Anambra State Police Command on Thursday said it saw no need to arrest wife of outgoing Governor of Anambra State, Ebelechukwu Obiano; and widow of the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca; for breach of public peace. The Command spokesman, Ikenga Tochukwu, made this known in a text response to a question.. According to him, the security […]
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Drama ensued on Thursday at the inauguration of Prof Charles Soludo as the governor of Anambra State when the wife of the outgoing Governor Willie Obiano, Ebelechukwu, slapped wife of the late Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca, at the event. The incident occurred immediately after Soludo took his oath of office. Dignitaries, including ex-Governor […]
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• Power minister begs Nigerians for support over grid collapses • GenCos insist NBET yet to perform obligations The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will conduct a minor tariff review every six months to reflect the economic situation, especially the disparity between naira and other major currencies, specifically the dollar. NERC Chairman, Sanusi Garba, who […]
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River State Governor Nyesom Wike (left); former Senate president, Bukola Saraki and Ndudi Elumelu at the PDP governors reconciliation meeting at the Akwa Ibom Governor’s Lodge, Abuja… yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua • Sets up committee to resolve Edo crisis • Presidential aspirants to pay N40m for nomination forms • Youths get 50% reduction • Sale […]
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Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo was sworn-in as the governor of Anambra State on Thursday at the Government House, Agu-Awka. Following is the full text of his inaugural address: Inaugural Address as Governor of Anambra State, Government House, Agu-Awka, Awka Anambra State: “PROTOCOL Umunne m Ndi Anambra, I applied for this job; my party, (the All […]
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Affirms Buni as CECPC chair, March 26 convention Buni meets President in London, set to return Party cancels today’s NEC meeting as Yari, Akume, others pick chairmanship forms President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, waded into the leadership crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), backing Governor Mai Mala Buni as chairman of the Caretaker and […]
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Following its 95th National Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, the Peoples Democratic Party has pegged its nomination and expression of interest forms for Presidential aspirants at N40m. This is as it approved the establishment of a 37-member Zoning Committee to make recommendations for the zoning of various elective positions for the 2023 general elections. The […]
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APC chair parleys President in UK, returns from Dubai trip, cancels NEC meeting Party may die if crisis continues, Buhari warns, directs DSS, police to provide cover Governors scheming to remove the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Governor Mai Mala Buni, failed in their attempt as President Muhammadu Buhari put his […]
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About one week after the Senate rejected the President’s request to amend the recently signed Electoral Act, 2022, the Federal Government has said it will explore all available options on the law. Before assenting to the amended Electoral Act on Friday, February 25, President Muhammadu Buhari asked the National Assembly to delete Section 84(12), which […]
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United States is supporting Ukrainian Internally Displaced People (IDPs) with an additional over $186 million. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken made the announcement on Tuesday. He said in a statement that the additional humanitarian assistance would support internally displaced persons and the more than three million refugees affected by Russia’s “premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified […]
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