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APC Campaign Council petitions NBC, calls for sanctions on Arise, Channels TV over fake news broadcast on Tinubu
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has petitioned the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), asking for sanctions against Arise News and Channels TV over their fake reports on the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a petition signed by the Special Adviser, Media, Communications and Public Affairs of the PCC, Mr. Dele Alake,…
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Court nullifies Akwa Ibom APC guber primaries
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo on Monday nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries that produced Mr Akanimo Udofia as Akwa Ibom candidate of the party for the 2023 general election. Justice Agatha Okeke, in her judgement, ordered that a fresh primary election be conducted within 14 days. Okeke said that the APC governorship election committee violated…
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Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s case indefinitely
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Binta Nyako, in a short ruling, adjourned the matter sine die (indefinitely) to await the decision of the Supreme Court. The development followed an oral application…
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Activist slams N50m suit on Peter Obi for using toddler in rally
A child rights activist, Wale Ojo-Lanre, has slammed a N50 million lawsuit on Labour Party presidential candidat,e Peter Obi for involving a toddler in his political rally in Lagos. Mr Ojo-Lanre had on October 27 filed the originating motion on notice before a family court in the Ikeja Division of the High Court in Lagos. He is suing the respondents…
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I have been betrayed by Manchester United – Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo has accused Manchester United of a lack of “empathy” after club officials doubted him when he returned late for pre-season due to his daughter’s illness. The Portuguese star, 37, and his partner Georgina Rodriguez, 28, revealed that their son had died at birth on April 18, but his twin daughter survived. The couple described his death as “the…
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Lonely old man, By Sam Omatseye
Recently when I think of Ayo Adebanjo, I remember Ernest Hemmingway’s novella, The Old Man and the Sea. It is a small but resonant epic. But it is a story that the Nobel Prize winner who died a suicide compels biographers to see as his self-portrait. When French hero and leader Charles De Gaulle stepped into his twilight, he recalled…
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Futility in bogus polls, By Olabode Opeseitan
Ahead of the just concluded midterm elections in the United States, the overwhelming expectation was that there would be a red wave and the Republicans would sweep everywhere, including taking control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The “Tsunami” was manufactured and orchestrated by some right wing elements who used the media and spurious pollsters like Real Clear…
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PHOTO NEWS: Makinde, daughter complete marathon race in US
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde ran Half Marathon in US on Sunday with daughter, Feyi. The governor disclosed this in via his twitter page that the race with his daughter, Feyi, took place in Berkeley, San Francisco, United States of America on Sunday. Makinde wrote: “Just finished running the Berkeley Half Marathon with my daughter, Feyi, in San Francisco. Happy…
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Oyebanji urges wealthy Ekiti indigenes to invest in people
Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji on Saturday at Ikere Ekiti urged wealthy Ekiti indigenes at home and abroad to invest in the people especially the less endowed. The governor spoke at the 26th edition of the annual Wole Olanipekun Scholarship Scheme and 3rd Empowerment Programme funded by the legal luminary in his home town. The event was attended by the…
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Lalong: Restoring Plateau glory with APC Presidential Campaign kick-off! By Yakubu Dati
Jos, the Plateau State capital has always played a significant role in the political development of Nigeria. As far back as 1962, the Action Group, one of the major political parties of the 1st Republic led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo held its national convention at the African Sports Club in Jos. With the vibrancy of Plateau sons and daughters in…
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