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The crisis over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened last week as some members on Friday vowed to campaign and vote against the party in the 2023 general election over the issue. They declared that position at the APC Northern Christian Leaders Summit convened by a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, …

The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has reacted to the latest ranking of Global Innovative Economies where Nigeria dropped to 118 in the world. . According to global innovation index (GII) published by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Sunday, Nigeria which was 114 and 117 in 2019 and 2020 respectively plummeted to 118 in …

The Federal Government, has condemned the killing of a Nigerian, Alika Ogorchukwu, in Italy. The Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, in a statement issued in Abuja said the Federal Government is deeply concerned and strongly condemned the gruesome murder of Ogorchukwu in Civitanova, Marche Province of Italy, by an unnamed Italian man, on 29 July 2022. “The Federal …

The leader of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, has disclosed that the group backed Peter Obi of the Labour Party to prevent the continuity of the “incompetence” of the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a tweet posted on Friday, Mr Adebanjo said the group is opposed to the candidacy of Bola Tinubu, a Yoruba man, who is …

“Macbeth does murder sleep – the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleave of care, the death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, chief nourisher in life’s feast.”—William Shakespeare Wednesday, July 28, 2022: Chinonye woke up with a start! She wasn’t sure if it was a dream or reality. …

Northern Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmad Gumi, has advised the Federal Government not to use its failure to end the insecurity in the country to blackmail the media. Gumi was reacting to the position of the government in an investigative documentary by the BBC Africa Eye that exposed the genesis of the insecurity in the country, its politics and how …

Osezusi Bolodeoku, a certified Special Educational Needs expert and Advanced Certified Autism Specialist is the founder/CEO of FOS Creative Arts Studio, an inclusive creative center that helps to nurture creativity, social skills, and emotional intelligence, and other practical skills that children need to succeed. The facility is also a Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO) centre, providing support for children and …

…Why attacks have accelerated — Military Source …FG aloof, detached from reality on the ground — CSOs …No time for blame-game — Sultan of Sokoto …How to end insecurity — Imumolen This week, terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) cranked up the game when they attacked troops of the 7 Guards Brigade,  which provides security for the …

Opposition against the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress deepened on Friday as popular Christian members of the party vowed to mobilise voters against it in 2023. The aggrieved Christian members said the decision of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to pick a fellow Muslim from the northern part of the country as his running mate …

• Fear Grips Abuja Residents• ‘Nigeria Is Fighting An Asymmetrical War With Terrorists’• Police Heighten Surveillance Operations• Army Redeploys GOCs, Makes New Appointments• Experts Allege Sloppy Response By Government, Proffer Solutions Despite assurances by Nigeria’s security forces that they are well positioned to contain the current wave of terrorist threats on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, residents of the city …