Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, on Tuesday, resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ihedioha, also a former Imo governor said this in a letter addressed to the ward chairman of the party at Mbutu in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. The […]
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A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has ordered the remand of 29 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators for invading the premises of the state Secretariat in Ibadan on Saturday. The defendants were arraigned on Wednesday for their various involvements in the failed invasion of the secretariat and the Governor’s Office. Some […]
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The Nigerian Military authority has dismissed claims that it has embarked on reprisal attacks on Okuama Community in Delta State. Some suspected members of the community had on Thursday ambushed and murdered the Commanding Officer of 181 Army Amphibious Battalion, two Majors, one Captain and 12 soldiers. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, […]
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The Counsel to former Minister of Humanitarian Services, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Sir Oladipo Okpeseyi (SAN),has clarified the erroneous report doing the rounds about his client, saying that she did not shun the invitation extended to her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Okpeseyi said that on the contrary, […]
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embers of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday discussed the idea of a law to curb street begging across the State. The law, if it comes into existence, would also penalise encouragement of street begging by residents. In this way, it would be an offence to give money to a street beggar. Speaker […]
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The Imo State people will demonstrate their impeccable love and support for Governor Hope Uzodimma by overwhelmingly voting for his re-election in the November 11, 2023 governorship election, a support group for the Governor, Professionals Movement for Hope, has told the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party. The Convener of the group, Engineer Obinna Obiozor, in […]
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A socio-cultural group, the Ndi Imo Defenders, has described as wicked and malicious the call by the candidates of the opposition parties that Governor Hope Uzodinma should drop his re-election bid for contestants from the Owerri Zone ahead of the November 11 governorship election. The President of the group, Stan Ezugu, said in a press […]
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The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has said the judiciary of any society must be independent and efficient to be the cornerstone of any democratic system. The Appeal Court president made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja in a goodwill message he delivered at the 63rd Annual General Conference (AGC) of […]
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government Thursday rose from its second Extraordinary Summit on the political impasse in Niger Republic on Thursday, 10th August, 2023, with an order for the immediate deployment of its standby force to restore constitutional order in the country. The regional body also called […]
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Culled from The Guardian By Seye Olumide (Southwest Bureau Chief) Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, in this interview with SEYE OLUMIDE (Southwest Bureau Chief), said that the Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar cannot and should not be trusted with the restructuring of Nigeria if the […]
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The Kogi State Campaign Council, on Sunday, promised that Governor Yahaya Bello will massively deliver the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the state council Director of Media and Publicity, made the promise in a statement in Lokoja. He said that with Senator Bola Tinubu’s track […]
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Following concerns over possibility of insecurity marring the 2023 general election, the Nigerian military authority through Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has vowed that it will provide a safe and secure environment for the conduct of the 2023 elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has also moved to beef up security […]
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