President Bola Tinubu has tendered copies of his educational records from the Chicago State University before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) as he opened his defence in the petition by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Also tendered by his lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) is a …
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Jigawa Governor Malam Namadi has sent the list of 16 Commissioner-nominees to the Assembly for screening. This was contained in a statement by the secretary to the State Government Alhaji Bala Ibrahim in Dutse, JIgawa State capital. The Secretary to the Government noted the nominees were Ibrahim Babangida Umar, Prof. …
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A 42-year-old man, Okwudili Orji, was arraigned on Monday for allegedly stealing iron rods worth N5m in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. Orji was arraigned on two counts bordering on stealing before Chief Magistrate Patrick Nwaka at the Yaba Magistrates’ Court. The prosecutor, Cyril Ejiofor, told the court …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened and closed its defence in the petition by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). INEC’s lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, announced the closure of the first respondent’s case after the conclusion of the testimony of …
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Muhammad Sani Abdullahi (Dattijo), former Commissioner of Budget and Planning under ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has launched a 255-page book titled “Disruption: Rethinking Governance to Work for the Poor”. The book launched in Berlin, Germany, was published by Almara Publishers led by Hadiza Isma El-Rufai, wife of the …
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After the struggle for majority principal offices in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, new leaders have emerged. The leaders, who are all of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), emerged through consensus, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio made the announcement on Tuesday when the senate resumed …
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Governor of Sokoto State Ahmad Aliyu has set up a nine-man panel to review all appointments made by former governor Aminu Tambuwal close to the end of his administration. The panel headed by former police affairs minister, Malami Dingyadi was specifically mandated to review the appointments of some traditional rulers …
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A senator representing Plateau North Senatorial District, Simon Mwadkwon, has emerged as the Minority Leader of the 10th Senate. Mwadkwon was announced as the Minority Leader by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. Mwadkwon beat the immediate past governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, to …
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Kebbi State government through the Ministry of Animals, Husbandry and Fisheries in collaboration with the Federal Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services (FDVPCS) has concluded arrangement to vaccinate nine million animals and 10 million local chickens against diseases across the 20 local government areas of the state. The exercise …
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Few days after a windstorm destroyed several houses in Zauro town of Birnin Kebbi local government area of Kebbi State, a thunderstorm has killed three people and injured six others. The incident occurred during a heavy downpour in Alle-Kwara in Lailaba district under Argungu local government area of the state. …
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