Category: News
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Nigeria @62: Buhari Lists Achievements, Sends Message To ASUU, as Tenure Winds Down
Punch Newspaper In what would be his last Independence Day speech to Nigerians, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has congratulated Nigerians on the country’s 62nd independence anniversary. He expressed gratitude to God and Nigerians for giving him the opportunity to serve. In his speech to mark the anniversary, the President itemised some of…
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Woman Gambles With 4-year-old Son in Enugu
The Nation Newspaper An Enugu based woman has allegedly used her four-year-old son for gambling. It was learned that the woman abandoned the kid in the betting shop and disappeared after losing the bet. The incident occurred at Moore House Street, Ogui Enugu, in the evening of Thursday, September 29, 2022. Residents of the area…
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Atiku Offers Governor Wike ‘New Deal’
The Nation Newspaper Worried by the danger posed to his ambition in next year’s presidential election by the camp of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) flag bearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has offered the governor a new deal. Both men met on Thursday in Abuja in a fresh bid to patch…
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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…