Chief Mike Ozekhome
26 Oct
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu breached the Federal Character Principle with his new ministerial appointments. Â Â
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Nigerian acts Asake, Tems, and Rema have been nominated for the 2025 MOBO Awards, which will be held at Newcastle's Utilita Arena, England, on February 18, 2025. The artistes were nominated in the Best African Music Act category alongside fellow compatriots Ayra Starr, Bnxn, Ruger, Odumodublvck, and Shallipopi. Acts in the category from other…
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The African Union's Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) has partnered with Nigeria to revolutionize the country's pastoral market, with far-reaching benefits for the African continent. This strategic collaboration aims to enhance livestock productivity and trade, improve pastoralist livelihoods and resilience as well as foster regional and international cooperation. Speaking at the First African Pastoral…
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Nigeria is set to showcase its diverse culture, vibrant arts, scenic landscapes, and the warmth of the people as plans are underway for the hosting of the 68th UN Tourism Commission for Africa (CAF) meeting, says an official. Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, said this during the inauguration of the…
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Omolola Odutola, the Public Relations Officer for the Ogun State Police Command, has blamed the high rate of missing girls and ritual killings involving females in the state on "hookups". The Ogun PPRO made this statement on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Wednesday, where she was invited as a special guest to speak on…
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The Kogi State government has ordered the closure of Zango Market in Osara due to rising security concerns in the area. The decision was announced on Wednesday by the state's Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo. Fanwo stated that the government had received intelligence reports indicating that criminal elements were using the market as a hideout, in…
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Around 700 Bangladeshi prison inmates were still on the run after mass jailbreaks over the summer during the student-led revolution that ousted autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina, authorities said Wednesday. Hasina fled in August to neighbouring India, where she remains, as her government collapsed at the peak of a popular revolt. In the weeks before her…
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has approved N730 million in scholarships for 26,888 indigent students of the state. The approval was announced on Monday by the Commissioner of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Lawan Wakilbe, who represented the governor yesterday in Maiduguri at the presentation of the symbolic cheque at the Quality Assurance office…
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The Kano State Government has begun the demolition of illegal structures erected on government land across the state. The operation, led by the Kano State Task Force on Development Control, targets buildings constructed without the necessary permits on government-owned properties. Speaking on Wednesday at Kwankwasiya city, the secretary of the task force, Hameed Sidi, said…
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Mr Anthony Agbas, the president of the Ex-Service Men and Family Welfare Association of Nigeria, has urged the government to pay all their pension arrears and other entitlements. Agbas made the call during a peaceful rally by the ex-servicemen at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that military pensioners in…
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Several travellers met a tragic end on Wednesday when bandits reportedly planted explosives along the Dansadau-Gusau road in Zamfara State. Lifeless bodies were repordely scattered by the roadside as stunned passersby looked on in horror. The development comes just two days after a bandit-planted explosive blew off a bridge in Zamfara State's Maru Local Government…