Ekiti State Deputy Governor-elect, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, has denied having an anointed candidate for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 1 race. His denial followed cracks in the party as eight of the aspirants from the constituency petitioned the party leadership, accusing the deputy-governor-elect of favouring a particular aspirant currently seeking for the APC ticket to emerge […]
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Heart diseases, or cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), are the number one cause of death globally, according to a recent WHO global status report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The WHO report has shown consistently that cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death, amidst all other non-communicable diseases. The 2018 WHO fact sheet on this disease shows […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday sympathised with the government and people of Indonesia over the latest Tsunami and earthquake that hit that country’s Central Sulawesi Island. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President said the natural disaster, which claimed nearly 400 lives, was devastating beyond description. […]
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The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has postponed the party’s governorship primaries in both Lagos and Imo States indefinitely. It, however, said that the governorship primaries in other states would still be held throughout the country on Sunday. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said this in a statement […]
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The Governor’s Advisory Council(GAC) of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu to pick the party’s governorship ticket for the 2019 election in the state. Senator Anthony Adefuye, a member of the council, announced the endorsement to party members on Saturday, at a stakeholders’ meeting at the […]
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President Muhammad Buhari has scored a total of 202,599 votes in the All Progressive Congress Presidential Primary Election conducted at 287 wards across the 27 Local Government Areas of the state. Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa, who is also the Chief Returning Officer for the election, stated this while announcing the result in Dutse on […]
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Senator Aisha Al-hassan, who resigned her appointment as Women Affairs minister and also dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday, has picked the United Democratic Party,UDP nomination form to contest for the Taraba governorship seat. At a press conference shortly after joining the UDP and picking its nomination form, she claimed that the APC […]
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The All Progressives Congress has shifted its governorship primary elections in Lagos and Imo states to Monday. National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, said that the primaries earlier scheduled to hold on Sunday were shifted in both states for logistic reasons. He said this in Abuja on Saturday while inaugurating the 21-member National Convention […]
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By Tola Adeniyi It is my pleasure and distinct privilege to welcome you to this history-making event. It is for me a dream come true. For many years, I had conceived the idea of men and women who wield mighty pens that shape and mould the thoughts and world-view of communities coming together in an […]
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Activist lawyer, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission was sympathetic to the ruling All Progressives Congress rather than being neutral in the Osun State governorship election. According to him, the handling of the Osun State governorship poll by the electoral umpire underscored the claim that many loyalists and relatives of […]
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