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APC releases expanded Presidential Campaign Council list
The All Progressives Congress(APC), on Wednesday evening released an expanded list of its Presidential Campaign Council. The expanded PCC list was released by APC National Secretary Senator Iyiola Omisore. The new list comes in preparation of the inauguration of the PCC by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. The APC expanded the initial 422-member PCC earlier released by its Secretary, James…
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EXCLUSIVE: How Tinubu facilitated final resolution of protracted ASUU’s strike
…FG to pay university lecturers 2 months pay out of 8months withheld salary The final resolution of the protracted Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) crisis and the call-off of the eight months strike had the imprint of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, WesternPost can authoritatively reveal. Worried by the disagreement between the lecturers and government…
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BREAKING: Funminiyi Afuye, Speaker Ekiti State House of Assembly is dead
News has just emerged that the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Funminiyi Afuye died this evening. He was 66 years old. The late Speaker was seen in Ado Ekiti yesterday participating in government activities with the new Governor, Biodun Oyebanji. He was said to have suffered cardiac arrest and passed on this evening at the Ekiti…
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Lula’s lead over Bolsonaro narrows in Brazil vote -poll
Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s lead over President Jair Bolsonaro has shrunk to 5 percentage points ahead of a runoff vote set for Oct. 30, a poll by Genial/Quaest showed on Wednesday. Former President Lula has 47% voter support, down from the last week’s 49%, while Bolsonaro gained 1 point to 42%. Pollsters were widely criticized after…
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Adamawa APC guber candidate appeals judgement on primary election
…urges supporters, party members to remain steadfast Senator Aisha Binani has appealed to her supporters to remain calm after the Federal High Court, Yola nullified her election as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State. In a statement he released, she announced that she was appealing the judgement with a view of regaining her mandate.…
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Army arrest 40 Boko Haram terrorist logisticians
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday, announced the arrest of 40 Boko Haram logisticians. This was disclosed in a statement by Chief of Military Public Information OfficeChad, Lt. Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke. According to him, the logistics suppliers were arrested around the Lake Chad region. He also said the Army incepted food supplies meant for the terrorists. “In continuation with the activities…
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Lafarge pleads guilty to U.S. charge of supporting Islamic State, to pay $778 million
French cement maker Lafarge pleaded guilty in U.S. court on Tuesday to a charge that it made payments to groups designated as terrorists by the United States, including Islamic State, so the company could keep operating in Syria. The admission in Brooklyn federal court marked the first time a company has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges of…
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Atiku’s media aide confirms WesternPost story, says PDP presidential candidate in France for business
Paul Ibe, Media Aide of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has confirmed WesternPost’s report on his travelling to France. WesternPost had reported that the former vice president, abandoned his campaign to travel to France for medical attention. In a statement on Wednesday, Ibe however said Atiku was in France for business. He said the…
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Buhari hails Gowon’s commitment to Nation-building at 88
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his felicitations to former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), on the occasion of his 88th birthday on October 19, 2022. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the president celebrated with the elder statesman, whose words of wisdom, prayers and sacrifices continue to bring goodwill to the…
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Bayelsa governor cries for help over ravaging flood
Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri has appealed for aide form the Federal Government and international agencies as the country battles flood. Diri in a statewide address on Tuesday, said over 300 communities with over one million people have been displaced as a result of the flood. He directed that relief materials be distributed to the displaced resident Governor Douye Diri’s…
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