Few days to the convention to pick the presidential flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 elections, one of the aspirants, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has recorded a major breakthrough with the party’s delegates from the South West. The Director General of the Nwachukwu Anakwenze Campaign Organisation, Chief Eric Oluwole, disclosed this in […]
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PDP Convention: Tension as court defers ruling to today Dickson, Suswam, Akobundu secure tickets Kenny Bello defeats Reps Deputy Minority Whip in Ogun 3 Reps defeated in Benue Governors Okezie Ikpeazu, Samuel Ortom, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Abia, Benue and Enugu states respectively, yesterday, won senatorial tickets of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in their […]
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The train attacked on the Abuja-Kaduna Railway at Rijana Kagarko LGA, in Kaduna Two months after their abduction, the Federal Government has been given an ultimatum of seven days by terrorists to enter into meaningful dialogue over the kidnapped victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack, otherwise, they would be killed. However, the terrorists said negotiation […]
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INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, kicked against what it described as marginalisation of women in the political space, imploring political parties to give preference to the gender during their primaries. It underscored the need for women to break the barriers of being just aspirants to contestants, while advising […]
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Federal High Court, Lagos Human rights lawyer, Chief Malcom Omirhobo, has sued the Federal Government (FG), Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lagos State government and its attorney general, and 12 other northern states and their attorneys general at the Federal High Court, Lagos, over-allocation of Value Added Tax (VAT) realised from the sale of […]
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• Accuses him of jumping bail Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arrested the former Imo State governor and presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha, at his Maitama, Abuja residence. Though the security operatives met stiff resistance from the supporters of the former governor, tear gas was fired to disperse them to effect the arrest. The […]
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As political parties begin primaries to elect their candidates, former Military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar has counselled them to rise above sectional sentiments and consider competence. To him, Nigeria at this stage of nationhood should not be debating zoning but should concentrate on getting any competent Nigerian, irrespective of his state of origin […]
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Suspense over consensus option as Jonathan, Daura meet Okorocha: Tinubu is distressed, and feels APC should reward him with the presidency Candidates with forged academic credentials will be prosecuted, says INEC The confusion within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was palpable, yesterday, when the National Working Committee (NWC) released yet another revised timetable and […]
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Pledges: ‘Declaration of state emergency on power outage in Ondo South my first assignment in Senate’ By Banji Ayoola Billionaire businessman and senatorial aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, has promised to end the blackout that has pervaded the Ondo South Senatorial District, for about 20 years […]
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The Federal Government on Tuesday said N999 million would be spent daily to feed approximately 10 million pupils in the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) across the country. Hajiya Aishatu Digil, the Team Lead of NHGSFP disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting on disbursement modalities for the review cost of feeding in the […]
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