Month: April 2021
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advocated the need for legislation that will prevent the courts from declaring a winner in an election. Speaking with journalists on Monday in Abuja, Jonathan insisted that the situation where the judiciary is allowed to declare winners in an election, because of electoral fraud should not be abhorred, as it […]
United States authorities have arrested a man who allegedly plotted to bomb an Amazon data centre, which he believed would “kill off about 70% of the internet”. 28-year-old SETH AARON PENDLEY, was arrested after receiving a dud explosive device from an undercover FBI agent, and was charged with a malicious attempt to destroy a building […]
The Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, SALIHU LUKMAN, is worried over the chances of the All Progressives Congress in 2023 general election. LUKMAN warned against having what he called “blind trust” in some of the leaders of the ruling APC towards the 2023 general election. He was of the opinion that the APC might […]
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have asked the Federal Government to honour its agreement with the union. They warned that should the government fail to honour its agreement in the next four weeks, they would be forced to declare another indefinite nationwide industrial action. President of NARD, Doctor UYILAWA OKHUAIHESUYI, gave […]
Residents of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State are worried over the cult clashes and several killings in the LGA. Speaking to correspondent AYO ODUNGWERU in a telephone interview, a native, KABARI KABARI said the situation of insecurity in the area was alarming. KABARI also said the insecurity had crippled the economic situation of […]
President JOE BIDEN intends to nominate Chris Magnus, the chief of police in Tucson, Arizona, to lead the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency. A White House official made the announcement after MAGNUS, a critic of former President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies, was among the new leaders being installed at the Department of Homeland […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, ISA PANTAMI, has denied reports the United States allegedly placed him on a ‘terror watch list’ for alleged ties with the late Boko Haram founder, MOHAMMED YUSUF. YUSUF said he has been preaching against Boko Haram for over 15 years over its condemnable doctrines and practices. PANTAMI, an […]
The Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Salihu Lukman, is worried over the chances of the All Progressives Congress in 2023 general election. LUKMAN warned against having what he called “blind trust” in some of the leaders of the ruling APC towards the 2023 general election. LUKMAN was of the opinion that the APC might […]
Tear gas has been fired and a curfew imposed amid angry protests after police fatally shot a black man in a traffic stop in the United States city of Brooklyn Center, just north of Minneapolis. The man has been identified by relatives as 20-year-old DAUNTE WRIGHT. Minnesota Governor TIM WALZ said he was “closely monitoring […]
EBUBU-AGU The Abia State Governor, OKEZIE IKPEAZU has explained why the South East Governors’ Forum came up with the security outfit, codenamed EBUBE AGU. The Governor who spoke to newsmen after the Southeast region launched its own joint security outfits, said operatives of Ebube Agu would oversee and monitor the activities of vigilante groups in […]
