The ECOWAS Parliament was on Saturday divided over taking military action as an option aimed at tackling the political situation in Niger Republic and restoring civil rule there.Some members made called for actions that would nip in the bud military incursion into politics within the region, while others identified diplomacy
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Lagos State election petition tribunal has reserved judgement in two petitions against the re-election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat.The three-man tribunal led by Justice Arum Ashom, on Saturday, said it would communicate the date for the judgement to the parties in the petition.Mr Ashom made this
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Protests have hit Kano State over the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) planned deployment of a standby military force in Niger.The protesters on Saturday embarked on a demonstration to show their displeasure at the planned military invasion of the Niger Republic.While moving in a procession, they chanted, “Nigeriens
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condoled the Muslim Ummah in Zaria, Kaduna State and the entire nation over the deaths and injuries recorded when a section of the Zaria Central Mosque collapsed on Friday.President, CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, on Saturday in Abuja expressed shock over the death of
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The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the national president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa.Baruwa was arrested at the NURTW national secretariat in Abuja alongside three other officials of the union, the General Secretary, Anthony Asogwa Chukudi; Principal Assistant Secretary, Abdulrasak Yemi; and the
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Access Bank Plc. has partnered with the Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI), a programme of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria, to build the capacity of young Nigerians.The initiative named after former American Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, is investing in the leadership capacity of young people in Nigeria to drive
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