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“Change”  does not come by magic – Tinubu

“Change” does not come by magic – Tinubu

By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA–National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said that President Mohammadu Buhari and the party have at least 100 days of honeymoon before embarking on the implementation of “change” programme. Tinubu who defended his assertion said it was a norm the world over for new leaders […]

UN ‘disturbed’ by Libya death sentences for Kadhafi loyalists

UN ‘disturbed’ by Libya death sentences for Kadhafi loyalists

The United Nations said it was “deeply disturbed” by the death sentences handed down in Libya on Wednesday against a son and eight aides of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi. “We had closely monitored the detention and trial and found that international fair trial standards had failed to be met,” the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a statement.

Senate Crisis: Drama as 35 APC, 46 PDP Senators pass vote of confidence on Saraki, Ekweremadu

Senate Crisis: Drama as 35 APC, 46 PDP Senators pass vote of confidence on Saraki, Ekweremadu

THERE was drama Tuesday in the Senate during resumed plenary as 35 Senators elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC and 46 Senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday passed a vote of confidence on the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and the entire leadership of the Senate.

APC backs Buhari’s probe of Jonathan Administration

APC backs Buhari’s probe of Jonathan Administration

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed strong support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to probe the immediate past federal government, saying the revelations of mind-boggling corruption that are just beginning to emerge have made such a probe imperative.

Man bags jail term for beating woman

Man bags jail term for beating woman

The accused pleaded guilty to the charge and the presiding magistrate Fatima Muhammad sentenced him to two months imprisonment or pay a fine of N7, 000 for the offence he committed.

From jail to MTV, Pyongyang: 30 years of provocative Slovenia art

From jail to MTV, Pyongyang: 30 years of provocative Slovenia art

Unsatisfied by its artistic subversion of regimes, NSK went a step further in 1992 — a year after Slovenia had declared independence from ex-Yugoslavia — by creating its own nation, the NSK State of Time. More than 15,000 people from all over the globe became “citizens” and even received their own passports, featuring the motto: “Art is fanaticism that demands diplomacy.”

Akpabio emerges Senate minority leader

Akpabio emerges Senate minority leader

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the Senate on Tuesday in Abuja, announced the appointment of Sen. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa-Ibom North-West) as the Minority Leader in the Red chamber. Making the announcement, President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, also announced the appointment of Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha (PDP Taraba South) as Deputy Minority Leader.

38 people dead as  Chadian forces, Boko Haram clash

38 people dead as Chadian forces, Boko Haram clash

The jihadists, now affiliated with the Islamic State group, have been using the islands as a rear base after being routed from their traditional strongholds in Nigeria by the four-country offensive. The network of hundreds of islets separated by channels hidden by tall grass provides cover for the militants to steal livestock and crops from local inhabitants.