The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates contesting the Osun governorship election in compliance with the Electoral Act. The Commission enjoined any political party whose candidate is missing from the list to notify it through a letter duly signed by the Chairman and Secretary, respectively. A statement by INEC […]
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Scene A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, 24, in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State. It gathered that the live-in lovers stayed on Oke Street, where the suspect allegedly killed his girlfriend for ritual purposes. Our correspondent learnt that a native doctor, who was […]
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Contrary to public perception, it is not only on the score of zoning that leaders of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are divided. Underlying the stringent arguments for and against zoning the party’s Presidential ticket is also the quiet censure against former party stalwarts that traveled to the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
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Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), on Monday, formally threw his hat into the 2023 presidential ring, ending years of conjecture that he is interested in succeeding his principal, PresidentMuhammadu Buhari by May next year. He said in a broadcast posted on all his verified social media handles, that he is running for the top […]
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Abiodun Olatunji, Senior Advocate of Nigeria is a partner at Abdullahi Ibrahim & Co. In this interview, he shares his views on the novel decision that ordered the removal of governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, controversial section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022 and the rejection of special seats for women by the House […]
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2023 is turn of Ndigbo to produce Nigeria’s President – Ohanaeze Tinubu ‘disowns’ Osinbajo, says ‘I have no son grown enough for presidency’ Bagudu: Consensus not ruled out, no division among APC governors Reverberations yesterday trailed the declaration of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to succeed his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari, which offered a foretaste of […]
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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has transferred the case of the late Dunamis Church lead singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department. Osinachi, 42, died on Friday in an undisclosed hospital where she was treated for days. Some friends and family members of the deceased had claimed that her husband, […]
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No fewer than nine persons, including a pregnant woman and two infants, on Monday, lost their lives in a fire incident at the Bonny-Bille-Nembe Jetty in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Also, about 60 passenger boats were destroyed in the fire, which began around 2am when residents woke up to see the inferno. Eyewitnesses said some […]
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•Denies former ZLP members The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ilaje Local Government of Ondo State has said former members of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the area, led by an ex-governorship aspirant, Banji Okunomo, are yet to fully get registered as members of the PDP. It said the constitution of the PDP stipulated […]
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The National Leader of All Progressives Congress and presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, has explained why he met with members of the Progressives Governors Forum on Monday. He had met with the APC governors at the Kebbi State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo declared his intention to succeed the President, Major […]
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