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Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has urged the judiciary to stand up against corruption by upholding the rule of law. The governor, who spoke at the swearing-in of the Grand Khadi of the Sharia Court, Kadi Muhammed Ola Abdulkadir, said judges should be bold, fearless, incorruptible, follow the principles of the Constitution and promote democracy. He noted that integrity, independence …

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has directed the International Oil Companies operating in the Niger-Delta region to relocate their headquarters to their States of operation to mitigate tension in host communities. Osinbajo, gave the directive at a Town Hall meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Thursday during continuation visit to the region to dialogue with stakeholders. The Acting …

The Federal Government, yesterday, said appetite for foreign goods and services is a major factor for the country’s economic meltdown, hence, there is need for attitudinal change. Chief Rochas Okorocha This is coming as the Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha called for adoption of traditional method of oath taking in governance to curb corruption in the country. The Minister …

Five weeks after he was rescued by daredevil members of his gang in the premises of an Owerri High Court, Henry Chibueze, a notorious kidnapper in the South-East and South-South zones popularly known as Vampire, is dead. Vampire was killed during a shoot-out with the police at Omu Awa forest, Ikwerre, Rivers State, in the early hours of yesterday. Police …

Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay, has accused the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of corruption and recklessness with funds meant for development. He described the two institutions’ reckless spending of public funds as insensitive to the point of insanity. He specially accused the NDDC of recently acquiring 70 cars, including eight …

Donald Trump basked in the praise of political allies and some pundits on Wednesday after delivering his first speech to Congress with a more measured tone than usual, and the promise of a “new chapter of American greatness”. But Democrats warned against any step towards normalising a president who is anything but. Trump merely showed that he can read from …

Donald Trump has relied upon a dubious statistic to support his ban on travel to the US from seven majority-Muslim countries, terrorism researchers and databases indicate. Trump, in his Tuesday night address to Congress, cited unspecified data from the Department of Justice to claim that the “vast majority” of people convicted of terrorism-related offenses in the US since 9/11 “came …

Donald Trump’s attorney general Jeff Sessions twice spoke with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign. The Washington Post, citing justice department officials, first reported that Sessions met with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak once in September 2016, when US intelligence officials were investigating Russian interference in the presidential election, and once in the summer of that …

By People To some, they might seem an unlikely twosome: a former president and former first lady from two different administrations, different political parties, different generations and different upbringings. But George W. Bush tells PEOPLE that he feels a real fondness for Michelle Obama. “She kind of likes my sense of humor. Anybody who likes my sense of humor, I …

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, was yesterday briefed in a special session by the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, who led security chiefs on the various security challenges facing the country, especially the activities of the terrorists’ in the North East. This is even as they have ‎pledged their total commitment and loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on …