Category: News
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BREAKING: Oyegun committee disqualifies 10 APC presidential aspirants
The Nation Newspaper The John Odigie Oyegun-led seven-man Presidential Screening Committee (PSC) has disqualified 10 presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Odigie-Oyegun said only 13 out of the 23 aspirants scaled the screening exercise. He spoke while submitting report of the committee to APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Details shortly
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Flash: INEC Releases Guidelines For 2023 Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the legal framework that will guide the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said with the presentation of the Regulations and Guidelines, the Commission has concluded formal preparations for the polls. He said it is the first time the Commission is releasing the guidelines nine…
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Presidential Primaries: Why Odigie-Oyegun’s panel cleared Tinubu, 22 others…
Vanguard News The seven-man Presidential Aspirants Screening Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has cleared all the 23 aspirants it screened for Monday’s primaries. A source close to the committee told Vanguard that the panel found all the aspirants “electable” and “has no reason to disqualify any of…
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My Role In Emergence of Buhari as President, Tinubu Recounts 2015 Efforts
Presidential Hopeful under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has recalled his strategic role in the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, maintaining that the Katsina-born leader would have lost the election if not for his efforts. Tinubu made the comment on Thursday while addressing party delegates at the Presidential…
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Okada Riders Drag Lagos State Government To Court Over Ban
Vanguard Following the ban and enforcement, a commercial motorcycle riders’ union, popularly called “Okada” has sued the Lagos State Government before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The union, under the umbrella of the Motorcycle Transport Union of Nigeria, MTUN, and others in the suit are praying for a declaration that the ban on…
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Reactions Trail Death of Young Lady Who Died During Plastic Surgery in Lagos Hospital
Reactions have continued to trail the death of a young Nigerian lady, Port Harcourt influencer, simply identified as Crystabel who died in Lagos hospital during body enhancement. A friend of the deceased @poshcupcake who broke the news on Twitter had revealed to Nigerians that the hospital kept mute on her friend’s death after a failed…
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Extradition: Court Grants Abba Kyari’s Request
Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted permission to the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari to file more evidence against a suit by the Federal Government seeking to extradite him to the United States of America for trial on criminal charges. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the request of Kyari made through his…
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Popular Nollywood Actor, Jim Iyke Clears Air On Purported Conversion To Islam (Video)
Popular Nollywood Actor, Jim Iyke has cleared the air on rumours making the rounds that he recently converted to Islam. The actor made the clarification via his verified Instagram page on Thursday, saying the blogger who peddled the rumours took out his photos from a movie he recently made in Ghana. “Hello everyone I felt…
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Alleged N80 Billion Fraud: Suspended Accountant General of Federation Reunites With Family Members (Video)
The suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Mr Ahmed Idris, has reunited with the members of his family after his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Family sources confirmed his release to DAILY NIGERIAN, saying Mr Ahmed was released on Wednesday night but the anti-graft agency is yet to…
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APC Set up 18 Sub-committees To Oversee Presidential Convention
The All Progressives Congress APC has announced the setting up of 18 sub-committees to oversee the activities lined up for its presidential convention slated for June 6-8, 2022. The spokesman of the party, Felix Morka stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday night in Abuja. While Gombe Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya…