A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Capital, has granted the request by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to withdraw a suit it instituted against Ebonyi Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, challenging his nomination as governorship candidate by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general elections. The …
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Governors of All Progressives Congress (APC) in South West alongside the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and other prominent leaders are set to host President Bola Tinubu to a homecoming on Saturday, July 22, 2023. The celebration, which will be spearheaded by the Southwest Presidential Inauguration Celebration (SW PR-IN-CE) …
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the brutal killing of Usman Buda, a butcher, by religious extremists in Sokoto state. CAN in a statement signed by its president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, extended its heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. The Christian association stated …
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BARELY weeks after Yoruba Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi died, another veteran Yoruba actress, Sidikat Odunkanwi, popularly known as Iyabo Oko has died. According to her daughter who broke the news via her Instagram account, the actress who battled an undisclosed ailment died on Wednesday. Though details of the cause of …
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The Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC) has directed the immediate and indefinite suspension of Mr Shadrach Okenwa, the palace secretary to Igwe Chidubem Iweka of Obosi in Idemili North LGA. The commission gave the order in a statement issued after a public hearing on the causes of insecurity …
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Legendary Nigerian boxer Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Okorodudu, on Wednesday, 28 June passed away in a Lagos hospital aged 64 after battling illness for weeks. His daughter Emily and Secretary General of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C) Remi Aboderin confirmed his demise. Speaking on the death of …
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Former Independent Campaign Group for Godswill Akpabio and Abbas Tajudeen for 10th Senate Presidency, House Speakership bid known as Leadership Support Centre, has praised the President of the Senate, for appointing Sylvester Okonkwo as his Chief of Staff. The Senate President had in his first appointments announced on Monday named …
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As Nigerians celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party, LP, yesterday, accused the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, administration of implementing anti-people policies they said had made it difficult for many people to celebrate. The PDP and LP’s criticisms, which came on a …
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The Chief of Staff (COS) to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that no man can carry the weight of Nigeria alone, except with the help of God. Gbajabiamila stated this while speaking on Wednesday after the Eid al-Adha prayer in Lagos. The former Speaker of the House …
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Immediate past governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has congratulated Muslim faithful at Eid-el-Kabir celebrations and lamented the “deliberate policy reversals and retrogressive measures by the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).” In his Sallah message, which was contained in a statement by the former commissioner for information …
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