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The APC governors on Tuesday joined their PDP counterparts to fault Mr Buhari’s handling of the grave security situation in the country. Seven All Progressives Congress (APC) governors were among the 17 southern governors who on Tuesday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the security situation in the country. The governors, 15 of whom were personally in attendance and others represented by …

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Federal Government to take the agitation for secession in some parts of the country as a wake-up call. He also urged the government to take appropriate measures to rekindle the spirit of patriotism in Nigerians, as part of efforts to tackle the …

The Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may be poised for a showdown with Governor Godwin Obaseki over his alleged plan to dissolve the party executive at all levels in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Mr Obaseki had on May 8, hosted a meeting of state party leaders at the Government House, Benin, …

Ado-Ekiti—The Southern Senators Forum on Wednesday called on Southern Governors to swiftly follow up on their resolutions on restructuring, state policing and the jettisoning of open grazing by approaching the leadership of the National Assembly with a view to ensure that these positions are thoroughly and decisively addressed through the ongoing constitutional review exercise. The SSF said those problems identified …

About 700 million people (one in 10 people) would have disabling hearing loss by 2050, a health expert said on Wednesday. Adesegun Adeyinka, Consultant, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), however, said various researches had shown that over five per cent of the world population require hearing rehabilitation to address their hearing …

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni was sworn in Wednesday for his sixth term as president, as police surrounded the home of his main opposition rival who decried the inauguration as a “sham”. Museveni, who won re-election in January despite widespread reports of irregularities, took the oath of office at a ceremony in Kampala broadcast on national television and attended by several African …

…Says Aso Rock burglary nation’s most trying time The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has lamented that the country was indeed in a deep trying time following the recent burglary incident in the Aso Rock residence of the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari. Chairman, Contact and Mobilization Committee, and member, Steering Committee, CUPP, Rev. Olusegun …

The media office of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has denied claims that the monarch made a u-turn over his declaration of Thursday, May 13, 2021 as 1st Shawwal 1442 AH and day for Idul-Fitri celebration. Bashir Adefaka of Sultan Media Office in a statement described the claims as an unfortunate attempt to mislead Muslim faithful and …

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has declared 3-days of national prayer for the country to seek divine intervention concerning the spate of insecurity and violence across the states. CAN said this on Wednesday in a statement by its General Secretary, Daramola Bade, titled, ‘National Days of Soberness and Fervent Prayers for God’s Mercy by Christians in Nigeria’. The Christian body …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the national grid experienced a total system collapse on Wednesday resulting in blackout in some parts of the country. The TCN made the confirmation in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Mbah said: “The TCN hereby states that …