African leaders congratulate Buhari

MOST African leaders have sent congratulatory messages to President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election.  King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco described President Buhari’s victory as an affirmation of the level of confidence Nigerians have in their President and promised to work with him to advance the interests of both countries. A statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,...

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PDP members defect to APC in Kwara

Over 500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State. They defected on Thursday at the party’s governorship campaign in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area. Bashir Bolarinwa, the APC State Chairman, while receiving them, thanked the people for their support that ensured the emergence of all of the party’s candidates in the National Assembly and presidential elections...

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Onnoghen Was Suspended As CJN, Not Removed - FG Finally Clarifies

The Federal Government and Attorney General of the Federation told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, had not been removed from office but was only suspended, Punch Metro reports. Responding to a suit filed before the apex court by the Cross River State Government, the two respondents argued that Onnoghen was simply suspended to enable him to stand trial on charges of non-declaration...

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INEC Lied About Weather - Hadi Sirika, Minister Of State For Aviation

Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika who reacted to the postponement of election and excuse Nigeria's electoral body gave, disclosed that INEC lied about the weather being bad to move materials.  Recall that INEC Chairman, Yakubu Mahmood disclosed that the presidential and National Assembly elections were postponed over bad weather which affected flight operations. However reacting to this via Twitter, Minister of...

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Horror As 66 Persons Are Killed In Kaduna On Election Eve

The Kaduna state government, Friday evening, disclosed that 66 persons were killed by unknown gunmen in Kajuru local government of Kaduna state, less than twenty four hours to the conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections. A statement issued by the spokesman to the governor of Kaduna state, Samuel Aruwan, said already, security agencies are on the trail of the assailants. The statement however did not provide details about...

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Expensive Cars Recovered From 10 Yahoo Boys & Girls In Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja zonal office has arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters, following intelligence report of their suspicious activities. The suspects are, Triumph Chikwendu Madumere, Success Chukwumazu Obasi, Jamila Shuaibu, Bright Idumwonyi Osaigboko and Obasi Wisdom. Others are Idemudia Emmanuel, Sandra Alang, Stanley Ohiaeri, Samuel Tochukwu and Ikechukwu David Ohiaeri. They were arrested at...

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Two dead, 6 injured as petrol tanker explodes in Anambra

No fewer than two persons were confirmed dead and six others injured, when a tanker, fully loaded with petrol, on Saturday night, skidded off track and fell at Amawbia Junction, near the Governor’s lodge in Awka, Anambra State. Eyewitnesses’ accounts said that at least eight vehicles and some residential buildings within the vicinity were also destroyed in the inferno. Eyewitness account said that the fire occurred in front of the Amawbia...

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Comedian Seyi Law parts with wife Stacy

  Popular Nigerian Comedian, Seyi Law has made a shocking announcement that he has separated from his wife of eight years, Stacy Ebere due to irreconcilable differences. Seyi Law, born as Oluwaseyitan Lawrence Aletile, announced the end of the marriage which has produced a child, on his Instagram page early Sunday. On Saturday, Seyi Law hinted about a major announcement that he wanted to make in a post, under the photograph of the...

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Fire guts INEC Office, destroys election material

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Qua’an Pan Local Government area in Plateau State on Saturday night gutted by fire. This is coming less than a week to the 2019 presidential election. Osaretin Imahiyereobo, Plateau State INEC Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, in a statement, confirmed the disaster. “The INEC office is completely burnt with all its content…ballot boxes, Generators serviced...

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COURT DISMISSES KASHAMU'S APPEAL FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS

The federal high court sitting in Abeokuta rendered useless and consequently dismissed an appeal by Buruji Kashamu to stay on proceeding on the matter between Hon. Sikirulahi Ogundele and other and Independent electoral commission (INEC) on the ground that he was not party to the matter and as such cannot exercise the right to file an appeal The Judge of the High Court, Justice Abubakar had on Wednesday 30th January 2019, ordered that the...

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PDP Give INEC 24 Hour Ultimatum To Release The List Of Its Ad Hoc Staff

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to within 24 hours publish the list of all officials and ad hoc staff that would play any form of role in the forthcoming general elections at all levels. The National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, who made the call at a press conference on Monday in Abuja said that the list should be published for verification by stakeholders. Ologbondiyan...

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Senator Waku Dies In US At 72

Former senator for the Benue North West, Joseph K.N. Waku, is dead. Waku, aged 72, served at the National Assembly in 1999, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Waku was chairman of Senate committees on Senate Services, Works  and Housing, Health, Establishment, Water Resources and Privatisation, died in the United States. Waku was an active member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), after accusing theMiddle...

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Three APC members die in Lagos

Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Lagos West) has described the death of three supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a road accident in Lagos on Monday as unfortunate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victims died when the SUV conveying them somersaulted in top speed while trying to join the convoy of the senator, who was on a campaign tour of Amuwo-Odofin council area. Adeola, in a statement issued by his...

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How VP Osinbajo, Minister, 10 others survived helicopter crash

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, a Minister and 10 others, yesterday, in Kabba, Kogi State, survived when the helicopter in which they were  travelling crashed. The incident happened at Kabba Township Stadium. The VP, who was in Kogi in continuation of the TraderMoni scheme, was scheduled to visit Kabba, Okene and Idah, headquarters of  Kogi West, Central and East respectively. At exactly 2:40 pm, the first chopper in Osinbajo’s ...

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ASUU Strike Continues As Meeting With FG Ends In Deadlock

The end to the four-month old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), is not in sight as the re-conciliatory meeting between the Federal Government and the striking lecturers which held on the instance of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, in Abuja last night, ended in a stalemate. ASUU had embarked on the strike since November last year following the failures of Federal government to implement the agreement...

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Billionaire kidnapper: Evans loses in court

An Ikeja High Court has told alleged kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans that there was no proof that he was tortured by the police. Giving a ruling admitting Evans’ June 11, 2017 confessional statement into evidence, Justice Hakeem Oshodi, noted that the 1999 Constitution did not require that statements to the police must be in a specific form. According to News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the judge also said that based...

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EFCC arrest 19 “Yahoo boys” in Ibadan, recovers female underwear, cars

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday morning nabbed 19 suspected internet fraudsters in Ologuneru and Akobo areas of Ibadan, Oyo State. Tony Orilade, the commission’s acting Head, Media and Publicity made this known in Ibadan, NAN reports. According to him, 15 of the suspects were arrested at Ologuneru area while the remaining four were nabbed at Akobo area. ”All the suspects who are between the...

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APC crisis: Buhari postpones Zamfara campaign rally

President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential campaign rally to Zamfara state, slated for Sunday. The postponement was being linked to the crisis rocking the party which started with the party’s primaries in gubernatorial, national assembly and state assembly positions. It was reliably gathered that one of the principal actors in the crisis and governorship aspirant, Senator Kabiru Marafa had called...

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Buhari reveals why foreign governors attended APC rally in Kano, blasts PDP

President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has revealed why Nigerien Governors attended his presidential rally in Kano on Thursday. In a statement by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari said the main opposition was panicky and jittery. He explained that African political office seekers were trooping into the country to understudy his phenomenon. Buhari maintained...

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PDP campaign DG joins APC

Former Gombe DG Bala Bello Tinka met President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night in Aso Villa, Abuja The Director General of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign organisation in Gombe State Bala Bello Tinka has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),said an aide of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. “Coming exactly a fortnight to the presidential election, the defection of Alhaji Tinka deals a massive...

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