A man, identified only as Kayode, has committed suicide after his neighbour’s daughter accused him of raping her twice at their house in the Oja-Amukoko area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the victim’s mother, who had a stroke, was taken to the Ikorodu area for treatment. The suspect, who was put in care […]
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Residents of Ikem town in the Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State have decried the incessant abduction of their people by suspected Fulani militia. They said that four indigenes of the community have been abducted in the past two weeks with different sums of ransom paid for their freedom. Some of them who spoke […]
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party and Labour Party, with their popular candidates, may pose a serious threat to the dominant All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Leke Baiyewu writes: Before the primaries conducted by various political parties to field candidates for the 2023 general elections, several parties, political groups […]
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The House of Representatives has concluded plans to override President Muhammadu Buhari on Section 84 (8) of the Electoral Act 2022 which seeks to provide for statutory delegates at the meetings, congresses and conventions of political parties. To achieve this, Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, called on members willing to move a motion for […]
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A heap of weapons, seen on April 21, 2022 as part of small arms and light weapons recovered from bandits during Operation Safe Haven and during the military mop up in Jos and surrounding areas in Plateau State in northcentral Nigeria. – The Nigerian military under the platform of Operation Safe Haven has handed over […]
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it will begin the second phase (Phase One) of the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) in August 2022. The electricity sector regulator also said it received bids from 45 local meter manufacturers to participate in the programme and was currently reviewing them. Mr Nathan Shatti, Commissioner, Finance and […]
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• Ayu: PDP will announce Atiku’s running mate within 48 hours • Selection committee votes 16-3 to pick Wike • Coalition canvasses women, youths as running mates • Kingibe suggests all Muslim three-man list to Tinubu for consideration • APC groups push for Dogara • Uzodinma: Tinubu will decide running mate, not governors • CAN […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari,on Tuesday, met behind closed doors with governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Although the governors declined to speak with the media after the meeting, it is believed to be in connection with last-minute hunting for a running mate for the party’s standard-bearer, Bola Tinubu. The […]
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Several groups have warned the All Progressives Congress (APC), especially its presidential flag bearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, against flaunting a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 general elections. The Nigerian Youths Coalition (NYC) said the move would amount to the APC beating the drums of religious war. At a world press conference in Abuja, NYC President […]
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APC condemns Owo killings, wants perpetrators punished By Banji Ayoola The chairman of South West Governors and Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to urgently address the worsening terrorism in the country. Particularly, the Governor, who said he believes in One Nigeria, stressed that the Southwest has been sustaining […]
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