Two former governors of Ekiti State and now chieftains of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Segun Oni and Mr Ayodele Fayose are trading accusations over the primary of their party to choose its flagbearer in the forthcoming governorship election. Oni, a governorship aspirant, accused Fayose of selling out the party’s candidate to the All Progressives […]
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Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday, shunned calls for zoning and the quest that power returns to the South next year as he announced that he has begun consultations for the 2023 Presidency. Socio-political groups including Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan Niger Delta Forum and the Middle Belt Forum had insisted that power moved to […]
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A mango plantation reportedly owned by former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been razed by suspected hoodlums in the Howe community, Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. According to reports, the 140 hectares farm was burnt following possible disagreements with the locals over compensation for the land which was originally owned by the state […]
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Fresh charges against me politically motivated – Ex-governor The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed N2.9 billion fraud charges against former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. This is coming hours after the former governor officially declared his presidential bid for 2023. He was charged alongside Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish […]
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Presidential hopeful and All Progressives Congress chieftain, Rochas Okorocha, says being a governor of Imo State made him poorer. The ex-governor, who is now a lawmaker representing Imo West Senatorial District at the red chamber, said the state government owes him N8 billion security votes. He spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics […]
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The teenager, Soliu Majekodunmi, who allegedly slaughtered his girlfriend, Sofiyah, for suspected money ritual purposes has explained that he learnt the practice through Facebook. Majekodunmi said he typed ‘how to make money ritual’ on Facebook and got the detail, adding that the link instructed him to behead and burn a female skull in a local […]
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The National Assembly, on Monday, transmitted the reworked Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, made this known via a statement he personally signed after the transmission. The statement, titled ‘Transmission of the Electoral Bill 2022,’ read, […]
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• Troops ambushed, 30 houses burnt in Zangon Kataf • Gunmen continue raid on Niger communities after security forces were overpowered The gale of attacks by bandits, now classified as terrorists, in the Northwestern part of the country, especially Kaduna and Niger states, was sustained all weekend, leaving in its trail, bodies, arson and displacement […]
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Toyota retained its crown as the world’s top-selling automaker on Friday, having overcome a chip shortage and supply chain woes to beat Volkswagen for a second straight year. The Japanese auto giant said it sold nearly 10.5 million vehicles in 2021, a jump of about 10 percent from 2020, including units made by its Daihatsu […]
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The country’s general election will take place next year. But the quest of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to increase the pool of registered voters nationwide is being shrouded in doubts. It will be recalled that the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, had made the point last year that the commission was expected to […]
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