Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged murder suspect of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, on Thursday told a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square that the statement she wrote at the police station was torn. She said this while giving evidence at the trial within trial to ascertain whether the statement she […]
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, said the Naira redesign introduced by the Federal Government has increased the number of governors on the agency’s watch-list. He made this known to reporters at the State House after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. But the EFCC boss declined to speak […]
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Photo/twitter/officialabat Tinubu: I am seeking to be president of Nigeria not on religious grounds Defends choice of Shettima as running mate Nigerians should be allowed to choose who rules them, says Kumuyi Like Osun, we will defeat Tinubu in Lagos, PDP boasts Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday, met with […]
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INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Development not surprising, erring staff will be sanctioned, INEC vows Don’t make Nigeria a problem for West Africa, Electoral Forum chair warns politicians WACSI: 2023 poll test of Nigeria’s democratic strength With less than 100 days to the 2023 general elections, claims of double registration and underage voters have trailed […]
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Ex-Foreign Affairs minister, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, has said that the British and United States governments “lobbied’ him to facilitate the adoption of same-sex marriage in Nigeria. He stated this when he appeared as a guest on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Wednesday. “I am not in favour of man and man marriage or woman […]
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Obi: I know Nigeria’s problem The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he knows the root of the problem in the country. He stated this in Rivers State on Thursday, as he was invited by the state governor, Nyesom Wike, to inaugurate the Nkpolu-Oroworokwo Flyover, the ninth flyover of Wike’s administration. […]
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Oyo State Government has urged residents in the State to embrace the habit of waste sorting and recycling. Speaking through its Waste Management consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd., on Monday, the State Government said this is part of efforts to reduce pressure on landfills in the State. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and […]
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Davido, Wizkid Music star, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, expressed support for his colleague, Davido, at his just-concluded concert in New York. Fans were thrilled when Davido’s debut hit, “Dami Duro”, was played at the soldout event which held at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. During the performance, DJ Tunez, who played the song, […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor. In its latest National Multidimensional Poverty Index Report launched on Thursday, the NBS said that 63 per cent of Nigerians are poor due to a lack of access to health, education, and living standards, alongside unemployment and shocks. The MPI offers […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The country has slipped inexorably into election fever with the flag-off of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential campaign in Jos on Tuesday. The Peoples Democratic Party had kicked off its own on 10 October in Akwa Ibom, the home state of high-flier Governor Udom Emmanuel. Mr. Emmanuel is the chairman of […]
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