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Computer village shut down by protesters

Computer village shut down by protesters

Traders in the Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday shut down activities to protest the planned installation of female and male market leaders “Iyaoloja” and “Babaloja” respectively in the hub.

The traders told a Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) covering the protest that the computer village was an international market that did not need such imposition of Iyaoloja.

Mr Wasiu…

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Civil Society in Bauchi commends EFCC for trial of Bala Mohammed

Civil Society in Bauchi commends EFCC for trial of Bala Mohammed

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) based in Bauchi State, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on efforts to fast track the trial of the state governor-elect, Sen. Bala Mohammed.Bala Mohammed The Coordinator, Bauchi Civil Society Organization Network, Mr Mohammed Hussein, gave the commendation in a letter addressed to the EFCC Chairman on Monday in…

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FUOYE student arraigned for possession of indian hemp

FUOYE student arraigned for possession of indian hemp

A student of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Ishola Oluwaferanmi, has appeared before an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged possession of Indian hemp.

The police prosecutor, Insp. Johnson Okunade, told the Court that the 23-year-old student committed the offence on April 17 in Oye-Ekiti.

He alleged that the defendant was caught on the campus with five wraps of Indian…

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PDP accuses INEC of changing its servers across Nigeria The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of replacing all the servers in its headquarters and its state offices to conceal alleged rigging in the just concluded general elections.

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Davido: Oyetola must go and end his shame

Davido: Oyetola must go and end his shame

David Adeleke aka Davido has urged the governor of Osun state, Isiaka Oyetola to vacate his seat, having “lost” the election.

  The Osun state governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja had declared Senator Ademola Adeleke(Davido’s uncle) of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)

winner of the September 2018 election – While it ruled that the err in polls which were held one week after the first…

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FFK blast Gbajabiamila for kneeling to a Fulani Muslim cleric

FFK blast Gbajabiamila for kneeling to a Fulani Muslim cleric

Femi Fani Kayode blast a three-term member of the Federal House of Representatives Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for kneeling to a fulani Islamic Cleric

He shared a picture of the lawmaker kneeling before the Fulani Islamic Cleric on his Facebook page.

Accusing him of compromising his status in the society for material things. It will be recalled that Gbajabiamila is among the contenders for the…

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Yoruba leader vows not to recognize Buhari as President elect

Yoruba leader vows not to recognize Buhari as President elect

Leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has declared that he would not recognise President Muhammadu Buhari as president-elect of Nigeria because the 2019 presidential election that produced him was a farce.

The elder statesman expressed optimism that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would reclaim his mandate at the…

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Miyetti Allah: Tinubu and Igbos will never succeed Buhari

Miyetti Allah: Tinubu and Igbos will never succeed Buhari

National President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bodejo, has declared that a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will never succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

Bodejo also stated why it would be difficult for Igbo to become President in Nigeria.

He said he does not believe in the rotation of power between the North and South because of the way northerners were…

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Presidency: Conviction of Onnoghen a warning sign to all

Presidency: Conviction of Onnoghen a warning sign to all

The Presidency says the war against corruption is all encompassing and not designed to persecute anyone for political or other reasons.

Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in statement reacting to the conviction of suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, in Abuja on Thursday.

He said the conviction of…

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APC: Atiku not qualified to challenge Buhari's victory (See Why)

APC: Atiku not qualified to challenge Buhari’s victory (See Why)

APC has filed a motion at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja that the candidate of PDP in the February 23, 2019 Presidential Election, Atiku Abubakar, is not a Nigerian and therefore not qualified to have stood for the election, Channels TV reports.

The Party claimed that the former Vice President is a Cameroonian and not a Nigerian citizen and his petition against President…

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Alaa Salah the Unlikely heroine of Sudan's Democracy

Alaa Salah the Unlikely heroine of Sudan’s Democracy

Alaa Salah a 22 years student of Sudan international University studying Engineering and Architecture has in the past days led a charge against the Tyrant, Dictator of Sudan Omar Al-Bashir.

as at yesterday it was reported by various media houses that the President of Sudan, Al-Bashir has stepped down and the military has taken over the rule of Sudan for the next two years

There are talks though…

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Ooni of Ife: Google is the modern version of 'Ifa'

Ooni of Ife: Google is the modern version of ‘Ifa’

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Wednesday said that the Google originated from the ‘Ifa’ also known as the oracle.

The traditional leader said that without ‘Ifa’ , google would not have been created.

Ogunwusi said this during the press tour of the tourists sites within the ancient city ahead of the Tourism Innovation and Development Innovation Conference (TIDA) slated for April 24.

The…

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8 Years and counting, ADSU graduates still without Original Certificates

8 Years and counting, ADSU graduates still without Original Certificates

It is no longer news that graduates of Adamawa State University (ADSU) since 2010 to 2018 haven’t received their Original Certificate from the school. 

A former Secretary General of the SUG ADSU chapter took to his Facebook page to show his concerns over the lingered delay by the University to give it graduates their original certificate.

He cited instance where the government thwarted the…

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Galadima: Buhari scared to go to court because we won

Galadima: Buhari scared to go to court because we won

A member of the opposition, Buba Galadima, has claimed that records available to members of his team show that the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, won the 2019 presidential election.

Galadima was reported by the Tribune newspaper to have made the claim in an interview aired on Channels TV programme, Sunrise Daily, where he alleged that the presidential election was massively…

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Court of Appeal affirms Adeleke's eligibility

Court of Appeal affirms Adeleke’s eligibility

A court of appeal in Akure, Ondo state, has maintained that Davido’s uncle; Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke popularly known as the dancing senator, was eligible to have participated in the last Osun governorship election and still eligible to participate in further coming elections.

The judgement was delivered today by the Federal Court of Appeal at about 11am this morning in Akure, finally…

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APC: Buhari vindicated over Onnoghen's trial

APC: Buhari vindicated over Onnoghen’s trial

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said yesterday that the resignation of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen has vindicated the action taken against him by President Muhammadu Buhari as well as the party’s earlier call for his resignation.

Justice Onnoghen’s resignation came a few hours after the National Judicial Council reportedly recommended him to President…

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Lawyer: Onnoghen Retired not Resigned as CJN

Lawyer: Onnoghen Retired not Resigned as CJN

A lawyer to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has provided more information on the decision of Onnoghen to step down from office.

Adegboyega Awomolo, who is the lead counsel to Onnoghen in his false assets declaration trial, spoke in a telephone interview with newsmen late on Friday.

Awomolo said Onnoghen’s decision is a retirement and not a resignation from office.

He said Onnoghen…