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Bauchi governor-elect Bala Mohammed gets reprieve as judge is away on election tribunal duty

BAUCHI State governor-elect Senator Bala Mohammed has had a reprieve in his ongoing corruption trial as his case was adjourned this morning because the judge Justice Yusuf Haliru was unavailable because he is sitting on an elections petition tribunal.

 

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Concerned Fulani Leaders Forum distances itself from Macban president's attack on Tinubu

SEVERAL Fulani elders have distanced themselves from the leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) Alhaji Bello Bodejo for criticising the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

 

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Kogi State APC Stakeholders Forum writes Buhari asking him to stop backing Yahaya Bello

OPPOSITION to the gubernatorial aspirations of Governor Yahaya Bello is mounting with the Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders Forum writing to President Muhammadu Buhari asking him to pressure the governor to stand down.

 

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Consolidation is the only antidote to this chronic African under-development

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Do you know that China, the European Union and the US account for about half of world trade between them? Some 50% of all goods bought and sold worldwide takes place between them despite these three trading blocks accounting for just 30% of the population

(2) This lopsided economic model is simply not sustainable. In 2017, China’s gross domestic product (GDP) totalled $23.1trn, that of the EU $19.9trn, while that of the US was $19.4trn

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Lagos State Government warns that contaminated ponmo is now on sale across local markets

LAGOS State Government officials have warned members of the public that contaminated cowhide popularly known as ponmo is being sold in markets urging them to be careful about purchasing the dangerous meat.

 

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Presidency officials start work on plans to limit gold mining to operators with official licences

PRESIDENCY officials have begun working on plans that will limit gold mining operations in Zamfara State to those with licences as part of a clampdown on illegal operators and armed bandits who have turned the state into a war zone.

 

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Agriculture minister Heineken Lokpobiri emerges as APC frontrunner in Bayelsa governorship race

MINISTER of state for agriculture and rural development Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has emerged as a leading contender as the race to become Bayelsa State governor heats up after his candidacy was endorsed by the pressure group Bayelsans Arise for Good Governance.

 

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Southeast APC leaders call for review of National Assembly leadership zoning arrangement

MEMBERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) southeast caucus have called on the party's national leadership to review the zoning of National Assembly leadership positions as the current arrangement appears to be unfairly skewed against Ndigbo.

 

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Saraki appointed as International Human Rights Commission ambassador at large

SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki has been has been appointed as an International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) ambassador-at-large with responsibility for upholding human rights globally.

 

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We need to stop using unitarism as an excuse not to hold our governors to account 

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Gubernatorial elections will hold in Kogi State in November and Governor Yahaya Bello has the cheek to stand again asking for a second term despite the fact that he owes 36 month salary arrears. This means that in his almost four years in office, he has only paid five months salaries. I think this is one insult too far and the people of Kogi State have to stand up and be counted on this one 

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