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Ganduje Tipped as APC Chairman
The former governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been tipped as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Daily Trust reliably gathered last night. Ganduje, 73, was yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and three governors who are members of the APC.…
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Mmesoma Tenders Apology To JAMB
The 19-year old candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Mmesoma Ejikeme, accused by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) of result forgery has apologised to the examination body for her action. She read an apology letter in an investigative hearing by the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee to probe the…
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Fuel Price hike: COEASU directs lecturers to go to work 2 days a week
The College of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, has directed members to henceforth report to work for only two days a week, following fuel subsidy removal by the federal government. The union which explained that life has been unbearable with members since the government’s action, insisted that members can only work two days a week…
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GWR: Nigerian Man Goes ‘Blind’ While Attempting To Break Record
A Nigerian man identified as Tembu Ebere has confirmed that he partially went blind while attempting to cry for seven days to set a record in the Guinness World Records. This is as the craze to achieve feats of endurance sweeps across the country after a chef, Hilda Baci, in May officially broke the record…
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FG, States, Local Governments To Share N1.959tr Revenue in July
The Cable The three tiers of government are set to share N1.959 trillion in July 2023 — probably a record, TheCable can report. This is nearly triple the N786.161 billion shared in June and more than triple the N655.93 billion in May. Allocations are usually shared from the preceding month’s revenue — meaning June will…
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Palliative: Tinubu bows to pressure, orders review of N8,000 cash transfer
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that the N8,000 conditional cash transfer programmed envisaged to bring succour to most vulnerable households be reviewed immediately. Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, in a statement on Tuesday said the directive was in deference to the views expressed by Nigerians against it. Nigerians have been very critical of the scheme,…
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Guinean Passport: What Tinubu Told Tribunal
President Bola Tinubu has told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal that his Guinean citizenship expired in 2020, the same year when his Guinean passport, being brandished by the opposition, expired. Tinubu made the claim through his lead counsel, Wole Olanipekun (SAN) while asking the tribunal to throw out a petition by the Labour Party (LP)…
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Just In: Tinubu Sets to Submit list of Ministerial Nominees
Barring any last minute change, President Bola Tinubu is expected to send the list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening this week. The President is expected, by law, to forward the list of ministerial nominees to the National Assembly 60 days from the date he takes the oath of office. The administration of…
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Reasons Behind Adamu, Omisore’s Resignation Revealed
The Nation Newspaper Senators Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore left their positions yesterday as national chairman and national secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following complaints about lack of accountability and non-inclusive leadership, it was learnt. They were also accused of personalising their positions and sidelining critical organs, particularly the National Working Committee…
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APC : Tinubu Shops For Adamu’s Replacement
Vanguard News Following the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, indications, emerged, yesterday, that President Bola Tinubu is “actively shopping” for his replacement. Vanguard reliably gathered that some of the president’s men were said to have been looking for a suitable replacement for Adamu shortly after Tinubu…
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