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The House of Representatives has commenced the sectorial debate on the state of security as part of a sectoral review of key ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa; the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja; the Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ogalla, the Chief of Air Staff, Hassan Abubakar, and the Inspector General of Police, …

A federal appeals court on Monday ruled against a key tool used to enforce the Voting Rights Act – possibly setting up another Supreme Court showdown over one of the nation’s landmark civil rights laws. A voter fills out their ballot at the U.S. Air Force MEPS Liaison building on November 7, 2023, in Jackson, Mississippi.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesCNN —  In a ruling that …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Government has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with AIG-Imoukhuede Foundation and Private Health Sector Alliance of Nigeria to revitalize Primary Health Centers in the state. The tripartite Agreement was for the revitalization and provision of technical support for selected 18 Primary healthcare centers in the state. The Vice Chairman Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, Mrs. Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede …

.Youths hold peaceful protest, demand review of ‘unjust’ verdict The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, sacked the governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang. The court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, held that Mutfwang was not validly nominated and sponsored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to participate in the March 18 gubernatorial election. The …

If either Joe Biden or Donald Trump prevails in the November 2024 US elections, the next president will be the oldest in history to take the oath of office. But while Biden’s age and public slips and stumbles have been more widely scrutinized and examined, his blustery Republican rival’s missteps are coming under sharper focus too. In recent weeks, Trump …

The National Youths Service Corps has urged youths in various communities to look at the benefits of Nigerian cultural diversity, harvest them and use them to develop themselves and the society at large. 2023 Batch C Stream 1 Corps Members during the cultural carnival The Anambra State Coordinator of NYSC, Blessing Iruma, made the call during the 2023 Batch C …

• Says fighting menace not easy, urges govt to persevere Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has called for a vigorous and holistic approach to the fight against corruption in the country, saying it is a major impediment against collective national progress. Magu made this known on Saturday during the conferment of a doctoral …

Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, said the judgments of the appellate court sacking Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State and Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State should be reviewed. Falana made this call in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He said the votes of Nigerians should not be nullified by the courts because …

Eight months after it conducted the highly-disputed February/March general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is being buffeted by criticisms yet again, for the way it handled three off-cycle governorship polls in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states on 11 November. The reports of media and electoral observers strongly indicate the noxious similitude of these previous polls to the elections. …

In a judgment on Sunday, the Court of Appeal, led by Justice Elphreda Williams-Dawodu, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate of Return given to Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State. [L-R] Abdullahi Sule, Dauda Lawal, Caleb Mutfwang and Abba Yusuf. The court declared Nentawe Goshwe of the All Progressives Congress the rightful winner of the March …