APC convention: Full list of aspirants endorsed by governors
The list of aspirants endorsed by governors elected under the platform All Progressives Congress for the ongoing national convention is out. Here are the endorsed aspirants for the various positions: National Chairman – Senator Adamu Abdullahi (Nassarawa State) Deputy National Chairman (North) – Senator Abubakar Kyari (Borno State) Deputy National Chairman (South) – Chief Emma […]
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APC convention: Fears over consensus target failure
There were fears on Saturday that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may not have been able to fully realise its consensus targets as some of its aspirants were seen rigorously lobbying and campaigning at the Convention ground, Eagle Square, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari had solicited party leaders and members to strive to achieve consensus […]
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APC convention: Buni Caretaker members missing on unity list
Two members of the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), contesting for National Working Committee (NWC) positions at the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are missing from the final unity list of the party. They are former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani and former National Youth Leader, Barrister Ismail Ahmed. Nnamani lost […]
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Heavy security at Eagle Square as APC holds national convention
There is a heavy presence of security operatives at Eagle Square, venue of the national convention of the All Progressives Congress. The security operatives were placed at strategic locations around Eagles Square. They include soldiers, policemen, men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, and other paramilitary operatives from the Federal Road Safety Commission, National […]
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Pregnant women, others killed as suspected herdsmen invade Enugu villages
Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Six persons, including pregnant women, have been killed in an attack by suspected herdsmen in Mgbuji and Ebo autonomous communities in the Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State. Many residents in the communities were also said to have been missing while houses and motorcycles were burnt during the […]
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Chidinma: Kirikiri pageant not to make heroes of criminality, says NCoS
Chidinma and the slain SuperTV boss Ataga Usifo Kirikiri pageantry The Nigerian Correctional Service has claimed that it is sensitive to the plight of victims of crime and their families and would not indulge in any activity to assault or undermine their sensibilities. NAN reports that the declaration was made in Abuja by its Public […]
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The Quran versus Muslims of today – Part 2
By Afis Oladosu Thus I asked: what is the Quran? I offer a response which is in itself the Quranic response to similar question- the Quran is the last testament from the Creator of the heavens and earth; it is the last message sent by the Almighty to the Jinns and humankind. It is an […]
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Helpless victims recount woes after Apongbon fire burns multi-million naira shops
•Damage to bridge will subject motorists, commuters to hardship – Lagos Mrs Rukayat Balogun sat quietly staring at the corner where her shops, which housed goods comprising baking materials, once stood. She was so lost in her thoughts that she hardly noticed the presence of sympathisers. Having traded and earned a livelihood there for over […]
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Justice for Bamise Ayanwole
Recurring reports of Nigerians going missing and later found humiliated or maimed, killed in cold blood and mutilated are harrowing. The free reign of bestiality and complicit governance structure resonate louder in the case of Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who was killed right in the custody of supposed state’s protection! It is ludicrous that a state like […]
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