• Hitech withdraws workers, equipment from sites • Projects ongoing, state official affirms, blames rains The ongoing road construction in Lagos State could be the latest casualty in the political battle between Governor Akinwumi Ambode and All Progressives Congress National Leader Bola Tinubu. Ambode’s ambition to retain his seat in the next election has come […]
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The National Assembly Joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday reconvened to deliberate on the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2018 for the fourth time. This is coming exactly two weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari, for the third time on September 3, declined assent to the bill, which was passed by the legislature […]
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The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says its presidential ticket is not zoned to any part of the country but open to all eligible Nigerians. Deputy National Chairman of the party, Abdul Isiaq, said this when he received former governor of Cross River State and a presidential aspirant, Mr Donald Duke, in Abuja on Tuesday. Restating […]
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The imprisoned son-in-law of a murdered Monaco billionaire, Helene Pastor goes on trial Monday with nine other people suspected in the brazen daylight killing of the heiress, a case which prosecutors say bears all the hallmarks of a sordid crime thriller. Helene Pastor was leaving a hospital in Nice on the French Riviera after visiting […]
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Newly appointed Acting Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has assumed duties 72 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari picked her to oversee the ministry following the resignation of Mrs Kemi Adeosun on September 14. Until her appointment, Ahmed was the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning. The minister is reportedly studying her new office […]
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Caption: Red Cross officials evacuating some residents of Yolde-Pate Ward of Yola town flooded by a heavy downpour on Friday (17/8/18). 04361/17/8/2018/ Yakubu Uba/JMH/JAU/NAN The International Committee of the Red Cross has condemned the killing of one of its recently abducted staff, Saifura Khorsa. It also appealed to the abductors to immediately release a second […]
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Candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the September 22 Osun State governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has expressed the hope that government would find the killers of former Justice minister, Chief Bola Ige. Omisore, who was one of those accused of killing Ige, said on Sunday that he was of the hope that […]
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– disagree on zoning, policies – Find killers of Bola Ige, Dokubo, Funso Williams, others, Omisore tasks FG There were fireworks on Sunday in Osogbo at the Osun State governorship debate organised by Channels Television as leading candidates disagreed on several issues and defended their plans for the people if elected. Although five candidates out […]
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– 18,426 police officers, men to monitor exercise Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahooud Yakubu and the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris have assured Nigerians and the international community that the weekend Governorship election in Osun State would be credible in view of the efforts put in place. They both […]
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– as Lagos APC leaders plot defeat at coming direct primary – Buhari, Osinbajo’s intercession hits brick-wall Chances that the Lagos State governor, Akinwumi Ambode, will get his second term ticket, dimmed further on Friday following reports that the leadership of the ruling party in the state, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has resolved to […]
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