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BREAKING: Soyinka released from DSS Custody

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Politics tamfitronics A former BBC Editor, Adejuwon Soyinka has been released by the Department of State Security Services following his arrest by operatives of the agency on Sunday morning.POLITICS NIGERIA earlier reported that Soyinka was whisked away by security operatives at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos upon arrival from London, United Kingdom.This newspaper gathered that Soyinka’s arrest generated widespread concern and condemnation with many Nigerians on Social media demanding for his immediate release.Although its currently unclear the reason for his arrest, He regained freedom after the intervention of the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria and several top media executives and communication experts.More to come…
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Oba of Benin makes case for women ahead of Edo guber election
26 Aug
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Oba of Benin makes case for women ahead of Edo guber election

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Politics tamfitronics The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has advocated a break to barriers that discourage Nigeria women participation in politics.Ewuare made the call on Sunday in Benin, when the gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) for the Sept. 21 election in Edo, Patience Key, paid a courtesy call to his palace.AdvertisementAccording to him, women should no longer be relegated to the background, especially in governance due to their strength and population.The Royal father commended the leadership of the PRP for ceding its gubernatorial ticket to a woman despite the ‘patriarchal and patrilineal’ structure of human society, dominated by men.“A female in our society that is patriarchal and patrilineal  dominated, you came out amongst all the male to contest.“So, I commend the party,  PRP, which deemed it fit to pick you as...
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How Kano council elections will compromise LG autonomy, By Ikeddy ISIGUZO
26 Aug
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How Kano council elections will compromise LG autonomy, By Ikeddy ISIGUZO

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Politics tamfitronics NOBODY is talking about the damage that the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC, is about to unleash on Nigeria’s local governments, and the large politics of Nigeria with the nomination fees of N10m for chairmanship candidates and N5m for councillorship positions.Some would say that how Kano runs its local government elections is an issue for the state. Even if it is a local election, whatever happens in Kano would have a fundamental impact on our local government system.The election billed for 30 November 2024 will be the first since constitutional amendments awarded enormous autonomy to local governments. The ruling party in Kano is doing all it can to keep Kano firmly in its control such that the 2027 elections will be more predictable.Here is a glimpse of the picture.If three major parties...
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