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A pall of gloom descended on the ‘Buhari House’ national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC on Friday following the decision of the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu ordering all departmental directors at the party headquarters to proceed on an indefinite suspension. Adamu had on assumption of office on April 1 hinted at the possibility of reorganizing the …

A member of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ms Chinyere Obasi, has urged intending couples to do a mental assessment of their partners before walking down the aisle. Obasi made this known in a release issued to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday on domestic violence. She described domestic violence as being a direct antagonist of a sane society, …

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, last night joined his ancestors. He was 83 years old and the longest reigning Alaafin ever, having ruled for over 52 years. Oba Lamidi, the third from the Alowodu Ruling House, joined his ancestors at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti in Ekiti State. The Vanguard reports that his remains were said …

… IGP deploys special team to restore sanity in communities … Election not war, Obaseki tasks CP on violent free-polls in Edo Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government is in partnership with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to tackle land grabbing and resolve communal clashes and land disputes in the state. Obaseki disclosed this when he …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, Abuja Proposed actions to help vulnerable countries include providing emergency food supplies and deploying financial support to households and countries; facilitating unhindered trade; investing in sustainable food production and nutrition security. Leaders call on the international community to support vulnerable countries through grants to cover urgent financing needs, according to World Bank Newsletter. WASHINGTON, April 2022— …

*Police say suspects are wanted for alleged conspiracy, murder, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms and malicious damage By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – The Nigeria Police Force has declared wanted, twelve persons in connection with alleged conspiracy, murder, armed robbery, act of terrorism, kidnapping, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms in Isu-Aniocha, Awka North LGA of Anambra State. …

The Independent National Electoral Commission will spend not less than N239.2bn on procuring voting materials and vehicles that will be used in the 2023 general election. This is according to the 2023 General Election Project Plan that was launched by INEC in Abuja on Thursday. The commission stated that N239.2bn, which constitutes 78.44 per cent of its N305bn budget, would …

… receives protesters, advises youths to participate in politics .. Mum on future plans Vanguard had reported how pro-Jonathan protesters stormed his office, demanding he contest in the forthcoming presidential election. A spokesman for the group, Mayor Samuel, who is also the convener of the Youth Compatriots of Nigeria said, “We were deceived and brainwashed by those who claimed they could do …

Order for invitees to drop mobile devices at home is statehouse protocol, says aide The First Lady, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday extended an invitation to host all Presidential aspirants of various political parties tomorrow at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, for the break of Ramadan fast dinner (Iftar). It was gathered that the invited personalities were instructed to drop …

The International Monetary Fund says the impact of the war in Ukraine is likely to sustain pressure on commodity prices, affecting oil and gas prices severely in 2022 and food prices well into 2023 in Nigeria and other countries of the world. The Washington-based lender disclosed this in its ‘World Economic Outlook: War Sets Back the Global Recovery April 2022,’ …