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It would take more than political sagacity and understanding of political arithmetic to predict the outcome of the forthcoming Anambra State gubernatorial polls, which comes up in three weeks’ time. Careful observation shows that forces at play are adopting curious strategies, even as some shadowy non-state actors raise apprehension that the ballot might not hold. As the big parties deploy …

Peoples Democratic Party stalwarts in the South-West have rejected the option of consensus in filling the national positions zoned to the region. (former Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and ex-National Secretary of the PDP Prof Wale Oladipo) The most contentious of the positions, which party leaders have tried but failed to reach an agreement on, is the seat of Deputy …

Panta Burguse does not know what it feels like to use a mobile phone to communicate. At 80, she neither owned nor ever communicated with one. For the childless widow, who lives in Sishemvire village in the Yalmatu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, it will be a dream come true if she ever owns a phone and to …

Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha The Federal Government have listed fresh conditions to inbound travellers to Nigeria after the United Kingdom relaxed its COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Nigerians. In a statement on Friday, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, …

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said the Federal Government will ensure the payment of foreign debts before settling other obligations. Emefiele said this while answering questions during a press briefing at the ongoing International Monetary Fund/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC. He said, “We have ensured that any of our debts due …

*Legendary Okukor to arrive Nigeria October 27 Jesus College, University of Cambridge, England yesterday announced that it would hand over a Benin bronze cockerel, Okukor, to a Nigerian delegation on October 27, in a gesture Nigerian officials said “offered hope for amicable resolutions” of the ongoing disputes over the ownership of its cultural properties. The Okukor, described by the college …

Ahead of its October 31 national elective convention, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday, took a significant step towards a possible hitch-free exercise following the emergence of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as the consensus chairmanship candidate of the North. Vanguard News Nigeria reported that Ayu’s emergence was a product of intense lobby and reconciliation across board which led to withdrawal from …

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The proposed members of the WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) were selected for their expertise in areas such as epidemiology, animal health, clinical medicine, virology and genomics. WHO chief, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and one of his predecessors, (ex-Governor) Lucky Igbinedion paid a glowing tribute to late music icon, Prof. Sir Victor Uwaifo at the tribute/service of songs held in his honor on Thursday. Among other dignitaries at the event which held at Ogbe Hard-court, Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium , Benin City, the Edo State capital, were Edo …

Edo State Government has denied owing pension, saying it is committed to offsetting pensioners’ gratuities despite the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and lull in crude prices on government revenues In a statement on Wednesday, Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Hon. Andrew Emwanta JP reiterated that the government pays pensions to pensioners on or before the 26th of every month …