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Arab and Muslim leaders decried Israeli “war crimes” in Gaza at a summit in Riyadh where Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a first public meeting. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, left, shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. It is the first time Raisi has met the powerful Saudi Crown Prince.Alekhbariya TVCNN —  …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for an end to off-season elections in Nigeria. Some states have off-season governorship elections in Nigeria including Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi where elections are being held today (Saturday). Jonathan said this while addressing journalists after casting his vote in Saturday’s governorship election in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. According to him, with the trend of off-season …

The PUNCH earlier reported that Melaye failed to show up at his polling unit situated at Iluafon quarters, Aiyetoro 1, Ijumu Local Government Area of the state. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had also visited his polling units. Dino, alongside the candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Leke Abejide, popularly referred to as “Elder” are the two …

The Government of Saudi Arabia on Friday announced plans to invest in the rehabilitation of Nigerian refineries. The Kingdom also said it was ready to support Nigeria’s foreign exchange reforms through a substantial deposit aimed at enhancing the country’s forex liquidity. Tinubu and Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman. The commitments were made during a bilateral meeting between Saudi Crown …

After over one year of preparation, the stage is finally set. No fewer than 104 candidates including nine women will go to the battlefield on Saturday November 11, 2023, for six slots-three governorship and three deputy governorship positions in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. Among the nine women, two are going for the governorship while seven are vying for the …

…Says cultism will reduce if students have hope By Igbotako Nowinta Nigerian Professor, Cyrille Ngamen Kouassi, Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies of Glorious Vision University, Ogwa, Edo State, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use his administration to make Nigerian students to have hope and a sense of belonging. The Professor of Ethics, Cultural and Political Philosophy, made this …

Yankeetown, Fla. (AP) — A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise about a mile off the coast of this little Gulf Coast town. Pelicans divebomb nearby into the cool waters of Florida’s Withlacoochee Bay and the open view westward holds the promise of dazzling sunsets. It …

An ailing health sector, a comatose economy, a galloping inflation rate, widespread insecurity, and worsening quality of life of the citizenry are all by-products of a profligate political class that thrives in hedonism, but pays scant attention to effective service delivery. One of the most sobering tales that wafted across the federation in the twilight of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government …

Nigerians were not only taken aback but livid with anger at the report that the House of Representatives had concluded an arrangement to give one bulletproof SUV worth N160 million to each of the 360 members of the lower legislative chamber. The development has drawn the ire of Nigerians from various walks of life ranging from local motor manufacturers to political …

In this report, Vanguard’s Law & Human Rights examines the present composition of the Supreme Court and the extent of compliance by the appointing authorities with the provisions of sections 230(2), 231(3) and 14(2) of the 1999 Constitution in the appointment of justices to the apex bench between 1999 and 2023 with a survey of stakeholders on the concomitant impact of past …