A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has narrated why the imposition of candidates is common in the party. In a statement on Sunday, Lukman said candidate imposition is common in the APC because party organs are not meeting. As a solution, he called for regular meetings …
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Igbo think-tank, Alaigbo Development Foundation, ADF, has demanded immediate and unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. President of the ADF, Prof Ukachukwu Awuzie made the call during a press conference held in Enugu on Sunday after an executive meeting of the group. …
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NIGERIA has called on both Israel and Iran to exercise restraint in the ongoing face off between them. Nigeria’s call was made in a press statement on Sunday by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Francisca Omayuli . The statement read: “The Federal Government of Nigeria joins …
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OGUN Football Association (FA) has imposed a two-year ban on the two persons involved in an assault against match officials at MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta on Saturday. This is contained in a statement issued by the FA Chairman, Alhaji Ganiyu Majekodunmi, on Sunday in Abeokuta. The culprits, who were said …
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SENATE President Godswill Akpabio has charged state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South geo-political zone to work toward uniting the party and gaining more grounds. Akpabio gave the charge when the APC chairmen paid him a visit in Abuja on Sunday. While acknowledging the challenges faced …
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NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted about 900,000 pills of opioid at Sabon Gari area of Kano State. Spokesperson of NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, said that two suspects were arrested on April 9. Babafemi said that another 48-year-old …
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THE Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta, Dr Emmanuel Oko-Jaja, has called on Nigerians, especially those in positions of authority to uphold moral standard and integrity. Oko-Jaja said this at a thanksgiving service to mark the 90th birthday of Prof. Sylvester Cookey at Saint Paul Anglican Church in Opobo …
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THE Police Command in Lagos State says no fewer than 1,019 suspects will be charged to court on Monday for various offences. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday. Hundeyin said that the suspects were arrested …
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THE Police Command in Bauchi has intercepted a truck allegedly stolen with over N30 million groundnut oil in Toro Local Government Area of the State. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Sunday in Bauchi. He said operatives of the command …
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THE Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched an investigation into the boat accident that claimed the lives of Nollywood actor, Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope and four others. Naija News reports that the boat accident involved a commercial speedboat and a fishing canoe on the Anam River …
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