by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaThe 2023 presidential election divided Nigerians more than ever before. And weeks after the flawed election as confirmed by local and international observers, the country is yet to get over the divisions.Ahead of the election the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and now presidential-elect,
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Justice Hamza Muazu of an FCT high court sitting at Maitama has adjourned until May 12 the ruling in a preliminary objection suit filed by the embattled chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure and one other.The other respondents are the National Secretary, Alhaji Farouk Ibrahim, Clement Ojukwu and
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The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has announced the constitution of a 13-man Presidential Inauguration committee comprising of eminent Nigerians to plan a week-long presidential inauguration event that will usher him and his Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima in as the President and Vice-President of the country.Recall that the President-elect,
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A High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama District of Abuja, has cleared the president of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Mr Innocent Bola-Audu and three others, of criminal allegation of human trafficking.Justice Charles Agbaza of the FCT High Court
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The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards Organisers have announced May 17, 2023 as a new date for the maiden edition of the annual award of excellence for outstanding Nigerian broadcasters. The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards is a platform created by the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) to recognise, celebrate and reward professional excellence in
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Thirty-one-year-old male suspect (identified as Erasmus Emhenya) has died in police custody from severe torture meted out to him by officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).The FCT police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the death of the suspect but denied any torture as alleged by the family.While reacting to
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Anambra State has the highest tuberculosis (TB) cases in Nigeria. Medical experts who spoke at USAID and Breakthrough Action-funded "Media Personnel Interactive Workshop on Tuberculosis" in Awka, the state capital yesterday, disclosed that of the recorded TB notifications, childhood cases topped that of the adults.The programme manager, TB, Leprosy and
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Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr Solomon Arase, said clashes between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the PSC over recruitment of constable is unhealthy and unhelpful.Arase stated this yesterday when he constituted a special team of retired police officers, tasked with the responsibility of managing any conflict
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Federal Government has declared tomorrow and Monday, April 24, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration.A statement by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Shuiab Belgore, quoted the minister, Rauf Aregbesola, as making the declaration on behalf of government.While congratulating Muslims for the successful completion of
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The Federal government has approved an e-Customs modernization project at N142.24 billion.The approval is coming amid reports of an existing court order restraining the e-custom project from proceeding.Meanwhile, Clem Agba, the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning said he is unaware of any court order on the project.He disclosed
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