ripples in governance
31 Mar 2024
Recently, news made the round that there was an alleged plan to remove the incumbent Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.The development, again, brought to the fore the sensitive issues of suspicion and sharp political division between the Southern and Northern parts of the country.
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Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, said the constant spike in the global price of crude oil
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The Lagos State Government has said it is committed to strengthening the state’s reputation as Africa’s entertainment capital by building on the remarkable success of ‘Detty December’, which drew over 1.2 million fun-seekers from Nigeria and the diaspora in 2024. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, when…
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The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Environment has urged the Igwo community of the state to remain peaceful sequel to the mining land ownership tussle in the area. Mr Mohammed Omadefu, Chairman of the Committee, made the call when he led his members on a fact-finding mission to Baoan Global Mining Ltd, in…
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An Arabic teacher, Oladosu Sakiru, has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for defiling a 13-year-old pupil. Sakiru was convicted and sentenced by Justice Rahman Oshodi, of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. According to a statement by the Lagos Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (LDSVA), Sakiru's name…
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Premier League leaders Liverpool must end their recent wobble to keep the chasing pack at bay this weekend.
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, on Thursday inaugurated an emergency and trauma centre and a fleet of vehicles at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna. The CDS also inaugurated the Department of Security and Defence Studies, basic officers training wing, Department of Psychology and NDA Primary School Children’s Park , Sports…
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Atletico Madrid lead Spain's two giants by a whisker heading into the second half of the La Liga season, after racking up 15 victories on the spin across all competitions.
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The Minister, Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, says implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has opened up new areas for trade opportunities. Oduwole said this while receiving the Secretary-General of AfCFTA, Mr Wamkele Mene, who was on a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja on Thursday. She said that the…