Month: July 2019
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Osun: CJN capabilities spark debate for comparing technicality as inability of a judge to fly a plane
A video clip showing part of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Muhammad Tanko’s confirmation hearing which has since gone viral on the Internet has sparked a major debate about the judge’s capabilities. The Punch reports that the CJN was asked a question by the Senate Majority Leader, Eyinnaya Abaribe, to explain if the Supreme…
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Buhari seeks more action on illicit funds
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja called on security agencies in Africa, especially the intelligence community, to tighten the loop against illicit financial flows. He also attributed rising security challenges to sponsorship by those who profit from illegal financial activities. Buhari made the remark in a keynote address at the opening session of the…
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INEC provides Atiku, PDP with requested documents
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) cartons of documents as requested by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar. The documents contained in about 45 cartons, brought to the court’s sitting venue on Thursday, were received by lawyer…
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Reps approve Buhari’s request to appoint 15 Special Advisers
The House of Representatives has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to appoint 15 Special Advisers in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. The approval followed a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Garba Ado (APC-Kano) at plenary in Abuja on Thursday. The approval is in line with the provisions of Section 151 (1)…
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Mikel retires from Super Eagles
Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has retired from the national team. He retired following the third-placed finish of the Super Eagles at Egypt 2019 AFCON. Mikel took to his verified Instagram page to make the announcement. Spotting his photo in the national colours, the former Chelsea ace wrote: “Egypt is a country where I’ve started…
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Votes recount: Court dismisses PDP’s appeal
The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Isa Ashiru against the refusal of the Kaduna State Governorship Petition Tribunal to order for the recount of votes. Delivering judgement on Thursday, Justice Hussaini Muktar also affirmed the orders of the…
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BREAKING: Senate confirms four commissioners for NCC
The Senate on Thursday confirmed four Commissioners for Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). President Muhammadu Buhari had asked the senate to confirm nominees for the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). The president’s request was contained in three letters read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber last Tuesday. Buhari based his…
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Fulani recall: Your order arrogant, southern leaders, others tell NEF
Southern leaders on Wednesday described the Northern Elders’ Forum and the Coalition of Northern Groups’ call on Fulani herdsmen residing in the South to return home as irresponsible, arrogant and an unpatriotic action. The NEF and the CNG had, at a press conference in Abuja, on Tuesday, asked the Fulani herdsmen to leave the southern…
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Couple fall from 9-storey building while making love as husband survived, wife dead
A woman has been killed after falling from the ninth floor of a block of flats in Russia while having sex, but her partner survived after landing on top of her. The woman, aged 30, was found dead at the base of an apartment block in St Petersburg on the night of July 5 during…
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DELTA PETITION TRIBUNAL: APC, Ogboru close case
ASABA—ALL Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State and its governorship candidate for the March 9, 2019 election, Chief Great Ogboru, yesterday, closed their case, presenting 5,375,672 documented evidence at the state governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Asaba. Ogboru, who is challenging the declaration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as…
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Nigeria’s electricity market on sick bed since privatisation, says TCN
Nigeria’s electricity market has been nose-diving since the distribution and generation arms of the sector were privatised in 2013 and is currently on a sick bed, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. According to TCN, the sick state of the power market was because participants, particularly power distribution companies, hardly complied with stipulated rules…
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Bayelsa poll: Jonathan, wife ‘working to make PDP lose’
THE Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Support Group has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan, and his wife Patience of making surreptitious moves to cause confusion in the PDP by falsely encouraging multiple governorship aspirants to enter the race. This, the group said, is to make the party lose the election. Group coordinator Isaac Ipidei,…