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By Abubakar Sidiq Usman The ninth Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria made history on Thursday, December 5, with the passage of the 2020 Appropriation Bill into law, thereby fulfilling the promise of the legislature to return the budget cycle to January – December period as it used to be. Until few years after the return to democracy in 1999, Nigerians had become used to the January to December budget cycle such that individuals, businesses and corporations plan their activities in line with the cycle, but the ritual was distorted due largely to disagreement between the legislature and the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday departed Abuja for the City of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to speak on “The Role of Religions in Promoting Tolerance: From Possibility to Necessity.” The topic of the Vice President’s speech is the theme of the Sixth Assembly of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies opening tomorrow in Abu Dhabi. Prof. Osinbajo’s speech is scheduled as the forum’s keynote address. Also, tomorrow, at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi, the Vice President will meet with Sheik Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nayan, the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi…

A mother has given birth to twins she will definitely have no problem telling apart because they were born with different skin colours – one is black and one is white. Daniel and David Omirin were born just minutes apart, but look very different. Despite parents Stacy, 30, and Babajide, 38, being black, baby David has pale white skin and golden hair. His brother Daniel, has dark skin and dark curly hair – just like his parents and four-year-old sister, Demilade. David has albinism, which means his skin and hair lack pigmentation due to a congenital absence of melanin. The…

Commends N’Assembly staff for hard work, dedication to duty Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Sunday gave reasons why the 9th Senate is in a hurry to deliver on some of the targets set in its legislative agenda. Lawan said the Senate is conscious of the need to act very fast before the 2023 politics start to slow down governance. The Senate President spoke at the End of Year Get-Together/Award ceremony which was organised by the Senate management for the staff of the Senate. Lawan said: “we came with our own ideas, our own agenda as Distinguished Senators of the ninth…

Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, President and CEO of Azman Air Services Limited and Azman Oil and Gas Limited, will be conferred with a chieftaincy title by Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, the Obi of Obinugwu, and chairman Igbo Traditional Rulers Forum. This was disclosed in a letter by Chief Jonathan Offordumeme, Secretary to the monarch. According to the letter, Sarina will be conferred with the title on January 11, 2020, at the Eze’s Palace in Obinugwu, situated in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. “I am pleased to inform you that HRM, Eze (Dr) Cletus Ikechukwu Ilomuanya CON, Obi of Obinugwu,…

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Operatives of Iba Police Station have arrested a 20-year-old yahoo boy, Orji Victor Ifeanyichukwu for allegedly setting his 24-year-old girlfriend, Alabi Tolani ablaze for having another lover.

The Presidency has explained that the Department of State Services does not require the permission of President Muhammadu Buhari before it can carry out its duties. Explaining the relationship between the Presidency and DSS, Garba Shehu in a press statement noted that the constitution empowers the DSS to do its job independent of the Presidency. Read statement below: SOWORE: BETWEEN FACTS AND FICTION The Presidency notes some of the insinuations in the media about the arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS) of the agitator, Omoyele Sowore. The DSS does not necessarily need the permission of the Presidency in…

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua, for regaining his belts Saturday night in a rematch with Mexican, Andy Ruiz Jnr. The President rejoices with Joshua, saluting him for bringing joy to millions of Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, who had rooted for him to regain the titles he lost about six months ago. “The downfall of a man is truly not the end of his life. There’s always another, and better day. This is a lesson we must all learn from you as a country,” President Buhari tells the comeback world champion. He…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has mocked Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow faked his violent re-arrest inside a court premises for propaganda purposes. In a statement issued by DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunaya, the agency said its operatives never enetered into the courtroom to forcefully arrest Sowore. “It has become important that the Department of State Services responds to the serial misinformation being circulated in the media about its involvement in the incident that occurred on 6th December, 2019 at the Federal High Court, Abuja. “It is instructive to note that during the court proceeding of the day under…