Colourful road show draws curtain on Tinubu’s campaign

Crowds cheer APC candidate riding on open vehicle from Airport through Oshodi, Mushin, Ojuelegba to Stadium President, governors, ministers at grand rally Buhari: I congratulate next president Ex-Lagos governor: I will work for Nigeria A huge crowd of party members and supporters yesterday welcomed the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign train to Lagos for […]

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Atiku’s policies will address Nigeria challenges – Jandor

Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, aka Jandor, on Tuesday, said the policies of the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, would address the current challenges bedevilling Nigeria. Adediran, who described Atiku as the most credible of all the candidates vying to be the president of the country, said his policies would solve […]

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Atiku gets students’ endorsement, says I’m not power-hungry

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, said he and his running mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, were not contesting for Presidency out of desperation for power but to unite the country, tackle insecurity and save the nation’s economy from total collapse. Atiku, represented by a former Speaker of the House […]

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Anambra killings: Police begin full-scale investigations

Say officers were never arrested The Nigeria Police Force has said it has commenced a full-scale investigation into the alleged extrajudicial killings, corruption, and high-handedness leveled against some police officers serving at the Zone 13 Command, Ukpo-Dunukofia under the Anambra State Command. This was revealed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on his […]

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Don’t allow judges determine who rules Nigeria – ex Senate president

Barely three days to the 2023 general elections, a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani has urged Nigerians not to allow judges to decide who rules Nigeria by not accepting the results of the presidential election as he believes people will dispute the results. Nnamani, who also explained the importance of the electoral process, stressed that […]

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JAMB suspends 2023 Direct Entry registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced suspension of its ongoing 2023 Direct Entry registrations. The board in a statement by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, explained that the registration which commenced on Monday, February 20, was suspended with effect from Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The suspension, according to a statement […]

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Police, Amotekun nab suspects with fake new notes

Operatives of Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a man, identified as Celestine, with fake new N1, 000 notes amounting to about N250, 000. Celestine, who claimed he is an Anambra State-born Lagos-based businessman, said he was travelling from Lagos State to Isanlu in Kogi State to buy kola nuts and bitter kola when he […]

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EU mission not in Nigeria to validate elections – Chief observer

The Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria, 2023, Barry Andrews, on Tuesday led some members of the mission on a visit to Punhc Place, headquarters of Punch newspapers. In this interview with Dayo Oyewo, he explains the objectives of the mission as Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday. Can […]

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Ganduje knocks CBN again, tags naira policy ‘COVID-23’

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has remained unsparing in his condemnation of the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, tagging it a disease, which he named ‘COVID-23’ This was as the Kano governor also knocked his counterparts in Edo and Bayelsa states, Godwin Obaseki and Duoye Diri, respectively, for going […]

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Naira crisis: Cash-strapped Nigerians bank on Supreme Court as hearing resumes today

As the Supreme Court today (Wednesday) resumes hearing on the old naira note deadline suit between some state governments and the Federal Government, Nigerians, especially consumer and business groups as well as professional and trade unions are looking up to the apex court for a favourable judgment that they expect will ameliorate their suffering. The […]

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