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A former Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has not been appointed to head former President Goodluck Jonathan’s consultation in the South West. His spokesman, Eni Akinsola, said this while reacting to a report that Mimiko was appointed to head the former president’s 2027 consultation in the South West. Akinsola said, “The Mimiko that I […]
The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has admonished the European Union (EU) and other foreign interests against interference in Nigeria’s democratic institutions, particularly the electoral system, judiciary and the legislature. In an interview with LEADERSHIP, the executive director of PeacePro, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, said Nigeria should determine its own democratic trajectory without undue external influence. He […]
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A former Minister of Sport in the cabinet of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Barr. Solomon Dalung, has countered the ex-spokesman to the former President, Garba Shehu, saying the deceased political leader was actually nominated as a negotiator by the terrorist group Boko Haram in 2012 before he became elected President of Nigeria in 2015. […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oba Maduabuchi, has stated that the suit filed in the Federal High Court, Abuja to prevent ex-President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting in 2027 is “an abuse of court process.” The senior lawyer made this known Tuesday, during an interview on Arise TV’s Morning Show. He said, “An abuse of court […]
The House of Representatives has resolved to debate a motion seeking urgent medical intervention for the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The decision followed an intervention during Tuesday’s plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, on a point of order raised on the subject matter by […]
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to confirm the appointment of Abdullahi Ramat as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The President’s request was contained in a letter read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the resumption […]
Nigerian students considering study in the UK are set to benefit from a groundbreaking new development at one of the country’s leading institutions, Loughborough University. The University has launched its DigiLabs (a £5.8 million suite of futuristic learning spaces) and with it, the UK’s first hologram lecture series. At the heart of the DigiLabs is […]
Donald Trump has expressed optimism about ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, as Israelis mourned those killed two years after the October 7 attacks.
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the immediate-past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in recognition of his service to Nigeria and his role in strengthening the nation’s democracy. The honour came as Professor Yakubu concluded his second […]
