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Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho. Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has urged the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to speak out against what he described as many illegalities being perpetrated by the Federal Government for democracy to thrive in the country. According to him the NBA must find time to speak out not only on the rule of …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho. Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has signed the State’s 2015 Appropriation Bill of N159.3 billion into law. An increment of about N3 billion has now however been added to the N156.551 billion Appropriation Bill earlier presented to the House by the Governor. Immediately after giving his assent to the Bill, Governor Oshiomhole explained …

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday for the first time spoke on the controversial $9.3m cash allegedly smuggled into South Africa by two Nigerians and an Israeli using his private jet. The money which has been confiscated by a South African court was meant for the purchase of arms for the Nigerian Intelligence Services.  …

Ashraf Ghani has been sworn in as Afghanistan’s new president, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country’s first democratic transfer of power. The Kabul ceremony followed six months of deadlock amid a bitter dispute over electoral fraud and a recount of votes. Under a US-brokered unity deal Mr Ghani shares power with runner-up Abdullah Abdullah who becomes chief executive. The Taliban …

The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) yesterday distanced itself and the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama from reports that the Catholic Church had indicted President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor over the $9.3 million linked to the aborted arms deal. Some Nigerian Newspapers had on Thursday 25th September …

Iraqi ground forces, backed by air strikes, appear to have halted advancing Islamic State (IS) militants in a key town near Baghdad. The BBC’s Lyse Doucet in the Iraqi capital says the air strikes followed clashes with IS militants, who have been making gains towards the capital. Ameriyat al-Falluja, 40km (25 miles) from Baghdad, is a key strategic town. It …

In what appears to be a submission to common sense and logic, the Senate has told Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to suspend the now controversial allocation of new Polling Units, PUs. The Senate, through its Committee on INEC, sent the advisory to Professor Jega on Thursday, September 23, 2014. The letter, titled CREATION OF …

Hong Kong police have used tear gas to disperse thousands of pro-democracy protesters near the government complex, after a week of escalating tensions. Dozens of demonstrators were arrested, with hundreds vowing to stay put to continue the protest. Protesters want the Chinese government to scrap rules allowing it to vet Hong Kong’s top leader in the 2017 poll. Hong Kong …

Additional 8.8 megawatts of electricity is to be added to existing capacity from embedded generation in Lagos State from next month. The 8.8 megawatts are coming from the Mainland Independent Power Plant (IPP) which is to be switched on by Governor Babatunde Fashola on October 31, as part of activities to mark the 2014 Energy Conservation month in the state. …

CATHOLIC Church, weekend, described as malicious and misleading, a media report that the Church chided the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor over the 9.3million arms deal in South Africa. Some Nigerian Newspapers had on Thursday 25th September 2014, and suggesting that Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria …