Former U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence has doubled down in his campaign to win the Republican nomination, stating his bona fide that he could take up his former boss, ex-President Donald Trump as he condemns the latter’s role in the infamous invasion of the U.S. Capitol. Mr Pence said Mr Trump’s
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Senator Clement Annie Okonkwo has died after a long battle with a Terminal Illness.Okonkwo, who celebrated his 63 years birthday on 23 May 2023, gave up the ghost on Wednesday.The Popular politician was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2007 to represent the Anambra Central
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The National Assembly has passed a bill to make comprehensive provisions for the prohibition and punishment of sexual harassment by educators in tertiary institutions.Recall that the Senate passed this bill in 2020 while the House of Representatives passed theirs but with different provisions.But, the Chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary, Senator
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dissolved the party’s Ebonyi and Ekiti States executive committees.A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Debo Ologunagba, said the dissolution takes immediate effect.Ologunagba said the NWC approved the dissolution of the two states executive after
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reassured elected members of the incoming 10th National Assembly that his administration remains firm on the choices of candidates for presiding officers’ position made by the leadership of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).The President stated this on Wednesday night when he met with Senators-elect
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There are plans underway by the Lagos State House of Assembly to make promulgation that will potentially undermine land and property ownership by non-indigenes, especially Igbos in the state, following a declaration by its speaker Mudashiru Obasa to “reverse all the reversible.” “Lagos is a Yoruba land as against the assertions
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The Senate President Ahmad Lawan has announced that the Senate has rescheduled its valedictory session to Saturday June 10Lawan had announced on Tuesday that the Upper Chamber would hold its valedictory session on Thursday.Lawan told members of the Senate Press Corps that the shift in the date was due to
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rolled out modalities for the absorption of returnee students from war-torn countries into Nigerian universities.The modalities are follow-ups to the high-level meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education (FME), Federal Ministry of Health, JAMB, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), National Universities Commission
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The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that the 2023 population and housing census was only postponed and not cancelled.The NPC national commissioner representing Delta State, Sir Richard Odibo, stated this in Asaba, the state capital while discussing issues relating to the 2023 census.He said materials procured in preparation for
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Edo State governor Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, inaugurated Edo State Forestry Commission with a 10-year restoration and plantation strategy to tackle deforestation, forest degradation and develop the state's forest assets.The governor said the commission, which was set up in line with the Edo State Forestry Commission law, was conceived to sustain
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