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My wives and children won’t be part of governance -Governor-elect Kano state, Abba Kabir
Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf has said that his wives and children will not have any role in the governance of the state He said this after receiving his certificate of return today, March 29. Yusuf also called on the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Yusuf Gawuna and other contestants in the March 18 election to join his administration in restoring the good fortunes of Kano state He said; My wives will not be part of the governance. My children will not be part of the governance. And I can tell you for sure that this…
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Abia Guber: I was offered money to compromise election — INEC Returning Officer, Prof Nnenna Oti
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for Abia State governorship election, Professor Nnenna Oti has recalled how she was paid to compromise the election results but insisted that the votes must count Oti, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO disclosed this while addressing students during her return to the school on Tuesday after giving her a hero’s welcome In a viral video, Oti said: “As an electoral officer, I have never in my life participated in any election but duty came calling. “I made my enquires from Abuja and I said ‘If…
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We have no plan to print Biafra currency or form govt. – IPOB
The indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB has said that it has no plan to form any Government or print any currency This was made known in a statement by IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful who warned those he described as autopilot to desist from such a move, stressing that the group has no faction. Powerful distanced IPOB from those operating Radio Biafra in the United States. The statement read in parts: “We the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of the great liberator Nnamdi Kanu once again reiterate that IPOB is not part of the formation of…
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75-year-old woman who set her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren ablaze in Ondo, dies few days after incident
The 75-year-old grandmother, Iforiti Olowo, who set her son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren ablaze in Akure South local government area of Ondo State, is dead. She had sustained some degrees of burns in the fire, and passed away at the weekend in an undisclosed hospital. It would be recalled that the woman, had set the house ablaze while the family was asleep. Some neighbours broke into the house through the window, rescued her son, Victor Oloro; wife, Rachael; and children, Toluwani and Blessing. They were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owo for medical attention but lost their lives in the…
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On May 29, the hand-over will take place – FG says Court case will not affect transition
The Federal Government has said that the court cases challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election, will not stop the transition of power from President Muhammadu Buhari to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima. This was according to a statement by the Chairman of the Transition Committee, Boss Mustapha, on Monday, March 28 He said everything is set and on course to ensure a smooth handover. “The committee has been active and the refurbishment of offices for the President and Vice-President elect has been completed. The facility at the Defence House is ready. Security…
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Tinubu risked his life for Nigeria during the Military junta – Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has claimed that President-elect Bola Tinubu “risked his life” for democracy in Nigeria. He made this remark in a message congratulating Tinubu on his 71st birthday on Wednesday. Tinubu canceled an annual colloquium to mark his birthday this year Instead but opted for special prayers and a thanksgiving service. Sanwo-Olu in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile hailed the former Lagos Governor as a “visionary, consistent, loyal and enigmatic master strategist”. The statement read in part: “It is also on record that he stood firmly on the side of the Nigerian…
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Bus fare to return to 100% by April 1 – Lagos State Government
The Lagos State Government has announced that the 50% discount on transport fare on all regulated buses has ended. At the end of March, the bus fare will return to 100% by April 1, 2023. The development was announced by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on , March 28, via Twitter. LAMATA announced that the discount was put in place during the cash crunch and will now end following the Supreme Court and Federal Government’s pronouncement that old notes can now be used alongside new ones.
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We thought Obidient movement was a joke – Former Minister, Labaran Maku, says
Former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Labaran Maku, has said that many people including himself had perceived the Obidient movement and Peter Obi of labour Party as a joke Speaking on Channels TV today March 28, Maku admitted that the opposition politicians never gave the LP candidate and his supporters a chance. He stated that with the help of the young people, Obi and Labour party proved doubters wrong. “What happened in the presidential election as you could see was that there was this wave of young people, the ‘Obidients’ that we all took for granted and we were…
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We are going to wait for the outcome of the Judiciary – Bode George speaks on when he will leave the country
Chief Bode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said he would wait for the presidential election petition tribunal to make a judgment on the election outcome before he could decide to leave the country The elder statesman had pledged to relocate to a foreign country, specifically Togo, if Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, won the presidential election. Following the declaration of Tinubu as the president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Bode has now said he was going to wait on the judiciary to make a decision on the…
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Nigerians will experience effective Governance under Tinubu – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that they will experience effective governance under the administration of Bola Tinubu. He said Tinubu’s diligent involvement in the structure of leadership at the Executive and Legislative levels for many years, will serve as an asset for good and effective governance. The president said this in a statement issued on Tuesday, March 28, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. See the Statement below; PRESIDENT BUHARI HAILS PRESIDENT-ELECT, ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU AT 71 President Muhammadu Buhari rejoices with National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) and President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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Nigerians will yearn for Buhari when he leaves office – Garba Shehu
The Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said that Nigerians will yearn for President Muhammadu Buhari when he leaves office. He said this during an interview with Channels Television, Shehu lamented over the level of criticisms thrown at the president, asserting that leaders are not loved while in office. Citing the case of Goodluck Jonathan who he says was persecuted out of office, but has now become the favorite of many Nigerians, Shehu argued that it will be the same way Nigerians will yearn for President Buhari after he hands over power to…
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Court restrains Ayu from parading as PDP Chairman
A Benue State High Court on Monday restrained the embattled Senator Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The court order was premised on the ex-parte application brought against Ayu by Engr. Conrad Terhide Utaan as plaintiff. Particulars of the ex-parte application brought before the presiding Justice W.I. Kpochi read, suit no. MHC/85/2023 with motion no. MHC/633m/2023. In his ruling,. Justice Kpochi stated, “Upon hearing Mr. M. T. Assoh of learned counsel ably move the application and upon a dispassionate consideration of the facts placed before me in the pool of the…
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