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The Government of Zamfara State has disclosed that it may reconsider shutting down telecommunication services in the state if the need  arises for the second time. Thus was contained in a statement released by Zailani Bappa, the Special Adviser to Governor Matawalle on Media. According to the statement, the state government has …

Sen. Stella Oduah (PDP-Anambra) says the incursion of the Labour Party (LP) into Anambra State through former Governor Peter Obi as its presidential flagbearer, is not a threat to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Oduah stated this at a news conference during the presentation of certificates of return to 30 …

A former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has warned politicians against using propaganda to stem the tide of positive change sweeping across the land. Ezeife was reacting to comment made by Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi in which he said that Ebonyi people will not vote for Mr. …

Kolapo Alimi, former commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Osun State has revealed why he dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress to the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the July 16 governorship election. Alimi on Wednesday while speaking during his official defection to the PDP in Osogbo …

The camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, says Muslim-Muslim 2023 ticket is sending shivers down the spine of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a Facebook post Wednesday night, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu Campaign spokesperson, accused the PDP of propaganda. He said the “scaremongering campaign” began …

Enugu Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka says Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is not the kind of person Nigeria needs as president. Speaking at his Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, on Wednesday, Mbaka declared that Peter Obi can never be Nigeria’s President Mbaka, who was categorical in his assertion, said unless …

Oyo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, has levelled five allegations against the state Deputy Governor, Mr Rauf Olaniyan. Nesextra24 reports that 24 lawmakers signed the petition, which was read during plenary. In the petition, entitled: “Petition and Notice of Allegations against the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, …

On Wednesday, a bill that ensures the establishment of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme scaled its second reading in the Senate,. Senator Umar Suleiman (APC, Kwara North), who sponsored the bill, seeks to provide a realistic framework for the success of education financing. Suleiman, in his lead debate on the …

To enable more eligible Nigerians to register and get their Permanent Voter Card and participate in the 2023 general elections, the House of Representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the June 30, 2022, deadline for voter registration by 60 days. After the adoption of a motion …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun, on Wednesday, said it had 333,179 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the state ready for collection. Prof. Abdulganiyu Raji, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun, made this known in Osogbo, at a workshop organised for journalists and information officers by the Osun …