Ninth Assembly: APC Recommends Lawan For Senate Presidency

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday recommended the Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe) for the position of Senate President in the ninth Assembly, Daily Trust reliably gathered. The recommendation was made during a meeting last night at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In attendance were President Muhammadu Buhari, 11 governors, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and senators-elect,...

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Evil Man Who Killed Taxify Driver And Stole His Vehicle Arrested In Lagos

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FSARS at Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island, Lagos have arrested a fleeing robbery suspect who allegedly connived with an accomplice now at large to rob and kill a Taxify (Bolt) driver before absconding with the victim's Toyota Camry Car. According to PM Express, the suspect, Ikechukwu Ozorumba, 29, and a native of Obolo Uku, Delta State but resident of 16, Yaro Street, Okokomaiko, a suburb...

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Bauchi Governor Congratulates PDP’s Bala Mohammed

Governor Abubakar extended his goodwill message to Senator Mohammed in a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Mr Ali Ali. The statement was issued shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of the election. The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) defeated the incumbent governor after polling a total...

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End Of The Road! Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Girlfriend

It was  reported that an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced one Chukwudi Onweniwe to death by hanging for killing his girlfriend, Nifemi Adeyeoye. The convict was arrested by the men of the Ondo State Police Command after killing the deceased, who was a student of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, in February 2017 at Ogbese in the Akure North Local Government Area of the state. Before the killing, Onweniwe was said...

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Plateau Governor Simon Lalong Re-Elected For A Second Term

The Returning Officer for the election, Professor Richard Kimbir, announced this on Sunday at the collation centre for the governorship election in Jos, the state capital. According to him, the governor who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was returned elected after polling the highest number of votes in the keenly contested poll. Governor Lalong got a total of 595,582 votes ahead of his closest rival and candidate...

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PDP's Aminu Tambuwal Re-elected as the governor of Sokoto State

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has won his second term bid to govern the state for another four years. The Resident Electoral Officer, Prof. Sadiq Musa, declared Tambuwal, the People’s Democratic Party candidate, winner after he polled a total score of 512,002 votes. His closest rival Ahmad Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress garnered 511,661 votes. Although Tambuwal lost in the collated result for 35 polling units in Kebbe...

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Former PDP Reps member dumps party in Ogun, writes Secondus

An ex-member of the House of Representatives, Oladapo Salako, who represented Remo Federal Constituency of Ogun state twice at the National Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has left the party. Salako said his decision to walk away from the PDP had to do with the alleged injustices meted to him during the Ogun East Senatorial District primary election. In a resignation letter addressed to the national chairman...

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