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The senator representing Bayelsa-East senatorial district, Ben Murray-Bruce, says the huge salary of politicians is responsible for electoral violence. Murray-Bruce asked Nigerians to advocate for a reduction in salaries for political office holders. Reacting to a statement credited to a former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, in which the former governor reportedly said he was happy to have lost …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has issued a statement on why it suspended the re-run elections in Rivers. The statement was issued by Oluwole Osaze- Uzzi, Director, Voter Education and Publicity. Read statement below: Pursuant to the Orders of the Court of Appeal, the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) conducted elections into various seats in both the National and the …

Cuba’s top negotiator with the United States welcomed the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama to the island on Sunday and said officials there would listen with “respect” to any criticisms of the communist-run government. “We are neighbors. Although we might have profound differences, we have many values we share,” said Josefina Vidal, the general director of U.S. affairs at …

The embattled Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday, adduced reasons the 13-count criminal charge the Federal Government preferred against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja, should be quashed. Saraki, who was alleged to have falsified the assets he declared while in office as the Governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011, insisted that the allegations …

The Registrar and Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor ‘Dibu Ojerinde, has faulted calls for cancellation of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), saying this will not be in the interest of the candidates, parents and government. He said the protest in Lagos, a few days ago allegedly by UTME …

President Barack Obama intends to nominate the first female combatant commander in the military’s history, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Friday. Carter announced that he had recommended Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson to be appointed to lead U.S. Northern Command while speaking at a breakfast hosted by Politico. He described Robinson as having “very deep operational experience,” “very good …

Donald Trump pilloried Mitt Romney on his home turf on Friday, making his best appeal to the state’s majority Mormon population and questioning whether Romney truly represented their faith. The rally in Salt Lake City, coming one week after clashes between supporters and protesters forced Trump to cancel a Chicago event, was also marked by a couple hundred protesters outside …

With a goal to properly rehabilitate prisoners in Lagos State, a group, Prison Fellowship Nigeria (PFN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lagos State Ministry of Justice. According to the Executive Director of the group, Benson Ngoziwu Agwu, who stated this yesterday at a Media/Dinner held in Ikeja, the agreement will allow the group to unveil a pilot programme …

Sequel to the success recorded by his epic movie, “Invasion 1897”, which broke new grounds at the international scene last year, Lancelot Imasuen has landed another big deal as he signs a multi-million naira production contract with a leading online TV platform, Nollytv. This is coming, as the Nigeria Police has commissioned the celebrated film director to produce a TV …

An economic retreat convened by the present administration to offer solutions to the current economic challenges facing Nigeria will hold on Monday and Tuesday next week. The retreat, being put together by the National Economic Council, which has the 36 state governors as members and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as chairman, will hold in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to a …