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“Why do we need 48 Ministers, long convoys, endless travels?”- Emir Sanusi tells Tinubu to cut costs of governance
The 16th Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, has warned that the Federal Government’s ongoing economic reforms will not deliver real benefits to Nigerians unless the cost of governance is significantly reduced. Speaking at the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference in Abuja on Tuesday, October 28, Sanusi commended President Bola Tinubu’s courage in removing the fuel subsidy but expressed concern over how the savings from the policy are being spent. The…
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Fresh list of 34 persons granted clemency by President Tinubu released
A fresh list of Nigerians granted presidential clemency by President Bola Tinubu has been released by the Presidency. The updated list includes about 15 individuals who received full pardons, four whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment, and several others granted various forms of clemency.Pardon: 1. Mrs Anastasia Daniel Nwaobia2. Barr. Hussaini Alhaji Umar3. Ayinla Saadu Alanamu4. Hon. Farouk M. Lawan5. Herbert Macaulay6. Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa7. Ken Saro Wiwa8. Saturday Dobee9. Nordu…
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Insecurity Will Persist If Information Is Mismanaged — CDS Oluyede
Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, has warned that Nigeria’s insecurity challenges will continue if information is poorly managed. Speaking during his screening at the Senate on Wednesday, Oluyede noted that although progress had been made in improving national security, significant work still lies ahead. He emphasised the need to strengthen local defence capacity and develop homegrown solutions to tackle the country’s security challenges effectively. My tenure has been quite challenging, and while things…
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Tinubu Removes Maryam Sanda from Presidential Pardon List
President Bola Tinubu has removed Maryam Sanda, sentenced to death in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, from the list of individuals granted presidential pardon. The update was announced on Wednesday in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. He explained that Tinubu exercised his constitutional powers of mercy under Section 175 of the 1999 Constitution after consultations with the Council of State and public input. Onanuga said…
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US Revokes Wole Soyinka’s Visa Under Trump Administration
Nobel Laureate and renowned writer, Professor Wole Soyinka, says the United States government under President Donald Trump has revoked his visa. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos, Soyinka expressed shock over the decision, noting that he was unaware of any wrongdoing that could have led to the action. He described the move as a possible “witch-hunt,” adding that he had received an official notification from the US…
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UNILAG Bans Unauthorised Skit and Film Productions on Campus
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has prohibited the unauthorised use of its campus, including hostels and other facilities, for video production by skit makers, filmmakers, and content creators. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 28, and signed by the institution’s Head of Communication, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, UNILAG expressed concern over the growing trend of individuals shooting skits, movies, and other video content on campus without approval. According to the university, the directive is aimed…
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Nigerian Woman Recounts Sleeping in Same Room With Husband and His Girlfriend
A Nigerian woman, Onyeji Chinweudo Joy, has narrated how she once shared a room with her husband and his girlfriend while they mocked her in her presence. Joy, who has since ended the marriage, revealed her experience on Tuesday in reaction to another woman’s story shared by Ijeoma Ekechukwu on social media. According to her, she cooked and served meals that both her husband and his lover ate together. When she reported the situation to…
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Insult to Democracy – Timi Frank speaks on declaration of 93yr old Paul Biya as Cameroon’s president
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has condemned the declaration of 93-year-old Paul Biya as winner of the recent presidential election in Cameroon. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Frank described Biya’s victory as “an insult to democracy and a brazen fraud that must be rejected by all who believe in justice and freedom.” He alleged that the results announced by the Cameroonian regime were…
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“I will never support violence, silencing Nnamdi Kanu won’t solve the problem – Dele Momodu
Media entrepreneur and publisher, Dele Momodu, has joined growing calls for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), describing his prolonged detention as counterproductive to peace in the South-East. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Momodu shared one of Kanu’s past broadcasts, reflecting on the roots of the Biafra agitation and the socio-political factors that have sustained it. “Shortly before his abduction from Kenya by the…
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Release of Nnamdi Kanu will bring peace to South East -Senator Ned Nwoko
Senator Ned Nwoko says lasting peace will remain out of reach in the South-East until the Federal Government addresses what he described as long-standing injustice and marginalisation in the region. Speaking on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics on October 26, the Delta North lawmaker argued that two major steps would calm the current tensions: the release of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and the creation of Anioma State to give the South-East six states like other…
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BREAKING: Sowore, Ejimakor, 12 Other Protesters Released From Kuje Prison
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been released from Kuje Prison after fulfilling the bail requirements set by a Magistrate Court in Abuja. Sowore, along with Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and 11 others, were arrested during a peaceful #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja last week. Arraigned before Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id on Friday, they were charged with unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace.…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s New Legal Move a “Risky Gamble” — Inibehe Effiong
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has expressed concern over the decision of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to abandon his earlier plan to call witnesses in his terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who had requested time to review his case file and even applied for witness summons, told the court on Monday that he no longer intends to call any witnesses, insisting there is “no valid charge” against him. Effiong,…
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