Year: 2018

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has finally parted ways with the ruling party as he tendered his letter of resignation from the chairmanship of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the presidency yesterday. The letter that was addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari read in parts, “Sir, I write to resign my appointment as the chairman of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) with effect from today, 9th May, 2018. “Your Excellency, I must put on record my very deep…

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on law enforcement agents to arrest and prosecute those behind the illegal imposition of curfew in Ikorodu on Tuesday in Lagos. The director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola in a statement issued on Thursday, said this should be done in earnest to serve as deterrent to others. According to MURIC, the unilateral declaration of curfew by Oro priests was illegal, illegitimate and unconstitutional and therefore ultra vires. It explained that Chapter 4 Section 41 of the 2011 Constitution of the Federal Republic of…

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In Nigeria, it is a known fact that Bauchi state is one of the states in the North East where elections are fiercely contested. It is also a state with political heavyweights that have at one time, or the other played it big at the national scene. In the current dispensation, the number four position happens to be occupied by a Bauchi indigene in the person of Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the speaker of the House of Representatives. And he has been in the news of late as regards the…

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Fifteen years after the celebration of the birth of quadruplets to the billionaire leader of Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU), Olorogun Moses Taiga and Yinka Taiga, it has been revealed that the tale of the quadruplet is a big lie meant to deceive the public. The very private Mother of Moses Taiga’s twin daughters, Nneka Ogbedo has finally decided to speak out in response to several defamatory publications about her and her twins in the press as sponsored by Oyeyinka and Moses Taiga. Nneka said her decision to speak out was…

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The convoy of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai was intercepted by armed bandits/robbers at midnight (Saturday night) while on routine tour of operational areas by the Nigerian Army to curtail the activities of evil men across the country. In a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu the incident took place along Numan – Yola Road yesterday at about 11.30 p.m. Chukwu confirmed that four of the armed robbers were arrested with 3 Dane guns, machetes and charms. The bandits according to…

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigerians, particularly, the younger generation, are thoroughly disappointed in Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for allowing himself to be used as the poster boy for diversion of public attention from the impunity and corruption that saturate the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. As a professor of law, and an occupant of the exalted seat of the Vice President of our country, Prof. Osinbajo should know better than allowing himself to be used to bandy figures and make unguarded statements at public events, such as…

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Ward Congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which commenced nationwide on Saturday was marred by violence and irregularities in some part of Ondo state, particularly in Akure South and Ifedore local governments. The exercise did not hold in some of the wards in the state, while it was disrupted with irregularities ranging from hoarding of forms, prevention of party members from participating and threat to lives in some other areas. There were allegations that those perceived not to be in the camp of the state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and…

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