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VP charges team, recalling notable exploits of 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney Olympics teams As Team Nigeria to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics prepares to leave the shores of the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has called on the team to replicate the outstanding performances of past Nigerian Olympians, noting that “you stand on the shoulders of giants.”Recalling the exploits of …

…Will continue to engage His Royal Majesty to secure final return Edo State Government’s actions so far on the return of looted Benin Artefacts have been driven by selfless, patriotic considerations and in the best interest of Edo State and Edo people, Governor Obaseki said in a statement issued by the Secretary to the Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq …

Governors in the South-West geopolitical zone have proposed conversion of the present six geopolitical zones into federating units, as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly. The South West Governors’ Forum, in a document presented to members of the National Assembly from the geopolitical zone, also made other proposals to weaken central government, while …

The monarchs, under the aegis of Forum of the Yoruba Obas, also demanded compensation for the families of those killed during the raid. About 19 traditional rulers in the South-West region have called for the immediate release of the aides of the Yoruba activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), who were arrested by operatives of the Department of State …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja “to order the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) to perform their statutory functions to review downward the remuneration and allowances of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, 36 governors and members of the National Assembly.” (The …

•Earlier date wasn’t sacrosanct, says Akpanudoedehe •Tinubu, other presidential hopefuls now in suspense The much-awaited congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), earlier scheduled to commence July 10, may not hold, as the leadership of the party has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the immediate postponement of the exercise In the letter dated July 6, …

The police in Kaduna State say the Emir of Kajuru, Alhassan Adamu, and 10 others have been kidnapped by suspected bandits in the early hours of Sunday in Kajuru town, headquarters of Kajuru Local Government area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muhammad Jalige disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Sunday. …

The House of Representatives is considering making a president or governor lose their seat if they defect from the political party on whose platform they were elected to another. Presently, the constitution only prescribes such for National Assembly and state House of Assembly members. A member of the Peoples Democratic Party from Taraba State, Rimamnde Kwewum, has now sponsored a …

Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani has described the early Sunday morning abduction of the Emir of Kajuru, Adamu Kajuru and 10 others as a joke taken too far. He expressed this in a statement signed by his SA Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani, made available to journalists in Kaduna, saying “the …

•Nation divided as battle for 2023 presidency rages Amid raging controversy over the zoning of the 2023 presidency, no fewer than six northern governors are backing the South for the nation’s top office. They spoke about their preference for power to move from the North in the next elections. The incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, from the North, is due to …