Category: News
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Rivers Labour Party Adopts PDP Governorship Candidate
Labour Party in Rivers State has adopted the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Sir Siminialaye Fubara, ahead of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election. This was as the party has abandoned its standard bearer, Mrs. Beatrice Itubo. The Rivers State Chairman of the party, Dienye Pepple, disclosed this position in Port Harcourt today in…
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Education: ASUU Sends Message To President-elect, Tinubu
Punch Newspaper The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to treat academics in the country with “utmost respect.” The academic union also advised the former Lagos State governor to ensure that university education becomes a priority. Speaking with our correspondent, the Chairman of ASUU, Federal University of Technology, Minna,…
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Former AGF, Olanipekun, 48 Other Legal Titans To Defend Tinubu’s Election Victory
The Nation Newspaper Legal icon Wole Olanipekun and 49 other lawyers have offered to defend the victory of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Election Tribunal. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and one-time President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is leading the team of legal giants. The lawyers are waiting to…
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INEC Releases List of Senators-elect For 10th Assembly
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released list of Senators-elect, following the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The list was posted on INEC’s verified Twitter handle on Monday night. The Commission had announced in a statement at the weekend that it would present certificates of return to those whose names are on…
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Governorship Candidate Declared Wanted Over Gruesome Murder of Traditional Ruler
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Prof Bernard Odoh has been declared wanted by Ebonyi state police command over the gruesome killing of the traditional ruler, Igbokwe Ewa. Odoh, a former Secretary to the State Government was declared wanted alongside nine other suspects. Recall that Ezego Ewa, a traditional ruler of Umu-Ezekoha…
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Banks ‘Begin’ Re-issuing of Old Naira Notes To Customers
Following the Supreme Court judgment, which extended the validation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) currency redesign policy to December, some deposit money banks have re-issuing the old notes. Daily Trust checks showed that some commercial banks in the City of Kano and Abuja have commenced paying out the old N500 and N1000 notes.…
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Ohanaeze Congratulates Tinubu, Says Obi not Destined To Win 2023 Presidential Race
The highest Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide, has said that the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, is not destined to emerge as winner of the just concluded presidential election February held on 25 of February. The much respectful group stated this in a congratulatory statement to the President-elect, Bola…
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Cash Withdrawal Limit Violation of Nigerians’ Right – Supreme Court
Premium Times The Supreme Court has adjudged the cash withdrawal limits imposed by banks as a result of scarcity of currency notes in circulation as a violation of citizens’ rights. A seven-man panel of the court led by John Okoro made the declaration in a unanimous judgement delivered on Friday. “Such restriction on an owner’s…
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26-year-old Man Rides Bicycle From Katsina to Lagos To Celebrate Tinubu’s Victory
A 26-year-old man, Gaddafi Musa, has embarked on a riding a bicycle from Katsina State to Lagos to celebrate the electoral victory of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election. According to distance calculator.net on Google map search, Katsina to Lagos is 1,227 kilometres by road. Musa, who arrived Ilorin,…
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Akpabio, Kalu, others begin battle for Senate presidency
Punch Newspaper Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June, some senators-elect have begun lobbying for the presidency of the upper chamber. Aspirants for the top Senate and House of Representatives positions are expected to start declaring interest in their choice positions once the National Assembly resumes from election break on March…