Category: News
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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,…
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FG Declares Public Holiday To Mark Independence Anniversary Celebration
The Federal government has declared Monday October 3, 2o022, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. According to a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, the minister congratulated all Nigerians…
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Wike, Four Others Serving PDP Governors Boycott Atiku’s Campaign Inauguration
Five Governors serving under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, including Governor Wike on Wednesday boycotted the official inauguration of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council. The Governors include Samuel Ortom of Benue State; Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Wike. Some other stakeholders…
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BREAKING: Court declares Machina APC Yobe north senatorial candidate
The Nation Newspaper The Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Bashir Machina as the candidate for Yobe North senatorial candidate. Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu ordered the APC to forward the name of Machina to INEC as the authentic winner…
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APC, PDP Yet To Submit 2019 Election Expenses Report – INEC
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) were yet to submit the report of the expenses they incurred during the 2019 general elections. The major political parties reportedly spent N4.6billion, N3.3billion on billboards, print media advertisements, electronic media advertisements, and…
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ASUU Strike Delaying Payment Of N75,000 Stipends To Education Students – FG
Federal government has said the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was responsible for the delay in the commencement of payment of bursary allowance to students studying education courses in tertiary institutions. The permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, David Gende, who represented the minister, Malam Adamu Adamu at the…
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EndSARS: Abuja panel okays 28 police officers for trial
Vanguard News The Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and other Units of the Nigeria Police Force, has found 72 police officers culpable, even as it okayed 28 of them for prosecution. While the panel, which was led by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Suleiman…
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Electricity: National grid begins slow recovery after 7th collapse in 2022
Vanguard News MOST businesses and homes were again left without power supply for several hours yesterday after Nigeria’s national grid collapsed again, the 7th time this year. The last national system collapse was recorded on the 13th of June 2022 but the system was deliberately shut down last month by protesting electricity workers. Checks by…