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CAN LAUDS UGWUANYI OVER PEACEFUL GOVERNANCE OF ENUGU STATE

CAN LAUDS UGWUANYI OVER PEACEFUL GOVERNANCE OF ENUGU STATE

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Enugu State, has applauded the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, for the unprecedented efforts at ensuring a peaceful Enugu and security of lives and property. These efforts, they said compliment the untiring contributions of the Church towards an entrenching peace, good governance, safety and security...

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Rigging Edo election is ‘coup’ against the people, says Tambuwal

Rigging Edo election is ‘coup’ against the people, says Tambuwal

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has said any electoral victory obtained through means other than the legitimate votes of the people was nothing short of a coup d’état. Tambuwal said the Edo State Governorship Election scheduled to hold on Saturday as well as the Ondo State governorship election scheduled for October 10, were...

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You can’t extend your political empire to Edo, Obaseki replies Tinubu

You can’t extend your political empire to Edo, Obaseki replies Tinubu

The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Edo State Election, Godwin Obaseki, has faulted claims made by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a televised broadcast on Tuesday. Obaseki said this in a press statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe...

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KIDNAPPED DSS OFFICER KILLLED AFTER CAPTORS TAKE N5M RANSOM

KIDNAPPED DSS OFFICER KILLLED AFTER CAPTORS TAKE N5M RANSOM

A 33-year-old operative of the Department of State Services, Sadiq Bindawa, has been murdered by suspected kidnappers in Katsina State. The kidnappers reportedly collected N5 million ransom from his friends and relatives before killing him. According to sources, Bindawa’s corpse was discovered at Kurfi town on Sunday morning. Bindawa, who worked at the Abuja office...

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Edo 2020: Obaseki doesn’t deserve your votes, reject him, Tinubu begs voters

Edo 2020: Obaseki doesn’t deserve your votes, reject him, Tinubu begs voters

All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, says Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State does not deserve a single vote in Saturday’s election. He, therefore, called on Edo State voters to reject Obaseki who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. Tinubu said this in a sponsored broadcast on TVC on Tuesday. The former governor of Lagos...

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PDP SOUTHWEST REGION, BETTER WITH MAKINDE AS LEADER, SAYS OKE

PDP SOUTHWEST REGION, BETTER WITH MAKINDE AS LEADER, SAYS OKE

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Busayo Wole Oke on Tuesday said the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, is the best person to lead the Peoples Democratic Party in the South West. Oke said Makinde’s position as the only PDP governor in the zone conferred on him the leadership position...

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CJN ENDS WAIT FOR BUHARI’S APPROVAL, INAUGURATES FCT JUDGES

CJN ENDS WAIT FOR BUHARI’S APPROVAL, INAUGURATES FCT JUDGES

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Monday swore in 11 judges for the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The inauguration ceremony, which took place at the Supreme Court in Abuja, came after about four months and three weeks of waiting for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to...

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INEC creates result collation portal for Imo bye-election

INEC creates result collation portal for Imo bye-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has created a digital result collation portal for the Imo North Senatorial District election scheduled to hold on October 31. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, said this in an interview with journalists in Owerri, on Monday.  While saying the commission was ready...

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AfDB: Obasanjo lauds Buhari, others over Adesina’s second term

AfDB: Obasanjo lauds Buhari, others over Adesina’s second term

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, commended the President, Major General Muhammed Buhari (retd.), and other past African leaders for the support which led to the successful re-election of the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina. Obasanjo, in a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, said this when the leadership of...

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UPDATED: TWO KILLED, TEN ABDUCTED AS GUNMEN ATTACK FRSC OFFICE

UPDATED: TWO KILLED, TEN ABDUCTED AS GUNMEN ATTACK FRSC OFFICE

Suspected kidnappers have attacked two bus-loads of Federal Road Safety Corps officials at Wudage junction, Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, early Monday morning, killing two officials and abducting 10 others. Four others were injured during the attack which occurred when the personnel were travelling from Sokoto and Kebbi states to a location in...