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PHOTO NEWS: Buhari casts vote in Daura in governorship, state assembly elections
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday vote in Daura in the Governorship and State Assembly Elections.
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PHOTO NEWS: Peter Obi campaigns in Onitsha, Awka ahead guber election
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi was in Anambra State on Thursday to campaign for the candidates of his party contesting for the state House of Assembly election. Only the House of Assembly election will hold in Anambra State as the governorship election is one of the off season elections and will be due in 3 years from now. Obi…
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Soludo flags off Ekwulobia flyover, roads construction
Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo on Thursday flagged off the construction of Ekwulobia flyover bridge in the state. He governor also flagged off other adjoining roads, a modern bus terminal, a fuel station, a security building, a fire station, among others which will be handled by Engineer Elias Tanios of AG Vision Construction Ltd. Speaking at the flagging off, Soludo…
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Tinubu extols ex-Supreme Court Justice Ogwuegbu’s virtues on turning 90
President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated former Supreme Court Justice, Emmanuel Obioma Ogwuegbu on his attainment of 90 on March 16. He described Justice Ogwuegbu as an excellent judge who distinguished himself both on the bench and in public service. After spending only five years at the Appeal Court, Justice Ogwuegbu was elevated to the Supreme Court of Nigeria…
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Indigent Nigerians benefit from Metropolitan Law Firm’s N60m endowment fund
Metropolitan Law Firm has introduced a N60million endowment fund targeted at indigent Nigerians. The endowment fund called Waqf is expected to cater for the basic to tertiary institution expenses of the beneficiaries. Speaking at the 5th Annaul Islamic Estate Planning and Clinic which served as the official launch of the fund, Managing Partner, The Metropolitan Firm, Ummahani Amin, said N60…
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‘Drunk Wike’ spends N50m weekly on alcohol – Amaechi
Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has accused his predecessor of spending N50million every week on alcohol. Amaechi who was speaking during campaigns for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state, Tonye Cole, said instead of developing the state, Wike has been spending the resources of Rivers to drink. “The person Wike buys alcohol from said Wike…
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AbdulRazaq directs marketers, traders, others to collect old, new naira notes
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has asked residents of the state, especially marketers, to collect and spend the old and new naira notes as both are still legal tenders in the country. This was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye on Tuesday in Ilorin. “Per the judgment of the Supreme Court…
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Ethnicity, religion made Obi win in South East – Okowa
Delta State Governor and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa has given the reason for the landslide victory of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi in the South East and some states in the South South. Obi’s LP had over 70 per cent of all the votes in the five South East states, also winning…
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Remi Tinubu mourns Nigeria’s first female Senator, Afegbua
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed sadness over the death of the first elected female Senator, Franca Afegbua, saying her contributions to Nigeria and the womenfolk will never be forgotten. She described Senator Afegbua who died on Sunday at 80 in her Benin-City home in Edo State as a trailblazer and quintessential lawmaker…
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Wike speaking under influence of alcohol, says Atiku
The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has lambasted Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, warning him to stop speaking while he is under the influence of alcohol. Atiku’s warning is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu. According to Atiku, Wike had, while addressing supporters at the…
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