Category: News
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Igboho Drags Benin Republic To ECOWAS Court, Files $1 Million Suit Over Unlawful Detention, Others
Embattled Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as ‘Sunday Igboho’ , has filed a $1 million suit against Republic of Benin before the Community Court of Justice, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as cost of general damages for each day he has spent in incarceration in the country. Igboho, through…
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Tinubu Support Group Reacts To Viral Picture of ‘Wet Dress’
Pro-Bola Tinubu coalition, the Support Groups Management Council, says the viral photograph of the All Progressives Congress leader pictured in a wet dress is the work of mischief-makers. In a statement on Sunday, the coalition said the viral photo was manipulated, noting that Tinubu is healthy and physically fit to be Nigeria’s President in 2023,…
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How Massive Vote Buying Mars FCT Election, CDD
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) says Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area councils’ poll witnessed massive vote-buying by politicians. Austin Aigbe, senior programme officer, CDD, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday. Mr Aigbe said observations indicated cases of vote-buying in Gwagwalada where votes were bought with money. ”Another case…
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After Kuje, PDP wins Bwari council election
Shekwogaza Gabaya of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of Bwari Area Council Chairmanship Election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Amuche Madu, the INEC Returning/Collation Officer for the election announced this on Sunday in Bwari. Mr Madu said that Gabaya polled 13,045 votes to emerge winner, while Haruna Shekwolo…
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Strike: Likely Position of ASUU ‘Revealed’
There are strong indications that Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may settle for warning strike to drive their demands home as some key members are presently at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, to take position on the looming industrial action. A chairman of one of the branches, who preferred anonymity because…
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FG To Train 500,000 Public Servants On Digital Economy
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) says plans are underway to train 500,000 public servants on digitisation and Information Technology (IT) to improve service delivery. Mr Dasuki Arabi, the Director-General of the bureau disclosed this when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Sunday. Arabi said that the…
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APC Moves To Bar Lawmakers From Participating in Presidential Primary
Punch Newspaper Fresh crisis is looming in the ruling All Progressives Congress amid fresh plans by the APC to bar members of the National Assembly – who are not principal officers – from taking part in the Presidential primary, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Currently, all serving and former members of the APC are allowed to…
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FG Creates 750,000 Jobs To Close Unemployment Gap in Nigeria
The Federal Government has created 750, 000 jobs for youths to close the unemployment gap in the country. The Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Mr Dasuki Arabi made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum, on Sunday in Abuja. Arabi, who is also the Chairman, Technical Working Committee on Youth…
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NECO Issues Fresh Guidelines On 2022 SSCE Registration
National Examination Council, NECO, has issued fresh guidelines to candidates willing to participate in the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, adding that, candidates are required to register offline and validate their registration via their respective state offices of NECO. The examination body revealed this in the new registration guideline made available to Punch in…
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Armed Hoodlums Attacked Igboho’s Residence, as Supporters Sustained ‘Gunshot Injuries’ (Video)
Suspected hoodlums who were reportedly armed to the teeth on Saturday attacked the Soka residence of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho in Ibadan. Some supporters were reportedly attacked and injured during the clash. The Activist is being detained in a prison facility in the Republic of Benin after he was…