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Court strikes out PDP’s suits against Accord Party in Rivers over eligibility of guber candidate
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday struck out a suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the eligibility of Accord Party, it’s governorship candidate and running mate to contest the 2023 general elections in Rivers State for lack of jurisdiction. Presiding Judge, Justice Stephen Daylop-Pam in a separate suit also struck out PDP’s suit against…
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa hits back as party backs him over ‘Farmgate’ scandal
South Africa’s ruling party said it would tell its lawmakers to reject a report that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have committed misconduct over a stash of cash in his farm, giving him a lifeline as he faced the biggest scandal of his career. Almost simultaneously, Ramaphosa asked the country’s top court to throw out the independent panel’s findings over the…
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Lagos, Ogun, Oyo make NIN Top 5, as total enrolments hit 92.6m
…Ekiti among bottom 3 states Three South West states are among the Top 10 enrolments for the National Identification Number, a data released by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said. The data showed the total number of enrolments across the country ending November 28, 2022. According to the data which was seen by WesternPost, Lagos tops the total…
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Chatham House: Delegating questions one of Tinubu’s innovations, says Dele Alake
Director of Strategic Communications of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Alake has defended the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for asking some of his team members to answer questions during an interaction with the audience at Chatham House on Monday. Tinubu’s decision to allocate some of the questions to Alake, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai…
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Atiku endorsement: You’re suffering from amnesia, Dogara fires back at Wike
Former House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara says Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike is suffering from “amnesia” Dogara responded to Wike on Monday after the Rivers governor accused him of supporting the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar after earlier calling for power to return to the South. In a series of tweets on Monday, the…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu addresses Chatham House
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Monday addressed Chatham House in London ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu discussed his plans centered on foreign policy, economy and security in his address. He was accompanied to the lecture by House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, Governors El-Rufai (Kaduna), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (Kano), Dapo Abiodun…
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Can we make the police our friends? By Bamidele Johnson
Power distribution companies’ officials and greedy landlords are unlikely to rank high on the table of Nigerians deserving of public sympathy. But they can thank their stars that the animus towards them is nowhere near- in intensity and consistency-of what goes in the direction of the police establishment and its personnel. When the police post photographs or videos of policemen…
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Tinubu offers clear directions on security, economy, foreign policy at UK Chatham House address
…says FG fixing petrol price is a broken model …Nigeria will advance democratic ideals in Africa Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday at Chatham House in London spoke on a wide range of issues, including security, economy and foreign policy, ahead of Nigeria’s presidential election in February next year. Tinubu, who has…
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Atiku’s new hometown is Dubai, can’t see Buhari’s achievements even in Adamawa – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed says presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar cannot see President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements because he spends most of his time outside the country. Reeling the administration’s achievements during the seventh edition of the scorecard series of the President Buhari administration in Abuja on Monday, the information minister said the President has…
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PDP member alleges threat to life from Adeleke-sponsored thugs
…seeks Police protection A member of the Peoples Democtatic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Akin Adeyi, has alleged threat to his life by agents of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke. In a letter her sent to the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone XI which was also copied to Osun State Commissioner of Police and the Director of Department…
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