A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, and two other members of the Omo Eko Pataki Forum, has alleged that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, and many top political office holders in the state are not natives …
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The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has said the Batch A and B N-Power beneficiaries will exit the scheme June 30 and July 31 respectively. The programme has enrolled 500,000 beneficiaries thus far – 200,000 from Batch A which started in September 2016 …
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its gubernatorial primary election in Edo state for the second time in 24 hours. On Thursday, the party had announced that the exercise initially scheduled for June 19 had been moved to June 23. But in a statement on Friday, Kola Ologbondiyan, the …
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The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, alongside his deputy, Philip Shuaibu have on Friday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that 14 house members, 18 local government chairmen and 196 councillors have joined Obaseki in defecting to the Opposition party. It will be recalled that …
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Justice Emmanuel Ahamioje of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has fixed Thursday, June 25 for judgement in the suit challenging the All Progressives Congress, APC membership of Osagie Ize-Iyamu. The court will also deliver judgement on the waiver granted him by the National Working Committee of …
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Elma Aveiro, has criticised Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri after the Bianconeri lost the Coppa Italia final to Napoli on penalties on Wednesday night. As well as voicing her complaints about Sarri, Aveiro also stood up for her brother. “What more can you do?” Cristiano’s sister wrote about …
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Osimhen’s €60m price tag outrageous–Lawal Ex-Eagles midfielder, Garba Lawal, has disagreed with French club Lille over the €60m price tag placed on Victor Osimhen ahead of a possible transfer in the summer. Osimhen, one of the hottest transfer prospects, is almost certain that he won’t stay at Lille following his …
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its gubernatorial primary election in Edo state for the second time in 24 hours. On Thursday, the party had announced that the exercise initially scheduled for June 19 had been moved to June 23. But in a statement on Friday, Kola Ologbondiyan, the …
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Biafra: Asari Dokubo blasts Nnamdi Kanu Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, on Friday, spoke again on the Biafran agitation. He called the leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, an “idiot” The ex-leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF) and pro-Biafran, alleged that …
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Atiku Abubakar Congratulations, @GovernorObaseki on joining our party, @OfficialPDPNig—the truly people’s party. I am confident that the people of Edo State will be the better for it. You are indeed coming aboard a repositioned PDP that promotes good governance for the benefit of Nigerians. -AA https://twitter.com/atiku/status/1274004816713388032?s=19 Governor Nyesom Wike Welcome …
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