Politics
Israel Must Be Taught a ‘Lesson’, Erdogan Tells Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the international community should “give Israel a strong and deterrent lesson” over its conduct towards the Palestinians. Erdogan
Yoruba leader faults Southern govs’ call for political conference
Adebanji Akintoye …backs ban on open grazing By Ola Ajayi A foremost Yoruba leader, Professor Adebanji Akintoye has faulted the recent meeting held by the Southern Governors saying the yearnings
Nigeria: Getting Presidential Buy-in For National Dialogue Cause For Concern, Ondo Governor Akeredolu Says
Ondo State Governor and spokesperson for Nigeria’s Southern Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu says getting a presidential buy-in to convene a national dialogue might be some cause for concern. The seventeen
Southern Nigeria MPs Back Resolution By 17 Governors to Ban Open Grazing
Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives from the 17 southern states of the federation have unanimously supported resolutions of the Southern Governors’ Forum on the ban on open grazing, demand
Accord Party determined to win 10 LGAs in Lagos
The Lagos State Chapter of the Accord Party on Wednesday said it was determined to win more than 10 local government areas in the July 24 council elections. The state
Sack of 74 parties: Implications for INEC, voters
Last Friday marked the end of the road for 74 so-called political parties. The Supreme Court, Nigeria’s court of last instance, drove the nail in the coffin for the struggling
Open Grazing: Falana Commends Southern Governors, Asks Them To Legalise Ban
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has commended the southern governors for banning open grazing in the 17 southern states of the country. Falana, who
‘Exercise caution in your decisions, utterances’, Northern Elders to Southern Govs
From Left: Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo; Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor, Moses Ekpo; Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra, Douye Diri of Bayelsa, Ebonyi’s David Omahi, Kayode
SHOOT-ON-SIGHT: Nzuko Umunna, writes Army chief, UN, EU, others over extra-judicial killings
By Clifford Ndujihe LEADING Igbo intellectual think-tank and socio-cultural group, Nzuko Umunna, has written the Chief of Army Staff, CAS, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru; the United Nations, UN; and European
Why Uzodimma sacked 20, retain 8 commissioners
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday said that out of his 28 commissioners he sacked 20 and retained
