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PDP sets up panel to pick vice presidential candidate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a screening committee to help it pick the vice presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections. This was contained in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba. The committee which has Chief Tom Ikimi as chairman will meet on Thursday to pick a running mate for the party’s presidential…
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Haidi Sirika woos investors into aviation sector, says 4 airports now free trade zones
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has called on investors to seize the opportunity presented by government and invest in the aviation sector. Sirika was speaking at the maiden edition of the national aviation conference organised by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Twitter. He said the country has made four airports free trade zones giving room for local…
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TRIBUTE: Olufemi Soyinka, a globally certified Dermatologist, Venereologist and Allergologist, By Omoniyi Ibietan
The immediate younger brother of Professor Wole Soyinka, Professor Femi Soyinka, passed yesterday at his residence in Ibadan. He was a father, grandfather and great grandfather. Importantly, he was a physician, scholar and a very resolute, but unlike his brother, a silent social and particularly health rights activist. I have fond memories of the late Professor as I recall his…
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Buhari’s laudatory role in the APC primary, By Garba Shehu
When it is election season we all expect speculation to reach fever-pitch. The press pores over every word spoken, scours every photo taken, and reports every indication suggested, seeking signs of who is supporting who like private investigators – or fiction writers. There’s no greater intrigue for this kind of speculation-journalism than a party flagbearer primary. But it only comes…
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N71.4m Fraud; Aisha Wakil, Mama Boko Haram, two others to spend 5 years in prison
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC on Tuesday, secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, (aka Mama Boko Haram) alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. The defendants were sentenced to five years imprisonment without option of fine. The judgment was the climax of a…
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If indeed you love me, then vote for Oyebanji on Saturday, Tinubu tells Ekiti people
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, solicited votes and support for the party’s governorship candidate in Saturday’s Ekiti gubernatorial election, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, describing him as a thoroughbred Ekiti man, with requisite experience in administration and governance. Asiwaju Tinubu, who spoke at the mega rally held to galvanise support for the APC…
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Owo massacre: Forensics, investigation, prosecution & adjudication, By Adeniji Kazeem
Background On 5th June 2022 Nigerian’s woke up to learn of a dastardly attack by yet to be identified gunmen on Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State killing and wounding several people. The gunmen allegedly came with automatic rifles and explosives with which they launched an unprovoked attack on worshipers. Till date the security agencies have made no…
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Senate recommends brave tanker driver, Ejiro, for national honours
The Senate has resolved to honour Ejiro Otarigho, the brave tanker driver who drove a burning tanker from danger zone to avert a tragic fire incident in Agbarho, Delta State. It also recommended Ejiro to President Muhammadu Buhari for National Honours. This followed a motion moved by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) and…
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Muslim-Muslim ticket: Numbers will win elections, not faith, says Uzodinma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma says religion shouldn’t be the primary concern when picking the running mate for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Uzodinma said this when speaking with newsmen at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday. Reacting to the controversy surrounding a potential Muslim-Muslim ticket by the APC, Uzodinma said spread and numbers…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu, Adamu, Ganduje others in Ekiti for Guber campaign
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Governors Abdullahi Ganduje, Adegboyega Oyetola, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Dapo Abiodun, Senator Ibikunle Amosun among others joined Governor Kayode Fayemi in Ado Ekiti in a grand campaign rally in support of Ekit State APC governorship candidate, Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji.
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