Appeal Court upholds Akeredolu’s election

Jegede heads for Supreme Court The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the October 2020 governorship election in Ondo state, Mr Eyitayo Jegede against the victory of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the ruling All Progressive Congress […]

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2023: Group supports Yoruba presidency, another wants Tinubu

SWAGA insists it is South-West’s turn to produce next president Says only traitors will compete with ex-governor The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), yesterday, said it was in support of power shift to the South-West in the 2023 presidential election, adding that if Tinubu gets the ticket of his party, it will support him. Secretary-General […]

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Igbo congress warns against another civil war

President-General, Ohanaeze, Prof George Obiozor Calls Buhari’s ‘dot in a circle’ analogy annihilation plot Ohanaeze charges Northern leaders to flay assault on S’East The World Igbo Congress (WIC) has warned against another civil war in Nigeria, especially one contrived with the Igbo as antagonists. It, therefore, called for cessation of the shoot-on-sight order in the […]

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Ominous official silence on killings in Igangan, others

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde (left) and Chairman, State Advisory Council, Hosea Agboola, at the Asigangan Palace during a visit to Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Council of the state, following attacks on the town by arsonists The people of Oyo State, particularly those in and around Igangan would very much like to believe Governor […]

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Reminder for Nigerians on NIN-SIM linkage as June 30 deadline nears

Chaos at the begining of the NIN-SIM exercise. NIMC office NATCOMs canvasses four SIM cards per individuals Fourteen days from now, the June 30 extended deadline handed to Nigerians by the Federal Government for National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) cards’ registration and linkage would expire. As such, the National Association of […]

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AstraZeneca cocktail trial fails as Nigeria expects another 3.92m vaccine doses

(Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP) Nigeria to receive second batch doses, reopens vaccination for first COVID-19 shots WHO, NPHCDA warn of third wave threat in Africa High exposure to malaria explains low COVID-19 cases, deaths Vaccine maker, AstraZeneca, yesterday revealed it has hit a setback in trials of a treatment for COVID-19. The drug, […]

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Appeal Court gives verdict on Ondo guber poll today

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, will today deliver its judgement on the suit filed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the October 10, 2020 Governorship election, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, challenging the victory of the ruling APC flag-bearer at the poll and incumbent Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Akeredolu, according […]

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Anarchy looms in Nigeria, Okogie warns

A former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Cardinal Anthony Okogie, has criticised the President Muhammadu Buhari administration as making the situation of the country worse than it met it The former Catholic Archbishop of the Lagos Diocese noted that the administration met some of the crises while taking over power in 2015, adding […]

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Tinubu returns from overseas trip

Tinubu arrives at the Lagos airport on Tuesday All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State. In viral photos, the former Lagos State governor was accompanied by some aides at the airport. When contacted, Tinubu’s spokesman, Tunde Rahman, said that his principal “came back into […]

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