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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Stop embarrassing the country – Oby Ezekwesili slams CBN gov, Godwin Emefiele, after he denied running for president in 2023 yet claims he is waiting for God’s direction
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has slammed the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria after he denied reports that he is yet to decide if he will run for president in 2023. On Friday, May 6, it was widely reported that Emefiele had purchased the N100 million APC Presidential nomination form. Nigerians including Ezekwesili and the governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, immediately called for his resignation. In a statement released on his Twitter…
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“Stop looking for a ready-made spouse” – Nigerian pastor advises people as he shares before and after photos with his wife
Akwa Ibom based pastor, Ab Isong, has advised people to get married and build the life of their dreams together instead of waiting for ready-made spouses. “Some people are still struggling to find who to marry because they lack the ability to build and the patience to wait,” he wrote. When a man wants to build a house, he’ll first get the land and then proceeds to have the building in his head interpreted via drawing and…
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If S/East region is not given APC Presidential ticket, we won’t continue voting for those who cannot vote for us – Governor Umahi
Governor David Umahi has again explained why the South-East region of the country should produce the next Nigerian President in 2023. Speaking on Friday May 6, in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital, during a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders of the zone, the Ebonyi state Governor said the region should produce the next President in the interest of justice, equity and fairness. Umahi added that it would be difficult for the south-east to continue to be…
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This is a joke taken too far – Oby Ezekwesili, Rotimi Akeredolu demand immediate resignation of CBN gov after picking up APC N100m presidential nomination form
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, have called for the immediate resignation of CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, following his decision to run for president of Nigeria in 2023. Emefiele picked the N100 million form from the party’s organizing secretary at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja, on Friday morning, May 6. Reacting to this development via her Twitter handle, Ezekwesili who described it as an ”ill-fated political career”,…
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APC presidential ticket: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Fayemi, others fail to agree on consensus as they meet in Lagos (photos)
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-West, on Friday night May 6, met with some of the presidential aspirants drawn from the region who have gone ahead to pick up the presidential nomination forms of the APC. The meeting which was held at the Lagos House, Marina, saw in attendance Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Bola Tinubu, Kayode Fayemi, Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila, Bisi Akande and a host of others.…
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