Category: News
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Why I Join Labour Party – Peter Obi
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has formally joined the Labour Party few days after dumping the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP saying the party was the right platform that aligned with his aspiration. According to him, I have chosen a route that I consider to be in line with our aspirations and my…
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Police Release Detained Ibadan-based Broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat
Renowned Ibadan-based broadcaster and chief executive of officer of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, has been released from police custody. The management of his radio station confirmed his release in a statement on Friday, faulting the claims of the police over the reasons stated for Oriyomi’s arrest. The statement read, “It is with a heart filled…
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JAMB Subjects 27,105 UTME Results To Further Screening
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday said no fewer than 27,105 results of the candidates who sat for the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, would undergo another round of screening noting that it had withheld 69 results so far. Recall that the board’s Registrar, Prof Isiaq Oloyede, had said the board…
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No Threat To Abba Kyari’s Life – NCoS
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that the former Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, was safe in custody as there was no threat to his life. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Mr Francis Enobore said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Enobore said that it was necessary to address the…
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Police Break Silence Over Arrest of Popular Broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat
The Nigeria Police Force has finally broken its silence over the arrest of renowned broadcaster and owner of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat. In a statement on Thursday, the police said Hamzat was arrested in connection with a case of cyberbullying without stating who was bullied. The police’s reaction was contained in a statement by its…
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Why Only Sanwo-Olu Participated in APC Guber Primary- Electoral Committee
The Electoral Committee for All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Lagos State has revealed that only the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was cleared to participate. The APC special state congress to elect the party’s candidate for the 2023 governorship election held on Thursday. The Chairman of the five-man electoral committee, Alhaji Adamu Yuguda, stated this…
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Gun-weilding Bandits Killed 3 PDP Delegates in Niger
Some gun-wielding bandits have reportedly killed three delegates for the governorship primaries of the People Democratic Party, PDP from Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. The Chairman of the Electoral Committee and Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo announced this at the State PDP Secretariat, venue of the primaries in Minna. Delegates were…
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Stop Delaying Students Progress – Parents Beg FG, ASUU
Some Enugu parents have called on the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to end the union’s prolonged strike and stop delaying students’ progress. The parents made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Enugu. Some of them said they were sad and pained…
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Moment Former APC Stalwart, Yahman Declared Winner of Kwara PDP Guber Primary Election (Video)
Former stalwart of All Progressives Congress, APC, Alh. Shaibu Abdullahi Yahman had emerged the Governorship Flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Kwara State. Yahman emergence came after he won the primary election conducted by the party for its governorship aspirants in the state where he polled 518 from the total votes of 574…
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2023 Presidency: Atiku Unveils 5-point Agenda
One of the leading presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that his agenda is built around a well-developed strategy that will revamp Nigeria’s ailing economy and transform the polity. He said to reform the private sector, his administration would move to liberalise and deregulate the economy…