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Senate President Loses Out, as INEC Affirms Machina as Yobe North Senatorial Candidate of APC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has affirmed Bashir Sheriff Machina as the winner of the Yobe North senatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress. Machina polled 289 votes out of 300 delegates, a certified true copy of INEC’s report from May 28, 2022, election revealed, confirming the politician’s public claim that he won the primary…
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Former COAS, Burratai Reacts To Alleged Discovery of Billions of Cash In His Abuja Home
Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt General T.Y. Buratai (Retd), through his legal counsel has reacted to an online publication on Buratai in relation to an alleged discovery of billions in cash meant for arms and ammunition to fight Boko Haram in his Abuja home, describing the allegations as a sponsored smear campaign against…
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Rivers Governorship Candidate Picks Controversial Nollywood Actress, Tonto Dikeh as Running Mate
The Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Rivers State, Mr. Tonte Ibraye, has picked controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh as his running mate for the 2023 governorship election in the state. The actress took to her official Instagram page on Friday to announce the news and as well thank the candidate for choosing…
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Strike: Varsities Registrars Send Message To ASUU
The Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities has urged the four unions in the institutions currently on strike to alter their approach to negotiations with the government. The registrars, who are also members of one of the striking unions, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, said the ongoing strike posed grave consequences for the…
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How I Was Picked as Tinubu’s Running Mate – Masari
Katsina-born politician who also doubles as a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kabir Masari, has revealed behind the scenes scenario that led to his nomination as running mate to Presidential candidate of the governing party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He made this known in an interview with the Voice of America (VOA) Hausa…
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Davido Awards Five Year Scholarship To Ghanaian Student
Popular Nigerian singer, Davido, has awarded a five-year scholarship to a Ghanaian student who had been unable to further his education. In a tweet that went viral, the Ghanaian student, identified as Morro Suleyman, had an A1 parallel after he sat for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in 2021 and was unable to proceed…
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Nollywood Loses Veteran Yoruba Actor
Popular Nollywood Actor, Olaniyi Raji, better known as Baba Atoli, has passed away after battling an undisclosed ailment for over a year. The news of his death was announced by Foluke Daramola, the actress, who has been championing fundraisers for his treatment, announced his death in an Instagram post on Thursday. “Sad we lost baba…
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UK Court Orders Remand of Former Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu, Wife in Custody
Embattled former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and wife, Beatrice have been denied bail by an Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom. Vanguard had earlier reported how the Metropolitan Police arrested the Nigerian couple. While the court declined the bail of Ekweremadu and his wife, it ordered that the former Enugu…
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Former Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu, Wife Reportedly Arrested in UK
Former Deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, have been arrested and charged for bringing a child to the United Kingdom for organ harvesting. This medicine could not authoritatively establish if those arrested are Ekweremadu and his wife, but the description given by the UK police fits into their profile. Confirming the arrests…
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“You and Your Excos Are Bunch of Failures”, Students Blast NANS President Over His ‘Update Post’ on ASUU Strike
Some angry students on Facebook platform were tempted to call the bluff of the President of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Asefon Sunday Dayo, following his post on his Facebook page to share an update, ostensibly on the current strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The post by Asefon on Wednesday…
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