TWO factions of Labour Party (LP), on Thursday, exchanged words shortly after a Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned for hearing an application to discontinue a suit against its Imo governorship candidate in the Nov. 11 gubernatorial election, Athan Achonu. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the hearing until Jan. 11 after …
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MINISTER of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong is set to resign. The Minister has collected his Certificate of Return from Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Court of Appeal had earlier sacked Peoples Democratic Party’s Bali Napoleon and declared Lalong as the Senator for Plateau South Senatorial Zone. Details shortly. …
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THE Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the victory of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya in the March 18 governorship election in Gombe State. Yahaya, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
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By Collins Edomaruse DEPUTY Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu, says his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, has not been picking his phone calls since July this year. He said he stopped calling him when he hit 113 unanswered calls mark some weeks ago. The Deputy Governor, who disclosed …
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THE presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) in 2015, Martin Onovo has addressed concerns that the Labour Party (LP) has not lived up to the expectations of Nigerians considering the behaviour of the party legislators in the National Assembly. Onovo noted that the concerns cannot be justified because …
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A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to interfere with the functions of the judiciary. The Court of Appeal in Abuja had last Friday nullified the victory of Kano State’s governor, Abba Yusuf. The court said that the …
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GOVERNOR Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State presented a proposed budget outlay of N845.63 billion for the 2024 financial year to the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The 2024 financial appropriation estimate is comprised of recurrent expenditures of N352.92 billion and capital expenditures of N492.72 billion. Eno said that …
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FORMER Niger state Deputy Governor and former Nigerian ambassador to South Africa, Ahmed Musa Ibeto, and two other top stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have dumped the party and moved to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ibrahim Egbo, a former member of the House of Representatives who …
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THE UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match between Italy and Ukraine occurred on November 20, 2023, at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany. Naija News reports that the reigning European champions, Italy, secured their spot in Euro 2024 after a goalless draw against Ukraine in Leverkusen. Despite the lack of goals, the match was …
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THE Presidency has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of making wild and libellous allegations against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement on Monday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga accused the PDP and Atiku of raising false …
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