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BREAKING: Anambra Guber: Soludo, PDP’s Ozigbo missing from INEC list •Factional APGA candidate okayed
Prof. Mahmood YakubuINEC Chairman The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared a member of the House of Representatives, Chukwuma Michael Umeoji as the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance in…
‘Chidinma Must Not Die In Custody’, Reps Tell Police
The Nigerian police has been asked to ensure that Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of Super TV’s CEO, Mr Usifo Ataga, does not die in police custody. This order was…
Why Senate Rejects Onochie As INEC Commissioner
Lauretta Onochie The Senate has rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner. The rejection on Tuesday followed the massive outcry that has…
Adeosun Did Not Require NYSC Certificate For Political Appointment, Court Rules
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that former minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun did not require National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate for appointment into political office in the…
Southern governors oppose 30% share of profit for exploration of oil and gas in the basins
L-R: Governors – Dr. Douye Diri (Bayelsa); Prof. Placid Njoku, Imo State Deputy Governor; Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu); Mr. Emmanuel Udom (Akwa Ibom); Dr. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Mr. Gboyega Oyetola…
Kaduna: Speaker raises alarm, as bandits target key sectors
The Speaker Kaduna State House of Assembly, Alhaji Yusuf Zailani has expressed worry that bandits and kidnappers are targeting key sectors of the state. The speaker in a statement signed…
Ohanaeze insists on slot as 17 govs demand 2023 South presidency
Governors and their representatives during the Southern Nigeria Governors Forum meeting at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja…on Monday. Photo: Lagos State Government The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has…
SERAP sues Buhari over $25bn overdrafts taken from CBN
Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit, asking the court to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to disclose spending details of the overdrafts and loans obtained from the…
We have no hand in Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest – Kenyan govt
Kanu Kenya’s Director-General of Immigration Services, Alexander Muteshi, has denied claims that the country was complicity in the re-arrest and eventual extradition of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra,…
Osinbajo Lauds MSME operators for hard work, innovation
Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo The vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed satisfaction with the resilience and innovation of young Nigerians across different sectors of the economy. Speaking yesterday at…