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Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:51:40 +0000
APC will reclaim Zamfara in 2023 – Jaji
By Jide Orintunsin, Abuja Former Chairman House Committee on Internal Security and a 2019 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Zamfara State, Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, has declared the party will take the reign of governance come 2023...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:38:03 +0000
Qatar successfully hosts FIFA Club World Cup
Following the implementation of stringent health and safety protocols, Qatar completed the successful hosting of the 17th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup™ . The tournament culminated with victory for German side FC Bayern Munich, who defeated Me...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:35:26 +0000
Kaka, Mascherano, Cesar predicts ground-breaking FIFA World Cup
FIFA Legends Kaka, Javier Mascherano and Julio Cesar believe the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ will unite and inspire football fans from across the globe. The South American trio – all previous winners of the FIFA Club World Cup™ – are in Qatar ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:13:06 +0000
REA projects critical to reducing carbon effects – Osinbajo
By John Ofikhenua, Bauchi   Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has stated projects that the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is implementing are critical to the reduction of nation’s carbon emissions. He spoke virtually in the commissioning of...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:50:27 +0000
Jakande: The last of the titans
Veteran journalist and former Lagos State Governor Lateef Jakande passed on Thursday. Deputy Editor EMMANUEL OLADESU writes on the life and times of the ‘Action Governor,’ his legacies and lessons for the political class Nobody will live forever....

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:40:33 +0000
Security agencies won’t allow protest at Lekki Toll Gate, says Fed Govt
By Yusuf Alli and Onyedi Ojiabor, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday drew the red line for #EndSARS protesters over their plans to re-occupy the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. The government said it will crush any protest at the toll gate under any ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:30:30 +0000
Strike: FG threatens to stop salaries of SSANU, NASU members
By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The Federal Government has threatened to stop the salaries of non-teaching workers of universities for embarking on an indefinite strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige noted that Section 43 of the Trade Di...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:17:14 +0000
‘Ex-service Chiefs as Ambassadors and why not?’
By Femi Adesina Almost everything in our country is accompanied by some sort of furore. You do, you are damned. You don’t do, you are damned. No wonder President Muhammadu Buhari often says in private conversations, when some tumults occur on certa...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:13:54 +0000
If only we can get Yahaya Bello to be our next president
By Olukorede Yishau In times past, nation-states abound with gods. The ancient times are long gone and the tendency is to assume that there are no new gods on earth. Christians will even argue that with God, there is no need for gods again. Muslims a...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:12:55 +0000
Ortom: most killer-herdsmen not Nigerians
By David Adenuga, Bauchi Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Thursday said some herdsmen who wreak havoc in the country are not Nigerians. He urged President Muhammadu Buhari to push for a review of the ECOWAS protocol for movement of persons, goods...



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