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Buhari declines assent to Electoral Act Amendment Bill for the third time

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President Muhammadu Buhari has declined his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018 for the third time, alleging irregularities and draft issues. The rejection of the Electoral Amendment Bill according to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang was communicated to the National Assembly on August 30. The President has also withheld his assent on seven other bills including the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2017. Recall…

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Headmaster arrested for allegedly defiling 4 pupils in Enugu

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A 50-year-old school headmaster, Idoko Nathaniel of Mkpamteulo village, Ezike community, has been arrested by the Police Command in Enugu State for allegedly defiling four pupils put under his care. The command’s Spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Monday that the incident happened at Migrant Farmers Children School located at Aguibeji community in Enugu Ezike, Igboeze North local Government Area. Amaraizu said that operatives of the Gender Unit of the state’s Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department investigated the suspect for weeks in relation to his alleged nefarious activities.…

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I Regret Not Winning Lagos For PDP In 2003 -Atiku

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Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday said he regretted not doing much to help the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) win in Lagos State when he had the opportunity in 2003. Abubakar, a PDP presidential aspirant, spoke in Lagos while holding a meeting with members of the party in the state. He revealed how his former boss, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, before the 2003 elections, gave him the task to deliver the six South/West states then governed by the Alliance for Democracy (AD) to the PDP. Abubakar said that in carrying…

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Olukoya files N10bn libel suit against Sowore, Sahara Reporters

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Dr Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry, has filed a libel suit against the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore, demanding N10bn in damages. In the suit filed before the Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, the MFM founder said he was constrained to take legal action against Sowore, his online platform, Sahara Reporters Incorporated and the Incorporated Trustees of Sahara Media Foundation for their alleged failure to desist from publishing false and malicious articles against him and his church, MFM, since 2013.…

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2 Malaysian women caned in public for ‘attempting lesbian sex’

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Dozens of people on Monday watched as two Malaysian women convicted of attempting lesbian sex in a car were caned in court, media and a state government official said, prompting an outcry from human rights activists. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is routinely persecuted in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where they are seen as a threat to conservative values. The women, aged 32 and 22, had pleaded guilty in August to attempting lesbian sex, forbidden under Islamic law. They were sentenced to a fine and six lashings of the cane.…

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Delta governor shocked over church building collapse

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Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed shock over the death of a worshipper in the collapse of St. Paul’s Catholic Church building at Ugolo, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta. Okowa expressed shock over the unfortunate incident in a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Charles Aniagwu in Warri. The church building was said to have collapsed on Sunday morning while service was going on. The governor described the incident as a sad, unfortunate and regrettable experience. Okowa prayed for the repose of the departed…

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I’m Not Afraid Of Free And Fair Elections – Buhari

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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari says he is not afraid of free and fair election. Mr Buhari said having benefitted from a credible process as such he was no frightened. The president who restated his commitment to making sure that the 2019 polls, under his watch, will be free, fair and credible said this at an interactive session with members of the Nigerian community in China. The meeting was held at the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, the capital city of China. “I have no fear about free and fair elections because that…

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There Will Be No Extension, Insists INEC

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As the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ended yesterday, after an earlier extension to enable more eligible voters partake in the exercise, the electoral body has insisted that there would be no further shift in the deadline of the process. The Commission, however, said the exercise would continue after next year’s general elections. According to Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, this is due to the time required to, among other things, undertake all the backend…

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Prostitutes association back Saraki’s presidential ambition

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Ahead of the 2019 presidential election, the National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes, NANP, has declared support for the candidature of Bukola Saraki. The association, therefore, called on all Nigerians to back the President of Nigerian Senate to ensure his emergence in 2019. This development came barely 24 hours after Saraki declared his intention to run for the office of the president in 2019. National President of the group, Tamar Tion, described the current situation under the leadership of the All Progressives Congress as ‘hell on earth.’ Tion said that since the…

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GTBank Liberia Provides Update on Its Investigation into Assault of Staff 

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The management of GTBank Liberia has released another statement on the assault of its staff by the Managing Director of GTBank Liberia, Mr. Ayodeji David Bejide. The statement signed by GTBank Liberia’s Head of Legal/Company Secretary was sent to all staff to update them on the progress of the investigation.  This statement has also been made available to the Liberian media and members of the public.  The management of GTBank Liberia had earlier released a statement to staff immediately it became aware of the incident yesterday. That statement was also…

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