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PFN kicks as court condemns 5 Christians to death for killing herdsman
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has kicked against the Yola High Court ruling sentencing five Christians to death for allegedly killing a herdsman.
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Archbishop Martins: Nigerians should hold INEC responsible for postponement of elections
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, says Nigerians should hold the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) responsible for the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
EU flags come down in Brexit Britain
At a flag-making workshop in northern England, orders for Union Jacks are flying off the production line while the EU’s blue-and-yellow standard is proving less and less popular.
Donald Trump breaches Nobel Peace Prize rules by revealing sponsor
President Donald Trump has breached the rules of the Nobel Peace Prize committee by revealing his sponsor, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
INEC’s bolt from the blue
The postponement of the 2019 general election by one week — even if by one day — is yet another spectacular testament to the pathological incompetence ruining our country. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) told us a million times that it was ready for the elections.
Federal government, power firms disagree on stranded 2,000MW
Electricity distribution companies do not believe that there are about 2,000 megawatts of electricity that are stranded in the Nigerian power sector.
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Election postponement: We are shocked – Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described the postponement of the Feb. 16 presidential and National Assembly elections as a `rude shock’.
Police: Vigilante groups won’t be allowed on election duty in Kogi
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Election North-Central, Godwin Chijioke Nwobodo, has warned against the deployment of vigilante groups as security for election duty during the February 16, 2019 election.
Cameroon opposition leader charged with ‘rebellion’
Cameroon opposition leader Maurice Kamto, who says he was cheated out of the presidency in elections last year, has been charged with “rebellion” and “insurrection”, one of his lawyers said Wednesday.
Nollywood stakeholders task NCC for dedicated broadband
Principal players in the nation’s entertainment space, Nollywood, have intensified calls for the government to make bundled broadband internet service widely available in its quest to diversify the economy and boost the emergence of local digital content.
Court sentences boxer to ten years in prison for sexual abuse
A one-time champion boxer has been jailed after he was found guilty of having sexual intercourse with a minor.