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A coalition of civil society organisations on Wednesday called on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to step down for the candidate of the Nigeria Peoples Party, Musa Kwankwaso, to avoid unnecessary splitting of votes in the North. The coalition, however, acknowledged that Atiku had done his best for the nation […]
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A fire incident at the Timber Market, Umuokpu, Awka, Anambra State, destroyed no fewer than 17 shops in the area on Tuesday. Although there was no loss of life, it was gathered that the fire started at about 10:16 pm and burnt till the men of the state firefighters came to the scene. The cause […]
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The National Leader of People with Disabilities of All Progressives Congress, Tolu Bankole, on Wednesday, appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission to make provisions for the safety of physically-challenged persons ahead of Saturday’s presidential election. The plea is coming four months after the Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Political Intelligence, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has removed the name of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Imo State, Albert Agulanna, from the list of House of Representatives candidates in the February 25 elections. Agulanna is the sacked PDP candidate seeking to represent Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala federal constituency of the state in the House of Representatives. […]
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No fewer than 48,234 air travellers’ luggage was either declared delayed or missing by foreign airlines operating in the country in 2022, according to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, in its newly released 2022 executive summary obtained by our correspondent in Abuja, blamed excess luggage and the non-availability of enough […]
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Gunmen, in the early hours of Tuesday, razed the country home of the Imo State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Emeka Okoronkwo. Also razed is the country home of a former Dean of the Faculty of Law, Imo State University, Owerri, Nnamdi Obiaraeri, who served as Commissioner for Information, Youths and Sports as well as […]
Continue ReadingThe Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved Friday 24th of February as a public holiday for residents and indegenes to travel for Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday. In a circular issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye, public servants are expected to utilize the opportunity […]
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The Senator, representing Kano Central Senatorial zone, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, on Wednesday, in Kano State, expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will emerge victorious during Saturday’s election. Shekarau stated this on Tuesday during a Media Interactive Session heralding his book launch event. The two books: “Exemplary Leadership & Effective Representation” […]
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Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus has said the alleged move by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to canvas votes for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, would end in futility. Speaking during Arise Television program on Wednesday, Secondus declared […]
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The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, said it would not allow the Federal and states governments turn the Judiciary to a scapegoat in the legal dispute that is currently trailing the ban on use of the N200, N500 and N1,000 old banknotes as valid legal tenders. Justice Inyang Okoro, who is heading a seven-man panel of […]
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