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Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:45:14 +0000Afenifere, Ohanaeze back southern governors on power shift
By Bisi Oladele, Ibadan and Damiam Duruiheoma, Enugu Afenifere and Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide yesterday backed the ban on open grazing by southern governors. They also welcomed the governors’ demand for power shift to the South in 20...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:36:19 +0000Lagos Govt: COVID-19 third wave here
State records 60,202 confirmed cases, 357 deaths ’Test positivity rate is 6.6 per cent’ •Oyo records Delta variant By Oyebola Owolabi and Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan The Lagos State Government yesterday alerted residents to the ...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:25:45 +0000Ohanaeze demands fair trial of IPOB leader Kanu
By Damian Duruiheoma, Enugu The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide yesterday demanded a fair trial for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. It said he should be tried within the ambit of the law and in line w...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:15:13 +0000Jega kicks against Onochie as INEC commissioner
By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Attahiru Jega has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the nomination of his aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner of INEC....
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:11:09 +0000Anambra 2021: Activist makes case for Ozigbo
By Nwanosike Onu, Awka The convener of Civil Society Committee for Anambra Election Security (CISCAES), Comrade Kennedy Iyere has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and the Judiciary to examine critically the crisis of paral...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:06:25 +0000Group pushes for food security in Southeast
By Damian Duruiheoma, Enugu A Southeast group, the Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) has launched its Akuruo-Ulo Agro-Allied Co-operative Movement aimed at reinventing agriculture and reducing food importation into the region. This is just as the ...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:03:55 +0000Uzodimma thanks Imo people as peace returns to state
By Chris Njoku, Owerri Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has expressed gratitude to Imo people, particularly their leaders, across sectors, for their understanding of the efforts of his administration towards the restoration of peace in the state. He ...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:01:53 +0000Outcry over failure to implement panel’s report on Akwa Ibom church collapse
By Bassey Anthony, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State government has been criticised over its delay in implementing the recommendations contained in the White Paper presented to it by the Commission of Enquiry on the 2016 Reigners’ Bible Church collapse i...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:58:24 +0000Euro 2020: Blame me, Southgate speaks after England penalty loss
England manager Gareth Southgate knows only too well the pain a penalty shootout can cause, and he was quick to console Bukayo Saka, then take responsibility, after the Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy. After Saka’s penalty was saved by Gianluig...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:54:35 +0000FCT demolishes 137 illegal structures
By Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the weekend demolished over 137 illegal hostel blocks, hotels and other buildings at Iddo Sarki, a community adjacent to the main campus of the University of Abuja. A combined team ...