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…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 …

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has directed magistrates in the state to resume the granting of remand orders to the police to take suspects to the correctional centres in the state. The Chief Judge had in October directed magistrates to stop granting remand orders to the police, citing the complaint by the Nigeria Correctional Service that …

The Evangelical Church Winning All has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to make all the Federal Government tertiary institutions tuition-free to mitigate the hardship caused by fuel subsidy removal in the country. The ECWA President, Rev. Stephen Panya, made the appeal on Thursday at a news conference to announce the church concert and convention in Lagos. While commending Tinubu for …

Power outage beyond us, says EEDCBiafra Provisional Government has condemned the blackout in Imo State resulting from the clash between the organized labour and operatives of state police command. The total blackout was imposed on the state capital and beyond by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) following an attack on NLC President, Joe Ajaero, by some …

Candidates jostling to occupy the three governorship slots in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi in Saturday November 11 2023 election, on Thursday, rounded off their campaigns expressing hope that they would emerge victorious. While the 18 registered political parties fielded candidates in Imo and Kogi only 16 are contesting in Kogi. In Bayelsa, Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party, …

Justice Inyang Ekwo rejected an ex-parte motion that was brought against the candidacy of Achonu by the LamidiApapa-led faction of the party. Barely 48 hours to the governorship election in Imo State, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, thwarted legal moves to stop the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Athan Achonu, from participating in the …