As campaigns start, there is only one issue, By Abimbola Adelakun

The much-awaited September, when election campaigns will officially begin, has come. From the 28th, politicians and their stalwarts will brave encounters with a public that will either adore or jeer them but will hardly be indifferent. Politicians, knowing that every election season guarantees a turnout of a crowd that wants to be merely entertained with […]

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Kenya: William Ruto’s Triumph, By Reuben Abati

On August 9, the people of Kenya went to the polls to elect a new President, the incumbent President, Uhuru Kenyatta having completed the constitutional two terms in office. There were elections at other levels -governorship, parliamentary and at county levels but the main focus was the Presidential election with four main candidates:  Deputy President, […]

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Wike makes good his promise to expose PDP betrayers, alleges threats to his life

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, while alleging threats to his life, amidst the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, said those plotting to kill him will die first before they get to him. Wike spoke on Tuesday when he inaugurated a new Faculty of Agriculture for Rivers State University and commissioned the […]

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Who Is Dividing The North?, By Lasisi Olagunju

Speaking at a book launch in Kaduna Thursday last week, Prof Ango Abdullahi, leader of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), accused some unnamed persons of engaging in destructive campaigns to destroy the north. “I have to state here that we are witnessing some of the crudest and most unproductive campaigns to create divisions between Hausa […]

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Nigeria’s problems are the irresponsible leaders ―Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has declared that there is no problem between the two major religious groups in the country, Christians and Muslims. Kukah, who spoke on TVC News Breakfast show on Monday, said the problem of the country is with irresponsible leaders who use religion as a tool of […]

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Couple carjacked while having sex at the backseat of their car (Video)

A couple was left stranded and without clothes in the streets, after they were carjacked while having sex in the backseat of their car. Though the incident was said to have happened in August in Brazil, the video which captured it all started trending this September. The video shows three robbers approaching a white sedan that […]

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Gunmen threaten, disrupt Labour party meeting in Enugu (Videos)

Video clips of unknown gunmen disrupting a meeting of some members of the Labour party in Awgu Community in Enugu West Senatorial district in Enugu state has gone viral. The video shows the masked gunmen, numbering about four, as they unleashed attack on unsuspecting party faithful at the venue of the meeting, shooting sporadically to […]

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Keyamo once sued Tinubu over certificate forgery ―Bwala

Former All Progressives Congress chieftain and now a Spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala, has proven that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, once sued the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, for alleged certificate forgery. In an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, Bwala noted […]

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Christian Association of Nigeria says no agreement with Tinubu

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday talked tough on the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, insisting that it had not reached any agreement with the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and that its opposition to the ticket remained unchanged. There was a report on Monday that Tinubu met with the leadership […]

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Mary Elizabeth Truss becomes the new UK Prime Minister

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs of the United Kingdom (UK), Mary Elizabeth Truss, is the new UK Prime Minister. The South West Norfolk MP, who has been in Parliament since May 2010, takes over from Boris Johnson, becoming Conservatives Party’s fourth PM since the 2015 election. 47-year-old Truss is the third […]

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Nigerian govt suspends proposed VAT on Telecommunication services

Nigerian Government has suspended its proposed excise duty on telecommunication services. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in Nigeria, Isa Pantami announced this on Monday during the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Committee on Excise Duty for the Digital Economy Sector in Abuja. Pantami said that the telecommunications sector is already overwhelmed by excessive […]

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Pastor arrested for allegedly defiling 14-year-old church member in Nigeria

38-year-old pastor, Israel Adebayo has been arrested by men of the Ogun state Police Command for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old member of his Church (name withheld). The Pastor who is the General Overseer of “The Beloved Chapel ” situated at No 9, Iyaniwura street, off Owonikoko street Agbado area of Ogun state was arrested following […]

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Billionaire businessman, Ned Nwoko’s Moroccan wife tenders public apology to him and their entire family

Laila, the Moroccan and fifth wife of Nigerian billionaire businessman, lawyer and politician, Mr. Ned Nwoko, has tendered a public apology to him months after they went their separate ways. In a post shared on her Instagram page on Sunday, Laila hinted that the cause of their fallout was because she “listened too much to […]

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7-storey building collapses in Lagos, 2 bodies found, others still trapped

Two persons were, yesterday, confirmed dead, while four construction workers are still trapped under the debris of an uncompleted seven-storey building at Oba Abiodun Oniru Street, Oniru Estate, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. The building located on Oba Abiodun Oniru Street, beside Ave Maria Hospital, Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria, collapsed in the early hours on Sunday, September […]

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Umar Faruq, 300-level BUK student, wins NANS presidential election

A 300 Level Library Science student of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Umar Faruq has been declared the winner of the 2022 national presidential election of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Abuja. Faruq takes over from the outgoing NANS President, Comrade Sunday Asefon who was elected in 2020. He defeated his closest opponent, […]

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Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Where Will Multibillion Campaign Funds Come From?, By Festus Adedayo

Finally, the month is here. September is Nigeria’s presidential campaign flag-off, preparatory to the February 2023 election. It is a season to witness the ascendancy of a massive, multi-billion Naira campaign industry which rivals the national budget. So, how will Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and presidential candidates of other political parties in Nigeria […]

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I’m still APC Yobe north candidate, letter claiming I stepped down for Senate President Lawan forged ―Machina

Bashir Machina has denied relinquishing the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial ticket for Yobe north Senatorial District to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. Countering claims of stepping down for Lawan, Machina maintained that he is still the party’s senatorial candidate for the district and has also not defected from the ruling party. He said: “It has […]

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Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds William Ruto’s election as Kenyan president-elect

The Supreme Court of Kenya has upheld the election of William Ruto as the president-elect of the country. Kenya’s Deputy President, Ruto was declared winner of the August 9 election by the Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Raila Odinga had filed a suit challenging the election results as announced by the IEBC in August. […]

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Killers of Ekiti NSCDC officer demand N30m ransom for his kidnapped brother, two children

Suspected gunmen who killed an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Segun Ayebulu, in Ekiti State and kidnapped his brother and two children, have demanded N30m ransom to secure the release of the victims. According to reports, the gunmen killed Ayebulu along Oke Ako Road, in Ajoni Local Council Development Area […]

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