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Barely days after participating in the valedictory session organized by the Senate in which he was commended for his exemplary leadership, immediate past Senate President Dr.Bukola Saraki has made a noble gesture of donating his severance package to the families of Boko Haram victims. The decision which was announced by the media aide of the Ex-Senate President arose out of a need to support the families of the victims. The severance package which is a one-time payment for departing senators…

Nigeria has qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16. The Super Falcons had to wait until the final Group F fixtures, to see if they would progress. The USA beat Sweden 2-0 and more importantly, Chile could only defeat Thailand 2-0, despite needing to win by three unreplied goals. Nigeria has taken the last slot reserved for the best third-placed countries. The other three are Brazil, China and Cameroon. Nigeria lost 3-0 in their opener to…

It has been said by some of note, that ‘Error is not the absence of truth but of the truth out of context’. It is on the note therefore, having observed the trends of bouts of generations of elections and electoral processes, within and without this great association that I enumerate my unbiased observations. For it is also worthy of note that ‘All that is modern is not good just as all that is old is neither all good nor…

Mixed reactions was soon followed as the Federal Government on Tuesday 21st May announced that it has acquired an amplitude modulation (AM) radio broadcast licence to reach herdsmen across the various parts of the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announcing this development stated that the decision was part of measures to enhance nomadic education and curtail the persistent farmer/herders crisis in the country. Adamu said the radio service would operate on the frequency of 720KHz and would air…

It had been long coming. For some it was simply inevitable and only a question of When?. On Friday, the 24th of May, 2019, Britain awoke to the news that beleagured prime Minister Theresa May, had resigned from office as the Leader of her Conservative party. It was an emotional farewell for the 62 year old who acknowledged her failure at negotiating a successful Brexit deal from the EU. It appears that mutiny from her own cabinet and party members…