The Buhari Osinbajo Solidarity Front (BOSF) has condemned recent action of some groups that claimed loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. This was contained in a statement, yesterday, signed by BOSF National Chairman, Alhaji Ado Baba. The statement, entitled ‘A political gamble by so-called Buhari-Osinbajo support groups’ reads in part: “We […]
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Nigerian voters display their PVCs prior to voting at an election. Nigerians will return to the polls in February 2023. Photo: AFP In addition to these familiar reasons for election violence, in this present situation, events in the last few years have generated a political consciousness that has never before been witnessed in the country. […]
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Says security agencies will determine fate of governors, others over treasonable utterances Bawa: Over N500bn old naira notes yet to be returned to CBN While the nation awaits decision of the Supreme Court next Friday on the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and […]
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State police command confirm killing, orders investigation Party urges INEC to shift Enugu East election over candidate’s murder The gruesome murder of Labour Party senatorial candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District, Oyibo Chukwu, yesterday, sparked off protests in the state as lawyers and judges in the five branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The thoughts of Socrates say it all. It is said of him that he believed that people embrace and do evil only out of ignorance. A darkened heart manifests what it has in store in several ways being the fountain from which evil springs. Out of ignorance, a darkened heart does not […]
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By Banji Ayoola Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State alleged on Thursday that “the ill-timed Cash Swap Policy and the artificial scarcity of fuel are both lethal injections deliberately administered to demarket the All Progressives Congress (APC) government, create an uncontrollable crisis in the nation and finally frustrate the 2023 general elections.” He charged the […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described Thursday morning’s statewide broadcast by Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as a confirmation that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has failed Nigerians. In a statement by the its spokesman in the state, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the party said: “This morning, Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, […]
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APC candidate writes Nigerians 155 North’s Christian leaders pledge support Alake: Opponents will be shocked 4 parties, 5 governorship candidates back bid All Progressives Congress (APC) standard bearer Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday urged Nigerians to troop out enmass to vote for him at Saturday’s poll. He explained why he should succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
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The registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) has ended after a one-week extension announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. It would be recalled that the board had […]
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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service on Wednesday said they had deployed more than 1,400 officers for the 2023 general elections in Edo. The security agencies confirmed this in Benin during a meeting of their heads with the Assistant Inspector General […]
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