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•Ruling party’s governors meet tonight in Abuja ahead of meeting with president tomorrow All things being equal, President Muhammadu Buhari, has agreed to sign the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill and may in fact sign the bill today but on the condition that the National Assembly would amend the contentious Clause 84, which infringes on the constitutional rights of certain category of people. The contentious aspect bars political appointees from contesting elections and voting as delegates, either at conventions or congresses, after assenting to it. The president, who already met with the leadership of the two chambers of the National…

Mohamed Salah said he was proud to score his 150th goal for Liverpool as the Egypt forward helped inspire a 3-1 win against Norwich on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side were stunned when Milot Rashica’s deflected strike put Norwich ahead early in the second half at Anfield. But Liverpool drew level through Sadio Mane’s overhead kick before taking the lead through Salah’s landmark effort. Salah is only the 10th player to reach 150 goals for Liverpool and the second fastest to the milestone after Roger Hunt. Luis Diaz scored his first Liverpool goal in his fourth appearance since his January move…

A group of professionals and business entrepreneurs, under the aegis of Citizens Network for Peace and Development (CNPD), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to support former President Goodluck Jonathan to emerge as Nigeria’s president in 2023 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The group said it was time for former President Jonathan to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join forces with Buhari in the ruling APC, so as to return to power next year. The National Coordinator of CNPD, Mr. Raphael Okorie, stated this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Sunday. Okorie said the group…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, has said the Judiciary is open to initiatives aimed at improving and strengthening the capacity of judicial officers in the handling of cases on emerging crime trend in the country. The CJN made the statement at the weekend while playing host to a visiting delegation of US officials led by the Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Mary Leonard. Meanwhile, the CJN, in a statement by his media aide, Ahuraka Isah, identified some of the emerging crimes, to include cybercrime, cross-jurisdictional infringement of Intellectual property rights and cases related to cybersecurity and espionage.…

* Says FG wants fair chance for all Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has canvassed for considerable developmental gains for the oil producing Niger Delta region. He, therefore, emphasised that a key objective of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is ensuring inclusive prosperity, which informed why the federal government is collaborating with state governments and increasing efforts towards ensuring the wholesome development of communities in the Niger Delta region and nationwide. Osinbajo, who spoke weekend at the flag-off of the Angiama-Oporoma Bridge, on the Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road in Bayelsa State, stressed that Niger Delta communities such as Oporoma, Angiama, where the bridge is…

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday declared that Nigeria would require “more rebels” to speak the truth to power for the country to move forward. Obasanjo also stated that Nigeria needed courage and boldness people who would speak the truth to power without minding whose ox is gored. The former president spoke in Abeokuta, while unveiling the autobiography of the Babanla Adinni of Egbaland, Chief Tayo Sowunmi, titled: ‘Footprints of A Rebel.’ Obasanjo concluded that having rebels remains one of the greatest steps towards rebuilding Nigeria. The autobiography reviewed by Hafsat Abiola Costello, founder of Kudirat Initiative for Democracy, was…

Real Madrid put their defeat by Paris Saint-Germain behind them on Saturday by beating Alaves 3-0 in La Liga as Marco Asensio’s stunning goal helped send Carlo Ancelotti’s side seven points clear at the top of the table. But the result flattered Madrid, who struggled to break down Alaves until Asensio unleashed from distance at the Santiago Bernabeu, where the disgruntled fans had whistled with the score goalless at half-time. “We agreed with the fans,” said Carlo Ancelotti. “Nobody in the dressing room was happy with how we played in the first half.” Asensio’s goal opened the floodgates as Vinicius…

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a three-day outing in Brussels, Belgium, attending the 6th EU – Africa Summit. The President, who arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 5:25pm, yesterday, was received by some senior members of the administration as well as heads of security and law enforcement agencies. Among those who received the president on arrival at the airport were the Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Mohammed Musa Bello; Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba; National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar. Buhari departed…

Former Defence Minister, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), has inaugurated the Jukun Bible Institute in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State to enhance and accelerate the translation of the Holy Bible into Jukun language. Unveiling the Institute yesterday, Danjuma noted that the project would help to consolidate the spread of Christianity in the area and ensure that the Jukun language did not go into extinction. Danjuma revealed that the idea of translating the Bible into Jukun language was conceived in 1956 by an American lady named Margrete Dykestra and was being assisted by a Nigerian named Mallam Jeol Omiri. He…

Former Chairman of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr Sam Amadi, has said that for equity and justice, the major political parties should zone their presidency to the South-East. Amadi who is also the Director of Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, argued that the notion of zoning the presidency to the South was fraudulent and unacceptable, noting that the South has not been marginalised in the presidency as a region, but the South-East has been marginalised as a zone. Speaking with Journalists, Dr Amadi noted that just as political elites agreed in consensus to zone presidency to South-West…