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Estimated Reading Time: 1Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State said he will retire from active politics in 2023 after his tenure as Governor ends. Masari stated this while briefing newsmen as part of activities to mark the nation’s Democracy Day in Katsina on Saturday. He explained that he would retire[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 2At least 53 persons were killed in an attack by bandits on some villagers in Zamfara State leading to the cancellation of activities lined up for the Democracy Day celebration in the state. Scores of motorcycle-riding gunmen called bandits earlier on Thursday through Friday, invaded the villages[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 7As I pointed out in my Facebook and Twitter status updates in the aftermath of Muhammadu Buhari’s June 10 interview with Arise TV, Buhari’s thought-processes, whenever they’re publicly expressed, are often so devoid of basic rhyme and reason that to even try to make sense of them[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 22 Pediatricians say at age 6, parents can’t help but worry if their children are growing at the right pace. At this stage, a child is just being able to follow three commands in a row and string a sentence with five to seven words together. But[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 5Nigeria’s geopolitical intelligence platform, SBM Intelligence says the ongoing suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria by the Federal Government is ill-advised and serves as a sinister plot of the government to enforce social media regulations through the backdoor. SBM claims this in a Monday report titled ‘Through[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 1Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State said he will retire from active politics in 2023 after his tenure as Governor ends. Masari stated this while briefing newsmen as part of activities to mark the nation’s Democracy Day in Katsina on Saturday. He explained that he would retire[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 2At least 53 persons were killed in an attack by bandits on some villagers in Zamfara State leading to the cancellation of activities lined up for the Democracy Day celebration in the state. Scores of motorcycle-riding gunmen called bandits earlier on Thursday through Friday, invaded the villages[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 2Security operatives have arrested three journalists and a leading human rights lawyer, James Ibor, over the June 12 protests in Calabar, Cross River State capital. Agba Jalingo, Publisher of Cross River Watch online newspaper, his news editor, Jonathan Ugbal, and a yet to be named reporter were[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 3The family of late MKO Abiola, has lamented that the Nigerian government is yet to fulfill its promises to the family since the declaration of June 12 as the nation’s democracy day. The Secretary of the family, Rahaman Abiola disclosed this in an interview with journalists when[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 1Saudi Arabia has barred travellers from Nigeria and other countries from performing 2021 Hajj over coronavirus concerns. This is as Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj. The hajj ministry said this year’s pilgrimage would be[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 2Popular comedian Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni, has joined protesters at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area, the venue of the June 12 protest in Lagos State. In a series of tweets Saturday, while at the protest, he wrote, “I have received so[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 1A journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), identified as Adeola Oladipupo has been arrested by the Police in Lagos. According you reports filed by the news platform, Oladipupo was covering the June 12 protest around the Total Filling Station at Ojota, Ikorodu Road, when he[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 2The police on Saturday shot teargas to disperse protesters in the Gudu area of Abuja and Ojota area of Lagos as the country marked Democracy Day on June 12. The protesters had earlier blocked the Gudu Junction to protest the state of the nation. The protesters in[Read More…]
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Arewa Youth Alliance, AYA, a coalition of socio-political groups on Friday has warned the organisers of the June 12 protests to steer clear off the northern part of the country. The coalition said it is determined to protect the north and northerners from any external aggression[Read More…]
