Month: August 2022

By Mandy Park No fewer than 278 women rights groups and Civil Society Organisations, on Sunday, condemned the alleged threat to life of a senatorial candidate under the All Progressives Congress, Ebonyi South senatorial zone, Ann Agomeze. The groups also called for a reversal of Agomeze’s purported suspension. Agomeze, who is the major opponent of the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, had in an interview with the media, noted that her life had been under serious “threats and harassment” since the contest for the seat began. The All Progressives Congress…

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…Accuse NLC of clout-chasing, deception in ASUU/FG face-offs COALITION of 52 Northern Group, CNG, has warned the Federal Government to be wary of the United Nation, UN, interest in the case of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The CNG equally cautioned officials of the UN to keep off Nigeria’s internal affairs, particularly Kanu’s case. This is even as the 52 organisations accused the Nigerian Labour Congress of deception, saying that its failure to execute the threat to embark on a 3-day nationwide strike…

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By Mandy Park Duro Onabule, Renowned journalist and erstwhile Chief Press Secretary to the former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), is dead. Onabule died on Tuesday at 83. The Guardian Newspaper, quoted a close associate to Onabule’s family Eric Teniola, as disclosing the death. It stated; “Chief Duro Dnabule died this evening,” another family source told The Guardian. The cause of his death is unknown at press time as sources close to him said he was seen hale and hearty few days ago. Popularly known by friends and…

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