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Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has felicitated with Muslims on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr celebration, urging them to direct their actions towards attaining peace and progress in the country. The governor said beyond spiritual uplifting, Ramadan fasting also taught lessons in tolerance and peaceful co-existence, pointing out that the lessons would be useful if everyone played his role in ... Read More »

Someone asked me last night why I’d not said a word about the alleged philandering in Churches these days and I told him it was Eid-el-fitri and I wanted to keep today as holy as possible. After all, I won’t be the first person to oscillate between Islam and Christianity for convenience or political exigencies. But a quick one. What ... Read More »

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has recommended the suspension of Muhammadu Sanusi, emir of Kano. The commission which said it has been investigating alleged misappropriation said it uncovered that N3.4 billion was misspent by the emirate under Sanusi. The amount was said to have been misappropriated between 2014 and 2017. According to NAN, this is contained in ... Read More »

The immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has been expelled from the All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly scuttling the party’s chances in Zamfara State according to Daily Post. The party recently lost the state to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Also expelled is the Deputy National Chairman (North) of the APC, Lawali Shuaibu for allegedly conniving with ... Read More »

I am very pleased to receive you all on this occasion of the presentation of the Report of the Presidential Panel on SARS Reform, which was constituted as a result of public outcry and various media reports on allegations of human rights violations perpetrated by officers and men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Reforming and repositioning the Nigeria Police ... Read More »

As Nigeria join the the rest world to celebrate Eid-ul-fitri, marking the end of the Holy month of Ramadan, popular Lagos monarch, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi has congratulated Islamic faithful on the successful completion of the fasting season, reminding them that it is a fulfilment of God’s injunction. In a statement from the Elegushi’s Palace, the monarch stated that the ... Read More »

Section 135 (2) of the 1999 Constitution: “Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the President shall vacate his office at the expiration of a period of four years commencing from the date, when – (a) in the case of a person first elected as President under this Constitution, he took the Oath of Allegiance and the ... Read More »

The Speaker and his Deputy, who were returned unopposed by the new members of the House, were sworn in after the proclamation letter by the governor had been read by the Clerk, which signals the inauguration of another session of the Assembly. With the commencement of the 9th session of the Ondo State legislature, out of the 26 members, seven ... Read More »

This followed a unanimous decision by the House after his nomination by the lawmaker representing Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni constituency one, Christian Ahiakwo and seconded by Martin Amaehule, the lawmaker representing Obio-Akpor constituency one. Meanwhile, the lawmaker representing Ahoada East constituency two, Edison Ehie emerged as the Deputy Speaker of the 9th assembly. Reacting to his redlection as Speaker of the State Assembly, ... Read More »

As we celebrate the end of Ramadan, it is important that we understand that the Holy Month was meant to transform us by taking our attention from ourselves and focusing it on to others. During Ramadan, we fasted that we might be better able to empathise with the hungry, the poor and the downtrodden. After the fast, we must face ... Read More »