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BREAKING: Two PDP Chieftains defect to APC
A former National Organising Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Mustapha, has resigned from the party and decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) In Kaduna State. Mustapha, also a former Head of the Civil Service in Kaduna, resigned from the PDP through a letter he wrote to the chairman of Gubuchi ward in Makarfi Local Government Area of…
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Ambode to teenagers: Desist from intimate relationships, focus on academic success
Wife of a former governor of Lagos State and founder of Hope for Women in Nigeria Initiative, HOFOWEM, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has advised teenage girls, to distance themselves from premature intimate relationships, and focus on successful academic careers. WESTERN POST reports that the former Lagos FirstLady gave the advice at the public presentation of the book, “Let the Child Live”,…
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NDLEA uncovers illicit substances concealed in incense candles, game packs, ladies’ wears
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered illicit substances in Lagos. A statement on Sunday by NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the items which comprises consignments of Cocaine and Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis were concealed in incense candles, game packs, dry hibiscus leaves and ladies. According to him, the hard drugs were meant to…
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NiDCOM: 58 trafficked Nigerians rescued in Ghana
Barely a month after the Nigerian government rescued at least 10 Nigerian teenage girls, ages between 15 and 16, from human trafficking and prostitution, another set of 58 Nigerian women and children have been rescued from human traffickers in Ghana. The Chairman of Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Board of Trustees in Ghana, disclosed this to the NiDCOM boss, Hon.…
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Planned Protest: Presidency planning to arrest Obi- Media Office alleges
The Peter Obi Media Reach has said the presidency is planning to use the planned protest to arrest Mr Peter Obi. Refuting allegations made by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, linking the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate to a planned protest, the media office described the allegations as wild, wicked and baseless. In a lengthy post on his verified X…
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Obi not involved in planned hardship protest- LP
The Labour Party (LP) has said its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, is not involved in the planning of hardship protest. It would be recalled that the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday claimed Obi and his supporters are planning the hardship protest. But a statement, by the spokesman for the…
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Violence erupts in Ijesha, Surulere as anti-riot policemen fire gunshots, tear gas to disperse crowd
Violence has erupted in the Ijesha area of Surulere as anti-riot policemen fired gunshots and tear gas to disperse a crowd of hoodlums in an attempt to make some arrests. Vehicle owners abandoned their cars during the commotion for fear of stray bullets. Socio-economic activities were equally paralyzed as traders, residents, and passersby ran for safety. Recurring civil disturbances and…
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2027: Northern Group backs Obi, announces plans to begin mobilisation
Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a northern group under the auspices of Arewa Indigenous Obidients Forum, has backed former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, to contest again for President. At a press conference in Kano, the Forum’s Coordinator, Engineer Alkassim Awwal, expressed the group’s firm belief that Obi, with divine intervention, will emerge as…
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1 million children die yearly before fifth birthday – FCTA
The Federal Capital Territory Administration says that approximately one million Nigerian children die annually before their fifth birthday due to various sicknesses. Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, said this on Friday at a news conference to kickstart the 2024 FCT Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week vaccination. The MNCHW vaccination exercise, which is free for…
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Those calling for protest should wait till 2027 to either re-elect Tinubu or not- Onanuga
The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has called on those calling for protest to wait till 2027 to either re-elect Tinubu or another person, saying the planned protest may turn violent. It would be recalled that some people have been calling for protest from August 1 against the economic hardship faced by Nigerians.…
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