Year: 2021
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President Buhari pledges action against bandit’s threat to national food security
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pledged that his administration will use all available resources and manpower in dealing with bandits…
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‘We must defend ourselves or die!’: The principle of uti possidetis juris in international law, custom By Obadiah Mailafia
I read with interest the other day the unattributed submission of someone on the juridical doctrine of Uti Possidetis Juris.…
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Diaspora voting critical to effective participation in governance – Council
By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, May 13,2021 The Nigeria Diaspora Voting Council (NDVC) says passage of the Diaspora Voting Bill into…
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Politicians playing ethnic card to cover misrule – MOSOP President; Calls for restructuring; justice
President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) Fegalo Nsuke, has declared that the pervasive injustice…
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Insecurity: Delta Commissioner urges NASS to resume plenary; Hails Southern Governors’ “Asaba Accord”
By Ifeanyi Olannye Asaba, May 13, 2021 The Delta Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has urged the National Assembly…
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Hoodlums raze Bende police station in Abia, free detainees – Police
By Sam Oditah Umuahia, May 13, 2021 Dare-devil gunmen, numbering at least 100, have attacked Bende Divisional Police Station in…
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Ban on open grazing: Nkata Ndi Inyom Igbo commends Southern Governors; Calls on Buhari to address Nigerians
…Says ban will address insecurity ….Guarantee food security Nkata Ndi Inyom Igbo, a socio-cultural group, has applauded the resolutions of…
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Arsenal dent Chelsea’s Champions League push
London, May 12, 2021 Chelsea slipped up in their push for a Champions League spot when they lost 1-0 at…
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Bayelsa primary school teachers lament non implementation of promotion in April salary
Primary school teachers in Bayelsa have expressed disappointment over the non implementation of promotion increment pledged by Gov Douye Diri…
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New Executives of Association of Anambra State Development Unions inaugurated
The new Executives of the Association of Anambra State Development Unions (AASDU) were inaugurated in Lagos on May 9, 2021.…
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Okowa: Leadership above the noise By Jackson Udema
Leadership is in doing, not in talking. All great leaders act. No pontification. No story-telling. They brace up to confront…
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Africa
Osinbajo graces Museveni’s inauguration in Kampala
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Kampala, May 12, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, alongside presidents of 11 countries on Wednesday in Kampala,…
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CSOs hold Night Of Tribute in honor of Late Civil Society Leader, Innocent Chukwuma
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and friends of Innocent Chukwuma in Enugu State held a Night of Tributes in honour…
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Nigerian Journalist, Zainab Bala wins 2021 Michael Elliott Award
By Michael V. Bolgent The Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling will be presented to Zainab Bala, a…
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Amb. Okoyen begins accreditation process; Presents Copies D’ Usage to Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister
Nigeria’s new Ambassador to Cuba with concurrent accreditation to Bahamas, Honduras and Nicaragua, Ambassador Benaoyagha Okoyen, has, Wednesday, May 12,…
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Just thinking aloud (II) By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “As we were saying, Awo’s legacies have been left to rot: The cattle ranches, farm settlements,…
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TD Africa marks 22 years of ICT distribution leadership in Africa
TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest technology and lifestyle distribution company, clocks 22 on Saturday, May 15, 2021. To mark its…
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OELA music project sets for new talents to promote positive values; Lagos Govt pledges support
A new music project tagged OELA Project Evergreen to deliberately focus the narrative of Nigerian music on positive virtues such…
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Africa
Ugandan president, Museveni sworn in for new sixth term
Kampala, May 12, 2021 Uganda’s incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in on Wednesday to serve for the sixth five-year…
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National grid: TCN confirms total system collapse
By Solomon Asowata Lagos, May 12, 2021 The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that the national grid experienced…
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Oil Spill: Agip shuts Idu Well 11 in Bayelsa; Environmentalist laments impact
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday confirmed an oil leak from its Idu oilfields at Egbebiri settlement within…
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Business and Economy
I did not breach NPA rules, exempt Dangote from statutory charges – Bala Usman
Suspended Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, on Tuesday dismissed media reports ( not included) suggesting…
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Open grazing ban: Be ready to defend yourselves – ADF tells Southern Governors
The Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) has commended the seventeen Governors of Southern Nigeria for their “courageous and strategic move in…
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Troops foil attack on Maiduguri, eliminate terrorists; Borno Acting Governor commends citizens’ resilience
By Sumaila Ogbaje, Abuja /Yakubu Uba, Maiduguri May 12, 2021 The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated…
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Kidnapped Adamawa female journalist regains freedom
By Muhammad Adam Yola, May 12, 2021 The Kidnapped Adamawa female Journalist, Mrs Amra Isa-Mbamba, has regained her freedom. Ahmed…
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