Author: Innocent D. Akemere

Kwankwaso: I’ll Never Step Down For Atiku Abubakar

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*Promises to re-negotiate nation’s debt *Says APC, PDP 24 years responsible for insecurity, woes *Insists on restructuring, pledges to employ two million police, military *NGE wants issue-based campaigns Presidential candidate of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed speculations that he may step down for his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, in next year’s general […]

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Police Arrest 28-Year-Old Woman for Kidnapping Boys in Lagos, Oyo

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Operatives of the Lagos State Command has confirmed the arrest of a 28-year-old woman identified as Joy Kolapo for allegedly kidnapping two boys aged three and seven in Lagos and Oyo states. The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement, said the suspect’s arrest penultimate Saturday came after a week-long probe. “Following painstaking investigation and […]

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Next government to inherit N71.5tr debts, liabilities after May 29

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• FG blames oil theft for massive borrowing • Economists prescribe securitisation for flexible repayment, urge govt to pursue growth policies • There is so much corruption in bureaucratic processes, says Utomi Barely six months to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the Federal Government’s total debts and other financial liabilities have reached N71.46 trillion. The figure does not include undocumented […]

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2023: US To Place Visa Sanctions On Anyone Who Sabotages Nigeria’s Democratic Process

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The United States Government has issued fresh visa sanction to Nigerians who will be perceived to sabotage democratic process in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. The Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Rolf Olson, stated this at the Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Alumni Association Annual Seminar 2022 on Promoting Electoral Integrity in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges” in Abuja. […]

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133 Million Nigerians Multidimensionally Poor, Says NBS

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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that over 133 million people representing 63% of the Nigerian population are multidimensionally poor. This is according to the agency’s 2022 National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report released on Thursday. The report also states that the country’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) stands at 0.257, showing that poor people in Nigeria experience just over […]

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Importers, agents lose N20m in eight days as NCS’ VIN platform crashes

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•Customs forces importers to use 846 code for non-standard chassis Importers and agents have lamented losing about N20 million to demurrage as the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation platform of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the two major vehicle importing ports in Lagos, Tin Can Island Port and the PTML Port, has been down for eight days with situation […]

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Rowdy Session as Senate Debates CBN Naira Redesign Policy

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The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session Wednesday when senators began a debate on the motion on the Naira Redesign Policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), moved by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani. Sani had, in the prayers to his motion, urged the Senate to provide legislative support […]

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SERAP seeks immediate arrest, trial of arsonists behind razed INEC offices

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Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately order the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and law enforcement agencies to arrest and try those behind the recent burning of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices in Osun and Ogun states. There were at least 41 attacks in 14 states […]

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Politics monetised, says Jega; Nigerians shouldn’t recycle poisoned fruits – Abiola

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AHEAD of the 2023 general elections, the immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has expressed worry over the monitisation of politics in the country. Professor Jega was the INEC Chairman when an opposition political political, the All Progressives Congress, APC, edged out the then ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2015 […]

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Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi Visits Esanland

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By Esanbinoulars reporters The Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi visited Esanland today as part of his campaign rally. This took place in Uromi, the administrative capital of Esan North East Local government area. He made a brief stop at the palace of the Onojie of Uromi where he met with the traditional leaders of Esan land in Edo […]

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