, Solomon Asemota, while addressing journalists on Friday, accused the present administration of trying to make Nigeria... Read More
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March 18, 2016

‘Obasanjo is still a member of PDP’ – Doyin Okupe

Doyin Okupe, former senior special assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has declared that erstwhile president Olusegun Obasanjo, still remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. Okupe, who was also in the administration of Obasanjo said that as opposed to the general perception that the ex-president has left the party after publicly tearing his party... Read More
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March 18, 2016

BREAKING: ‘Discharge Saraki like you did Tinubu’ | Lawyer tells Conduct Tribunal

Kanu Agabi, the Lead lawyer in the assets declaration trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki has demanded that his client should be discharged and acquitted by the Code of Conduct Tribunal- in the same vein as Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The lawyer, during the hearing of the case on Friday,... Read More
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