March 2021

Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Friday, frowned at the prosecution of only Yoruba suspects in respect of the recent clash between the Yoruba and Hausa in the Shasa market of Ibadan in Oyo State.

The Oyo State Police Command had on Thursday arraigned seven in court for arson and murder during the recent clash.

Among those charged before an Iyaganku Magistrate Court were Tajudeen Oladunni, 50; Saburi Lawal, 37; Ojo Joshua, 25; Adekunle Olanrewaju, 38; Olagunju James, 24; Rasaq Yahya, 32 and Olaide Olawuyi, 20 with six counts bordering on conspiracy, arson, and murder.

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Former Lagos State Governor and current National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has appealed to youths to allow peace reign, stating that no nation can develop in an atmosphere devoid of peace and harmony.

Tinubu, who is often referred to as Jagaban, stated this at the inauguration of the 1.4 km-long dual carriageway flyover at Pen Cinema junction, Agege Local Government Area of the state. Tinubu, while addressing the mammoth crowd on the occasion, also told the youths not to imitate vagabonds.

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has admonished Nigerians not to play politics with the COVID-19 vaccines.

He warned that allowing conspiracy to thrive will affect the successful rollout of the vaccines.

Gbajabiamila made the call during the Flag-off of COVID-19 Vaccination in Nigeria on Friday.

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Nigeria had taken on delivery of four million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday.

‘We must not play politics with vaccines; we must not play politics with the health of our neighbour; we must be on the same page whilst we also

The Supreme Court in Ghana on Thursday delivered a judgement that upheld Nana Akufo-Addo’s victory in the December presidential election, dismissing allegations of irregularities.

Opposition candidate, and former President John Mahama, had filed a petition asking the court to annul the results of the elections and order a rerun because of alleged irregularities.

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But the court ruled that Mr. Akufo-Addo had obtained more than 50% (51.295%) of total valid votes and that the electoral commission’s corrections of the declared results did not significantly impact the outcome.

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US Vice President Kamala Harris, in a call yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has restated the United States’s opposition to an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, the White House said.

The call between the two world leaders was their first since Harris and President Joe Biden took office in January, it came on the heels of the ICC’s announcement of the investigation on Wednesday.

The court determined in February that the occupied Palestinian territories fall under its jurisdiction, …

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, yesterday stated that insurgent groups such as Boko Haram, bandits, and kidnappers get funded by drug barons who provide with arms and ammunitions to undertake criminal activities in the country to destabilize the country.

Lawan made this heavy revelation when the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Buba Marwa (Rtd), paid a visit to his office on Thursday at the National Assembly, Abuja.

According to the Senate President, such drug barons who engage in trafficking heroine, cannabis, and cocaine have made Nigeria a major transit route for plying the illicit trade, which …