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My number one priority is to unify the people of this country – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed that his number one priority when he becomes President is to unify the country He promised to give every part of the country a sense of belonging. The PDP presidential hopeful spoke on Sunday night in Akure during a consultation meeting with delegates and leaders of the party.He stated that he will recruit more men and women into the nation’s security agencies as part of efforts at fighting insecurity in the country if elected as president. “My number one priority is to unify the people of this country. How do I unify the…
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Breaking: Northern group purchases APC nomination form for Goodluck Jonathan
A coalition of Northern groups have purchased the N100m All Progressives Congress, APC expression of interest and Nomination form for Former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest for president in the forthcoming elections This is coming following speculations that the Former President will be contesting in the 2023 Elections.
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Court declines Emefiele’s request to restrain INEC, AGF from stopping his presidential aspiration
A Federal High Court in Abuja led by Justice Mohammed has declined the request by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from taking any steps to prevent him from participating in the APC presidential primaries this month. In a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/610/2022 and filed by his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, Emefiele challenged the legality of Section 84(12) of the amended Electoral Act to prevent him from contesting in the next presidential election. In the suit filed this morning, Ozekhome (SAN) moved that in…
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2023: What is your track record – Asari Dokubo slams Osinbajo over Presidential ambition
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has slammed APC Presidential hopeful, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over his presidential ambition. He questioned the Vice President’s track record In a Facebook live post, Dokubo stressed that if President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was disastrous, the Vice President failed too. He said: “The Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, wants to be president. I dared him the other time. What is he going to tell us (Nigerians)?“Tinubu took you from your state (Ogun), made you Attorney-General, gave his slot to you to become Vice-President. What is your track record that you want to tell Nigerians?“Osinbajo is…
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Students protest as ASUU extends Strike (Photos)
Some Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have staged a protest to demand an end to the prolonged crisis between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Nigerian government.They marched on the streets with placards chanting and demanding that the government resolve the strike and let them go back to school.Some of the placards had inscriptions such as ‘Strike has killed our educational sector, we need to go back to school’, ‘We are tired of FG/ASUU’ and ‘Age no de my side’ among others.They threatened to occupy the streets if the government did not listen to them.
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If they bring money, take it, but let us rise, vote right and defend our votes – Amaechi tells APC delegates
A presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Amaechi has called on delegates of the party not to waste their votes on any other candidate. He urged the delegates to be focused on voting for a credible aspirant like him to fly the party’s flag.Amaechi said this on Sunday while addressing delegates in Edo state. He admonished them to vote right adding that even if they get paid for their vites“Politicians will come to ask for your votes, but please, as south-south people, as politicians, as good people of Nigeria, don’t waste your votes,” he…
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APC Presidential ticket: “I am very confident. I am sure I can and I will win it” – Tinubu
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence in winning the Presidential ticket of the party He said this on Sunday during his visit to Taraba to meet with APC delegates in the state.“My chances of winning the ticket are incredibly high and I am very confident. I am sure I can and I will win it,” he said.Speaking on the possibility of a consensus arrangement, Tinubu said he would prefer a democratic process on the selection of the choice of who would become the APC flagbearer in the 2023 presidential election.“I…
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ASUU extends strike by 12 weeks
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended the ongoing strike by 12 weeks.The decision was taken at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) held at ASUU Secretariat in Abuja on Monday MorningA statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this was to give the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. The emergency meeting, which had in attendance principal officers and branch chairmen, started on Sunday and ended early Monday morning.The two month rollover strike declared in March 14, 2022 by ASUU ended today (May 9th), thus NEC felt the need to extend…
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After 16 years of waiting, Nigerian man dies three months after his wife gave birth to twins
A Nigerian man, Chinedu Njirinzu, has died three months after his wife gave birth to a set of twins after 16 years of marriage. The deceased’s brother-in-law, Igwe Ihedioha, took to Facebook on Friday May 6, to mourn him. “Words have failed me. I am heart broken by the sudden death of my brother in-law, Prince Chinedu Njirinzu(Skippo) He loved my sister so much and supported her for the 16 years of waiting on the Lord for child. Just 3 months after God answered their prayers with Twins(boy and girl), now he is no more” he wrote.
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Senator Arthur Nzeribe is reportedly dead
First Republic politician who represented Imo West at the National Assembly, Senator Arthur Nzeribe is reportedly dead. The longest serving Senator from Imo who was born on November 2, 1938, has been ill for some time. A family source told The Nation that Nzeribe died on Saturday evening, May 7th.
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Get Your NIN Ready To Board Trains From May – NRC
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria, said that Nigerians intending to travel by rail should get their National Identity Number ready as it would be a requirement from May 2022. The commission disclosed in Abuja that the NIN would be needed to enhance the profiling of passengers, which he said would also enhance the safety and security of rail users. This move may not be unconnected to the recent terror attack on an Abuja-Kaduna bound train, where many passengers were killed and injured, with hundreds yet displaced – purportedly abducted by the yet-unidentified suspected terrorists.…
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VIDEO: Nigerian Police arrest officer seen in viral video singing, dancing and brandishing rifle in praise of cult group
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of a police officer who was seen in a viral video singing, dancing, and brandishing a rifle in praise of a particular confraternity (cult) The officer has been identified as Corporal Matthew Isaac, attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command. The force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday May 7, said the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, condemned the unruly conduct of the police officer. “The act of the officer in question, which is clearly calculated to portray the NPF negatively, is a discreditable…
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