The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has said if he loses the February 25 presidential election, he would take it as his fate, because “I am not the first loser neither am I going to be the last.” Atiku disclosed this during an interview on BBC Pidgin on Tuesday. He...
Author: Precious Okorie (Precious Okorie)
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CBN Governor, Emefiele Appears Before House Of Reps, Shifts Blame Of New Naira Notes Scarcity To Deposit Banks
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday finally appeared before the ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives which is investigating the scarcity of the new naira notes. Recall that a few days ago, the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, threatened to issue warrants of arrest for the...
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Husband TAKES WIFE TO COURT OVER disobedience, waywardness
A man, Taiwo Ajadi, on Monday filed a divorce against his wife, Mariam, at the Area Court, Ilorin, over alleged disobedience and wayward attitude. The husband also applied for the custody of their three children: girl, 11; boy, 8; and girl, 4. The counsel for the respondent, Mr Maruf Ibrahim, told the court that his...
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Don’t play politics with Nnamdi Kanu’s life, IPOB tells FG
THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, has warned that the Federal Government can play politics with anything they like but not with the life of their leader leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, whose health it described as deteriorating. The pro-Biafra group said the Department of States Services, DSS, claim that the alarm being raised by IPoB that it’s leaders...
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enugu 2023: i will build on the positives ekweremadu left behind- pdp senatorial candidate for enugu west, osita ngwu says, explains plans for his people
Hon. Osita Ngwu, the People’s democratic party senatorial candidate for Enugu West senatorial district, has vowed to continue and to build on the excellent works the former deputy president of the senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu did for the people of Enugu West while in office. Osita who is vying to replace Senator Ike Ekweremadu who...
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Michael Jackson’s nephew to star in singer’s biopic
American actor, Jaafar Jackson, will be playing the role of his uncle and legendary popstar, Michael Jackson, in the singer’s upcoming biopic. This was announced by the film’s movie director, Antoine Fuqua, who shared a picture of Jaafar’s transformation via Instagram on Monday. “Proud to announce @jaafarjackson as Michael—the motion picture event that explores the...
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Police Arrest Man With Two Guns During APC Campaign Rally
A 44-year-old man, identified as Safi Abolaji, known as Ojulari has been arrested for alleged unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition at Kankatu area, Ilorin Kwara State. Ojulari, who confessed to be a member of the opposition and a member of the Aye confraternity, was arrested at a political rally of the All Progressives...
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Pupils Protest Invasion Of Premises By Land Grabbers, Policemen, Seek Government’s Probe
Pupils of Shalom Nursery and Primary School and Cedar College in the Baruwa area of Ipaja, Lagos State, have protested the invasion of the premises by land grabbers. Armed thugs in company with two policemen were said to have stormed the school premises last Saturday, terrorising and sacking all those found within the place. The...
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New naira: CBN allocates N30m daily to Bauchi banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, Bauchi State, says it allocates N30 million new naira notes daily to each branch of banks in the state to increase access of customers to the new notes. An official of the apex bank, Mr Abdulkadir Jibrin, said this while monitoring banks in Bauchi on Monday to ensure access to...
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xenophbia: Violence Reported In South Africa As Attackers Shoot Dead Two Nigerians
Two Nigerians were reportedly shot dead in Johannesburg, South Africa at the weekend amid resurgent xenophobic attacks on foreigners in the country. One of the victims identified as Dashu was gunned down at Midrand Hyper in Johannesburg on Saturday, but the details of the incident were still unclear. The report said Dashu was a popular...