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By Musa Tanimu Nasidi Escae-Benin university, situated in Benin republic has conferred a Honarary Doctorate degree (Doctor Honoris Causa) on the APC leader in Lokoja local govt and Katuka of Lokoja,Alhaji Bala Salisu Speaking at the awarding ceremony,Chancellor of the university, Dr Mehoba D. Theodore, said the board of Trustees of the university, under the…
Mr. Enimola Samuel was a Journalist with The Graphic before he was seconded to Kogi State Assembly Commission. Unfortunately, Mr. Enimola has been diagnosed with Sinonasal cancer. He has been battling with this challenge for months and a lot of money has been spent in hospitals in Ilorin, Kwara State and Ibadan Oyo State. He…
The Nigerian Army says it took live rounds to Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020, when #EndSARS protesters were dispersed after two weeks of converging on the place. Ibrahim Taiwo, commander of the 81 division of the Nigerian Army, broke the news while testifying before the judicial panel the Lagos state government set up to…
Bauchi State Governor, Sen. Bala Mohammed has debunked rumour of any possible defection to the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress, APC. Mohammed while refuting a front-page lead story of 20th November 2020 published in one of the national dallies (not the Nation) alleging that he was among three Governors, elected under the platform of…
Why Can Trump Try To Steal The Election? Blame The Electoral College. This is the third election of the 21st century upended by our archaic and anti-democratic institution. By Paul Blumenthal President Donald Trump is trying, and failing, to steal the 2020 presidential election won by Democratic rival Joe Biden by pressuring Republican state and…
It is the nation’s second recession since 2016, and the worst economic decline in almost four decades. The Nigerian economy has slipped into its second recession in five years as the gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter. The National Bureau of Statistics announced Saturday the nation’s GDP recorded a negative growth of…
A First Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi has warned that any attempt by the North to retain power in 2023 will lead to a more serious case that will affect the existence of Nigeria. Amaechi warned that the country may explode if the two leading political parties decide to field candidates from the North….
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about Operation Warp Speed in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2020. This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. During his failed campaign to win another…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has confirmed that an agent of the Department of State Services attached to him shot and killed Ifeanyi Okereke, a newspapers vendor in Abuja. The Nigeria Police Force had denied that its officer shot the vendor. Gbajabiamila, in his second statement on Friday, identified the…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has disclosed that the Federal Government has agreed to pay an additional N15 billion as revitalisation fund of public universities. The minister disclosed this on Friday in Abuja as the government makes efforts to reach the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. According…
