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A Benue State High Court in Gboko, presided over by Justice D.M. Igyuse has dismissed a suit seeking to set aside the suspension of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and have him reinstated as National Chairman of the party. The suit was filed by one Nongo Ordue on […]
Continue ReadingEngland manager Sarina Wiegman on Thursday dedicated her UEFA coach of the year prize to the Spain women’s team amid the sexism scandal engulfing Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales. “We all know the issues around the Spanish team, and that really hurts me as a coach, as a mother of two daughters, as a […]
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The Zamfara state Governor Dauda Lawal, has reiterated his administration commitment to enhance and sustain the fight against Banditry even as he called heads of security to ensure the dislodgement of all bandits camps across the state. In a statement by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, noted that the meeting was held […]
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Some lawyers staged a walkout at the concert of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) tagged ‘Unbarred’ when the star street singer, Habeeb Olalomi popularly known as Portable appeared on stage as the guest performer. The incident happened early Thursday at the Velodrome of the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, the country’s capital, where some legal practitioners […]
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As the solid minerals sector remains strategic to galvanize the economy, miners under the auspices of the Miners Association of Nigeria, MAN, have cried to President Bola Tinubu, to call State Governors to order over incessant bans placed on mining activities. Speaking with Vanguard over recent developments at the State level in the mining sector, […]
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The 2,484 Benue civil servants who were sacked by Governor Hyacinth Alia in June have written to the state government to demand their reinstatement within 30 days to avert a legal action. The position of the aggrieved workers was contained in a letter by their counsel, Mr. Samuel Irabor, to the Secretary to the State […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has said a comprehensive consensus against the spread of “contagious autocracy” across Africa is the next step forward with respect to how the power in Gabon will play out. The Nigerian leader noted that he is committed to working with other heads of state to defend democracy on the continent. President Tinubu […]
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In a move to resolve the current impasse between the Executive and the Legislative arms of the Lagos State Government over rejection of 17 cabinet nominees by the latter, members of the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, on Wednesday, stormed Lagos House, Marina, in a closed-door meeting with Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu and Speaker, Lagos State House […]
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The Kano State Police has increased bounty placed on two notorious thugs on its wanted list from N100,000 each to N500,000 each. The State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel disclosed this while handing over 100 other repentant thugs to the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf at the Sani Abacha stadium during the […]
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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and South-South zonal organizing Secretary of the party, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the reappointment of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku as the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The APC Chieftain described the reappointment of Dr. Ogbuku as a reward for […]
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