A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has urged former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, to learn from Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, who defeated ‘godfatherism’ with his reelection in September 2020. According to Olajengbesi, godfathers can be unseated as power only belongs to God and not any mortal. …
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Some aggrieved All Progressives Congress governorship aspirants in Ekiti State, including the Senator representing Ekiti Centra, Opeyemi Bamidele and a House of Representatives member, Femi Bamisile have clarified that their grievances over the shadow poll will not make them defect from the ruling party. The party men said as much …
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IN COMING MONTHS, YOU WILL WITNESS MASSIVE SHIFT FROM INSURGENCY TO PEACE, STABILITY, PRESIDENT BUHARI TELLS NIGERIANS IN THE NORTH EAST Nigerians in the North East will, in the coming months, witness a change from the protracted insurgency to peace and development in their respective communities, President Muhammadu Buhari pledged …
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I have spoken with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau. I was very pleased to hear from him that the situation has been brought under control and that all is well; normalcy has been fully restored in the country. I congratulated him on surviving the coup attempt, and commended …
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Leader of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), Chief Edwin Clark, has reminded former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, of the roles they played to prevent the re-election of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, for allegedly violating zoning principle …
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that over-regulation has become a significant bottleneck to smoothly export products from Nigeria to other countries. This is as he said, there has to be a complete reorientation on the exercise of regulatory authority in the country for businesses and investors to thrive in …
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The crises rocking the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Gombe State took a new dimension on Wednesday night with the resignation of a former Commissioner for health, Dr. Ahmed Gana; the Special Adviser to the Governor on Social Investment, Mrs. Dijjatu Bappa and a party stalwart, Dr. Jamil Isyaka …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo on Wednesday denied jurisdiction to entertain the case instituted by 2,517 aggrieved members of All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola to invalidate ward congress held on July 31st 2021. The presiding Judge, Justice Emmanuel Ayoola while giving his …
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“I’m fine, the situation has been brought under control,” President Umaro Sissoco Embaló told Jeune Afrique around 7 p.m. local time. Reached by telephone, the Bissau-Guinean head of state assured that he was at the presidential palace. He specified that the shootings, had lasted 5 hours and that there were …
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A fresh row between state governors and members of the National Assembly is in the offing over the re-amended electoral bill, which has been presented to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. The governors, our correspondent learnt, are not happy with two new clauses introduced by the lawmakers. The resignation …
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