dismisses PDP allegation The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday dismissed an allegation by Peoples Democratic Party that it was hoarding some election materials. The Chief Press Secretary of the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said the Commission would never deliberately hoard election materials or engage in any act intended to favour any political […]
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The Secretary to Ogun State Government, Mr Taiwo Adeoluwa, was on Friday involved in an auto crash on Abeokuta – Sagamu Road in which one person died. Adeoluwa, who sustained some injuries, was taken to the Federal Medical Center, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. Mr Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed […]
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received a fresh batch of 164 Nigerians who in their failed attempts to travel to Europe for greener pastures, got stranded in Libya. Receiving the Returnees, Ibrahim Farinloye on behalf of the Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of the Agency, Alhaji Idris Muhammed, implored the Returnees to seize the fresh […]
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Babatunde Omidina popularly known as ‘Baba Suwe’ has been admitted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in Idi Araba, Lagos. Mr Bolaji Amusan, the National President, Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Producers Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Amusan popularly known as ‘Mr […]
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Federal High Court to, among others declare illegal the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to security agencies to deal ruthlessly with ballot box snatchers. The request is contained in a suit it filed on February 21 this year. The suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/225/2019 has the President of the […]
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alleges ruling party, government violate Peace Accord The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has declared the peace accord signed by the two leading presidential candidates, President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP has been violated. In a statement on Friday […]
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Senator Rufai Ibrahim (Kwara South) and other members of the party said to have been framed-up, arrested and detained by the Police in Kwara state. A statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said the continued detention of Senator Ibrahim on the eve […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny, hazy and partly cloudy weather conditions with thundery activities over most parts of the country on Saturday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Friday, in Abuja, predicted partly cloudy conditions over central cities with day and night temperatures of 33 degrees celsius to 38 degrees celsius and 17 to […]
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of withholding sensitive election materials, including collation (form EC8D) and result (form EC8E) sheets in states considered to be PDP strongholds. The party said intelligences at its disposal showed that certain compromised INEC officials are working with agents of the All Progressives […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has defended the arrest of Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator representing Kwara south. Adamu said the senator, who is seeking reelection, was arrested after being fingered in the violence which occured in the state earlier in the week. The violence which broke out in Ojuku […]
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