Ongoing primaries valid under existing laws, not affected by amendments, lawyers say A Coalition of Election Monitors and Observers (CEMO) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against assenting to the recent Electoral Act 2022 amendment bill because preparations for the 2023 general elections are already in full gears. The coalition, made up of 24 election monitoring […]
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Credit: Kola Sulaimon / AFP) Fayemi: Only five aspirants are serious Nwajiuba backs party on controversial letter of withdrawal Ohanaeze Ndigbo upbeat about Igbo producing next president Barring last minute changes, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will today screen its presidential aspirants for the 2023 general elections after earlier postponements. This was announced, yesterday, […]
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Nigeria Governors’ Forum chairman, Dr Kayode Fayemi The 36 Governors on Monday lost in their opposition to Federal Government’s efforts to monitor their handling of Local governments’ funds. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit filed to that effect by the 36 states, through their Attorneys General and the […]
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Credit: /Twitter/Gov Wike Godwin Emefiele, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, withdrew the suit he filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation over his presidential ambition. Emefiele, through his counsel, S.T. Maliki, told Justice Ahmed Mohammed that a notice of discontinuance had been filed and […]
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Actress Eucharia Anunobi has stated she needs a complete, God-fearing man for marriage immediately. She was possibly debunking alleged rumour of being engaged to a 27-year-old, which has set tongues wagging on social media. The actress was married to Charles Ekwu in the early 2000s. The union however crashed in 2009. In an interview with […]
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Students gather in front of University of Ibadan gate The Nigerian government on Monday said it has shortlisted about 8,800 students for scholarship opportunities abroad. The shortlisted students were from among the 26,000 who applied for its overseas scholarship programme backed by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). The annual PTDF scholarship has been ongoing […]
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Credit: Facebook Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Monday destroyed over 400 carts confiscated from pushers, who allegedly serially dump waste at unauthorised locations in the metropolis. The Managing Director/CEO, LAWMA, Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, told newsmen that the indiscriminate dumping of waste by the cart pushers was a clear violation of the environmental laws of […]
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Disturbed by the activities of terrorists and bandits in some parts of the country, the Nigeria Police Force has resolved to deploy modern and best technology to put an end to the menace of the criminals. It has also resolved to use high tech to win the war on insurgency and terrorism in the country. […]
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The Police Command in Lagos State has said that there is no cover-up in the case of Mr David Imoh who was killed and burnt by some motorcyclists on May 12 in Lekki. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in Lagos on Monday. Hundeyin […]
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Popular comedian and activist, Debo Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has stated that he would never support the ruling All Progressives Congress and its opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party. The activist, who noted that everyone has the right to support any party they wish to, added that he’d rather join another party and hope […]
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