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Nasarawa police caution political parties against electoral violence
As the 2023 general election inches closer, the Police Command in Nasarawa State has warned political parties and their supporters to shun all forms of electoral violence as they go about their campaigns. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adesina Soyemi, gave the warning during a meeting with state Chairmen, Secretaries of political parties,
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Gunmen kidnap Labour Party Ebonyi senatorial candidate
Gunmen, on Sunday, kidnapped the Labour Party senatorial candidate for the Ebonyi South Zone, Linus Okorie. It was gathered that Okorie, who arrived in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, from Abuja on Saturday, was to meet with his supporters on Sunday in the Onicha Local Government Area of the state. He was said to have
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Nigerian, Okediji, emerges Academic Affairs VP at Harvard
A Nigerian scholar, Enitan Okediji, has emerged as the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in Boston, United States. The University of York alumnus made the announcement on her Twitter page on Monday. As the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Okediji will “represent student voices and issues” to the
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2023: I’m mobilising for PDP – Ex-Ogun gov aspirant
A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Dotun Babayemi, on Sunday, promised to work for the victory of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and other candidates vying for positions on the platform of PDP at the 2023 polls. Babayemi spoke on Sunday in Gbongan at the 25th remembrance service
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How Nigeria can tackle revenue challenge – Think tank
An Abuja-based policy think tank, Agora Policy, on Monday, recommended some measures that could be adopted by the Federal Government in tackling Nigeria’s revenue challenge. In a report titled, ‘Options for Revamping Nigeria’s Economy’, the policy think tank group explained that revenue challenge remains one of the most critical policy issues of the federal government.
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Ayade kicks off Carnival Calabar 2022
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River kicked off the first dry run for the 2022 Carnival Calabar, on Sunday, with the theme ‘Agro-Industrialisation’. The event marked the return of the Carnival since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. Speaking about the theme, Ayade said it was carefully chosen to send a message to the global
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Implement #EndSARS panel report, CSOs urge Soludo
Ahead of the second year anniversary of the #EndSARS, civil society groups have urged the governors in the South-East to implement the panel report. The groups expressed worry that over eight months after the #EndSARS judicial panel on police brutality submitted its report to the governors, it has yet to be implemented. Speaking with journalists
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Flooding: FG neglected Niger Delta, says Clark
Elder statesman and First Republic Federal Information Commissioner, Chief Edwin, has raised concern over the misfortunes that have gripped victims of flooding in the Niger Delta with a call on the Federal Government to act fast because of looming disasters and humanitarian crises. He queried why the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social
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Think tank prescribes solutions to Nigeria’s economic woes
An Abuja-based policy think tank, Agora Policy, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to undertake swift and audacious reforms to stop the rapid decline of the economy and its negative impact on the citizens. In a report titled, ‘Options for Revamping Nigeria’s Economy’, the think tank prescribed solutions to the country’s economic woes and advocated
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Creating Nigeria of our dreams: Bullet or ballot
In 2019, an outbreak of coronavirus disease started in Wuhan, China and spread throughout the world. COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS CoV-2). However, prior to this outbreak, for nearly 25 years Nigeria has been struggling with its own SARS. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad was inaugurated in 1992 to help combat the
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