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President Gustavo Petro on Sunday suspended a ceasefire with Colombia’s biggest drug trafficking group, accusing it of attacking civilians. “I ordered the security forces to resume all military operations against the Gulf Clan,” he said on Twitter. “I will not allow them to keep sowing distress and terror in the communities,” Petro added. The government says the clan is behind harassment and attacks on people in northwest Colombia over the past two weeks. Just before the new year, Petro’s government declared a bilateral ceasefire with several armed groups, including the Gulf Clan, National Liberation Army rebels…
Months ago, when the Independent National Electoral Commission announced its voter register listed a whopping 93.4 million potential voters, it was an exciting promise of how the elections would go. At the end of the day, the presidential election—which typically attracts more voters—ended up with an underwhelming figure. With all the raucous noise that the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party made about their “structure,” who would have thought that the eventual winner would not even have up to 10 per cent of registered voters and even less than five per cent of the estimated national population? While…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, winner of the governorship election held in the state on Saturday, March 18. Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress cleared 19 out of the 20 local government areas of the state in the election. The declaration was made in the early hours of Monday, March 20, by the Returning Officer of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State, Professor Adenike Oladeji. Sanwo-Olu, who polled 762,134 votes, defeated his closest rival, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party who polled 312,329 and followed by Olajide…
The Federal Government has raked in N10.1tn from the collection of Value Added Tax under the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). This comes against the backdrop of the advice by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, that the incoming government should increase the VAT from the current 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent. VAT is a 7.5 per cent consumption tax administered by the Federal Inland Revenue Service when goods are purchased and services are rendered, and it is borne by the final consumer. Revenue generated from VAT is usually disbursed to the three tiers…
Due to the complex nature of sickle cell, anyone living with it or anyone who looks after someone with the condition knows that health is paramount. Among the many things you can do to improve your health is what you eat. I am going to talk about different things you can embrace as a lifestyle moving forward. Embrace a plant-based diet The advice that experts give is one should find ways of including more plant ingredients in one’s diet. These include nuts, seeds, beans, pulses, whole grains, herbs, spices, milk, as well as fruits and vegetables. Eating a plant-based diet…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum, is leading as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced results of 22 out of the 27 LGAs in the state. The local government area results so far presented and won by APC are: Jere, Dikwa, Mafa, Magumeri, Kaga, Nganzai, Guzamala, Konduga, Gubio, Kwaya-kusar, Mobbar, Bama, Gwoza and Monguno. The remaining are Chibok, Kala-Balge, Ngala, Abadam, Damboa, Askira/Uba, Kukawa and Bayo, placing Zulum in the lead with over 350,000 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mohammed Jajari, who did not win any LGA is…
As Nigerians vote on Saturday to elect a new president, none of the four leading candidates presented a promising and convincing climate justice strategy, a PREMIUM TIMES review of their manifestoes has shown. A manifesto is a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer (candidate or political party) before an election which contains the set of policies that the candidate or party stands for and would wish to implement if elected. This is mainly a promise, an implied contract between the people and a political party or candidate, presented to the voters on which basis…
The universe has given Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar a new lease on life and, perhaps, a new approach to dating. The controversial actress battling an undisclosed ailment has suddenly burst out into her former bubbly self, which most fans have forgotten. It is perhaps the result of the donation made by Delta State senator-elect Ned Nwoko to the actress, who has been off the movie scene for five years. In a turn of events, the actress has advised young ladies to stay off other women’s husbands. Her latest post is even more significant as the actress is engulfed in a…
Kamaru Usman failed to reclaim his UFC welterweight title, losing a unanimous decision to his conqueror, Leon Edwards, early Sunday morning. Edwards vs. Usman 3 was the main event at UFC 286, and Edwards proved his win over the Nigerian Nightmare last August was no fluke, as he gave a masterclass fighting clinic to suffocate Usman’s inner moves. According to Yahoo Sports, “Edwards out-landed Usman 120-87 in significant strikes and landed 74 per cent of his significant strikes. Usman attempted 15 takedowns but landed only four and could do little with them.” Though Edwards afterwards admitted that Saturday’s fight was…
It is Thursday morning, two days before the governorship elections that will take place across Nigeria tomorrow, Saturday 18 March. I am chatting to a friend – let’s call him Dear John – who belongs to the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers, my state of origin. Dear John appears to already know the results of a poll that hasn’t yet happened and confidently assures me that Magnus Abe, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate I am supporting, doesn’t stand a chance. “Magnus will come third. Beatrice Itubo [Labour Party, LP] will come second. Tonye Cole [All Progressives Congress,…
