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US Government imposes Visa restrictions on Nigerian politicians who engage in 2019 election violence

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Visa restrictions on individuals responsible for undermining the Nigerian democratic process have been imposed by the US Government. Spokesperson of the US Department of State, Ms Morgan Ortagus, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Ortagus explained that the action applied to those responsible for election-related violence. She said the unidentified individuals had “operated with […]

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Know the 7 women in Buhari’s Ministerial list

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Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari includes a total of 7 women in his list of 2019 ministerial nominees. The figure represents just 16.3% of the total of 43 nominees. The women include: Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna), the current Finance Minister who was appointed after Kemi Adeosun resigned and Paulen Talen (Plateau) who was Minister of science and […]

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Yoruba men won the Biafran war for Nigeria, they are no cowards -Reno Omokri

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Reno Omokri has debunked a comment of ‘sleeping when Yorubas are beating the drums of war’ credited to Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as he revealed how two Yoruba men;  Benjamin Adekunle and Olusegun Obsanjo won the Biafran war for Nigeria. Added to this, in an interview with Daily Independent, a lawmaker in the second republic, Junaid Mohammed has accused some leaders of […]

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See the pretty Nigerian female pilot who averted the near tragedy in Lagos airport (Photos)

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In these photos is Captain Simisola Ajibola, the Female pilot who averted the near tragedy on Air Peace aircraft that occurred at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, yesterday July 23. The Air Peace Boeing 737 plane lost its front tyres after crash-landing at the Airport facility. According to eyewitness accounts, the incident was brought […]

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Election Tribunal dismisses PDM’s petition against Buhari

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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) and its presidential candidate, Pastor Aminchi Habu, challenging the victory of Muhammadu Buhari at the February 23, 2019 poll. The dismissal was sequel to a formal application for withdrawal by Aminchi Habu, candidate of the PDM in the […]

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Tanko Muhammad sworn in as Chief Justice of Nigeria

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Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, swore in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari had on July 11th, forwarded to the Senate a letter requesting the confirmation of Muhammad as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. Tanko Muhammad’s appointment as the substantive Chief […]

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Jakande celebrates 90th birthday, Osinbajo, Tinubu, Osoba, Sanwo-Olu, others attend (Photos)

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The first civilian governor of Lagos State, a.k.a baba kekere or action governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande clocked 90 years on Tuesday. The Lagos State Government in conjunction with the Jakande family organised a birthday party reception to honour the elder statesman at the Haven Event Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; APC […]

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Boris Johnson elected new Conservative leader, to become next British Prime Minister

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Boris Johnson has been elected as the new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will thus become the next UK Prime Minister. He defeated Jeremy Hunt comfortably, winning 92,153 votes to his rival’s 46,656. The former London mayor takes over from Theresa May on Wednesday. Johnson began his acceptance speech by praising his […]

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Buhari sends 43 names of Ministerial nominees to Senate (See full list)

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Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded names of 43 ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and approval. In a letter addressed to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read at plenary on Tuesday, the nominees include Festus Keyamo, SAN; former Senator Gbemisola Saraki; former governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola; former Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora; former […]

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Funke Fasoranti-Olakunrin’s burial service in Pictures

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The burial service for late Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the leader of Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, took place at St. David’s Anglican Church, Ijomu, in  Akure, the Ondo State capital on Monday, July 22. In attendance were, the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu; his counterparts from Ogun, Lagos, Ekiti and […]

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Bishop says, Nigeria no longer safe, as Fasoranti’s daughter is laid to rest

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The Bishop of Akure Diocese of Anglican Communion, Rev. Simeon Borokini, Monday lamented the spate of insecurity in the country, saying nobody is safe in Nigeria. The bishop stated this while delivering a sermon during the burial service for the late Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the leader of the pan […]

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Reasons North continues to tolerate Buhari –Shehu Sani

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Comrade and former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central District in the Nigerian Senate, Shehu Sani, has claimed that the North is only tolerating President Muhammadu Buhari administrative style because he is from that region. The comrade, who was accused and jailed by the military junta of Gen. Sani Abacha spoke as a guest speaker at a […]

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Police Clash With Shiites in Abuja again, several people injured

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Several people were injured in a violent clash between the members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiite, and the police at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, on Monday. Reports coming in say that a journalist with Channels TV was among the casualties as he was shot and rushed […]

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Why lawyer jailed 7 years for killing husband was pardoned –Former Attorney General

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Sequel to the controversy that trailed the clemency granted to Mrs Yewande Oyediran, a lawyer sentenced to seven years in prison for killing her husband, Lowo Oyediran, former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Oyo state, Mr Seun Abimbola, has revealed why the released manslaughter convict’s name was added to the list of those granted […]

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Nigerian woman jailed 7 years for manslaughter pardoned after just 2 years in prison

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Former Oyo State Ministry of Justice state counsel, Yewande Oyediran, the daughter of Venerable Oyetunde Fatoki, allegedly received a state pardon, barely 2 years into serving her 7 year jail sentence for killing her husband. Yewande had stabbed her husband, Oyelowo ‘Lowo’ Oyediran, in the neck on February 2, 2016 at their 30, Adeniyi Layout, […]

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Fani-Kayode and Dele Momodu clash over Buhari

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Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode clashed with Dele Momodu over the latter’s comment, calling President Buhari the ‘father of the nation’. The Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, in a tweet which was a response to the ‘explosion’ in different parts of the country, stated that only President Buhari can stop the killings […]

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Herdsmen’s siege laid to Yorubaland may lead to national catastrophes -Alaafin warns Buhari

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Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has written to Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to warn him about looming anarchy in the country if the siege laid to Yorubaland by herdsmen and kidnappers is not contained. Oba Adeyemi, who catalogued the spate of insecurity in Yorubaland by herdsmen and their collaborators, accused Buhari of not bringing […]

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Punch weekly columnist, Abimbola Adelakun allegedly held hostage in COZA

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A weekly columnist with Punch newspaper, Abimbola Adelakun, is allegedly being held at the Abuja branch of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA. According to her friends, Abimbola Adelakun went to the church on Sunday morning to carry out further investigations on COZA’s senior pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo who is currently enmeshed in an alleged rape […]

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