Senators Eyinnaya Abaribe, Rochas Okorocha, Orji Kalu and others say they will work towards ensuring that youths clinch the presidential position and other key posts in the 2023 general elections. The Senators disclosed this at a one-day summit and award recognition programme of the Nigerian Diaspora Youth Ambassador (NDYA) on Thursday in Abuja.Abaribe, the Senate […]
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Lead Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Friday, explained that neither the British High Commissioner in Nigeria nor a representative visited his client in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) contrary to reports being peddled on some social media platforms. He accused the […]
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As the 2022 governorship election draws near, the political atmosphere in Ekiti State is already charged as tendencies in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), engage in battle of survival to control the structure of the party. Although the crisis rocking the party didn’t start now as there has been consistent struggle for the control […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would deploy technological solutions to checkmate any security threats to its personnel and facilities during the November 6 Anambra governorship election. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Friday at a retreat to review the operational structure of the Election Monitoring and Support Center (EMSC) in […]
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Former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has identified attributes of his ideal President in 2023. He said during an interview on Arise TV on Friday that the next President must speak to the citizens, understand the nation’s economy and have friends in every region. He said he has seen Nigerians who have the qualities and […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi says that freedom of the press in the country should be respected despite noticeable inadequacies. He made the assertion on Thursday evening at a dinner organised by the Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye. The dinner was organised by Ajakaiye to honour members of the Nigeria […]
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Reprieve may have come the way of commercial bank customers, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has facilitated their repayment of N82.2 billion for failed transactions.The apex bank said the recovery was based on verified complaints as of June this year. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who made the disclosure yesterday in Calabar at the […]
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Hoodlums yesterday robbed two new generation banks in Iree, Boripe Local Council of Osun State. Sources said the heavily armed bandits stormed the community around 3:40 p.m. and raided both financial institutions located around Poly Junction within the town. They were said to have operated for about 15 minutes unhindered. Two persons – a student […]
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“Why I was nicknamed ‘evil genius’, ‘Maradona’” Nigeria’s former Military President, Gen Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, rtd, on Friday explained why his junta annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election. He spoke during an interview with Arise TV, explaining that the nicknames were manufactured by the media because of his “deft political moves”. The election, adjudged […]
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By Tunde Rahman Why do many political opponents dread the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, so much so that in their wishful thinking they hope he gives way or simply quits the stage? Why should political contestation get to the point where our so-called political leaders would be wishing their competitors […]
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