Month: September 2022
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Court Nulifies Nomination of Oyetola as Governorship Candidate
The Federal High Court today, 30th September 2022, nullified the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and his Deputy Governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi on the ground that Governor Mai Mala Buni who submitted their names to INEC violated the provisions of Section 183 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 82(3) of…
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PCC Opens Up on Tinubu’s Whereabouts, Clears Air On Circulating Picture
The Director, Media and Publicity, All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday, opened up on the whereabouts of the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, saying the former Lagos State governor was in London, United Kingdom. The clarification was coming after Nigerians, particularly on social media, questioned the whereabouts of the APC flagbearer…
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Just In: New NFF President Emerges
Ibrahim Musa Gusau has emerged the new president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Gusau, a member of CAF Organising Committee and Chairman, Football Associations chairmen, garnered 39 votes to succeed Amaju Pinnick. In the first round of voting during the election held in Benin, Edo state, Gusau garnered 21 votes, defeating outgoing NFF First…
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Just In: Appeal Court Reverses Adebutu’s Nomination as Ogun PDP Gov Candidate
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside an earlier judgment of the Federal High Court given in favour of a factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu. In a judgement on Friday, a three-member panel of the Appeal Court held that Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the…
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Flash: Three PDP NWC Members Return ‘Mysterious’ N93.6m Paid into Accounts
The Nation Newspaper Three members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have returned a “mysterious” N93.6 million paid into their accounts by the leadership of the party. The three party officers are the Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja; National Vice Chairman (South), Chief Dan Orbih and National Women…
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Senate President, Ahmed Lawan Reacts To Court Judgement
The President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has said on Thursday that he will not appeal the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court, Damaturu, in Yobe State with regard to next year’s Yobe North Senatorial district election. In a statement he personally. signed on Wednesday, Lawan said that he had accepted the judgment…
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APC Chairman Writes Tinubu Over Appointment of Campaign Council Without NWC Approval
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Abdullahi Adamu has accused the party’s presidential candidate Bola Tinubu of appointing members of the Presidential Campaign Council without the approval of APC National Working Committee. Tinubu had on Friday unveiled a 422-man committee comprising political heavyweights and other notable members of the party to pilot the…
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BREAKING: Heavy Security in Osun Over Supreme Court Hearing on PDP Gov Ticket
The Nation Newspaper There is heavy security in Osogbo capital of Osun State ahead of the Supreme court judgment in the suit of Prince Dotun Babayemi challenging the candidacy of Governor-elect Senator Ademola Adeleke as the 2022 guber flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). Prior to Osun 2022 governorship election, different primaries produced Babayemi…
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Google Announces 6 New Features on Search
Google has announced six new features and developments on a search to help people gather and explore information in new ways. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, the Head, Communication, West Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Kola-Ogunlade said that the new features leveraging machine learning would help people gather information…
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Dollar hits N735 as Political Campaign Begins
Punch Newspaper The dollar hit N735 in the parallel market on Wednesday as political campaign activities began in the country. According to Bureau De Change operators in Lagos and Abuja, dollar price had increased from N718 – N720 to N728-N735 in the last one week. A BDC operator at Amuwo-Odofin in Lagos, Bala Usman, said,…