Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke as the newly elected governor of the state and charged him to make his government an all-inclusive one. The traditional ruler in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo by his Director of Media & Public Affairs, …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday promised to deliver the best general elections ever in Nigeria in 2023. Its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance when he received delegations of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and that of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Abuja. He said …
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A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Abayomi Mumuni has said the recent defeat of the APC in the 2022 gubernatorial election will not affect the changes of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of APC in 2023. Mumuni, who contested in a gubernatorial election …
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The Redeemed Christian Church of God has issued a disclaimer debunking a purported meeting between its General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. There were rumours that the revered cleric met with Tinubu on Sunday at the Redemption Camp in Ogun State. …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to resolve the prolonged strike embarked upon by the four university-based unions and report back to him in two weeks time. President Buhari gave the directive on Tuesday after he received briefings from the relevant government Ministries, Agencies …
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The Residential Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini has disclosed that Senate President Ahmad Lawan, former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio and other politicians who obtained more than one nomination form, risk two years’ imprisonment under the Electoral Act, 2022. This was disclosed on Tuesday by …
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The Senate on Tuesday suspended legislative proceedings and adjourned till Wednesday over the death of a member of the lower chamber. The suspension of the plenary is to honour Jude Ise-Idehen, member of the House of Representatives, who died recently. The Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, who stood in for the …
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has celebrated the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, on the latter’s 61st birthday. In a post on his Twitter page on Tuesday, the former Vice President described Obi as his “good friend,” wishing him many years in good …
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The unveiling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC LTD, was attended by President Muhammadu Buhari. The event that is taking place on Tuesday in Abuja has some of the highest-ranking government officials in attendance. The unveiling has the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; the Minister of State for Petroleum …
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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has once again explained why it chose actress Tonto Dikeh as the party’s governorship candidate in Rivers State. Leader Sampson, the ADC’s state chairman, stated that the decision was made to “encourage women,” particularly “younger ones,” to enter politics. Dike, according to Sampson, has been …
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