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Atiku Rivers campaign DG fingers Wike in assassination attempt
The Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Senator Abiye Sekibo has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of attempting to assassinate him. Speaking to the press in Port Harcourt on Friday, Sekibo said policemen attached to the Rivers State Government House opened fire on him late Thursday night. He also called on the Inspector-General of…
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Appeal Court affirms Wali as Kano PDP guber candidate, sacks Abacha
The Court of Appeal has sacked Muhammed Abacha as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State. Thr court gave the ruling on Friday, setting aside the ruling of the High Court which asked INEC to recognise Abacha as the PDP candidate. The appellate court consequently ordered that Sadiq Wali, who was earlier recognised by the…
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Umo Eno files appeal against disqualification as Akwa-Ibom PDP guber candidate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally disowned the governorship claims by a House of Representatives member, Mr Michael Enyong, insisting that Pastor Umo Eno remains its authentic candidate for the 2023 governorship elections in Akwa Ibom State. This is the basis of an appeal filed by the party at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, challenging the judgement of…
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AbdulRazaq approves palliatives for vulnerable groups to cushion fuel scarcity, currency swap
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved palliatives for various vulnerable groups in the state to cushion the effects of the ongoing fuel scarcity and the currency change in the country. The palliatives will include cash transfer to widows, pensioners, transporters, marketers, smallholder farmers, and other vulnerable people and will be done through the Kwara State…
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Police ban rallies, unlawful processions in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Police Command has announced a temporary ban on any form of gathering in the state. This was contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ajayi Okasanmi in Ilorin on Wednesday. According to the statement, the order becomes inevitable as a result of intelligence report indicating that hoodlums…
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Tinubu donated N100m to victims of banditry in Katsina – Masari
Governor Aminu Masari on Monday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has donated N100 million to victims of banditry in Katsina State. Mr Masari, who disclosed this during the APC presidential campaign rally in Katsina, said his government was doing its best to end the spate of insecurity confronting the state. According to him, the APC…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu visits Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, on Monday paid a surprise visit to Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua, mother of late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and late President Umoru Musa Yar’Adu, in Katsina. Tinubu was in Katsina State for the APC presidential rally and stopped over to visit the matriarch of the Yar’Adua dynasty.
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Immigration seizes 106 voter cards from foreigners in Kwara
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has seized 106 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from foreigners residing in Kwara State. The state comptroller of NIS, Aminu Shamsuddin, revealed this in an interview on Monday in Ilorin. Mr Shamsuddin said some foreigners were caught in possession of Nigeria PVCs during the regular patrol by immigration officers within the Ilorin metropolis. He said that…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court declares Lawan APC Yobe North candidate, as Machina loses out
The Supreme Court has ruled that Senate President Ahmed Lawan, is the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe North. In a majority judgment delivered on Monday, the apex court upheld the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidature. Details later…
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Osinbajo says late Dutse Emir, Dame Adebutu’s lives exemplary
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the late Emir of Dutse, HRH Dr. Nuhu Muhammad-Sanusi, as a great Nigerian who believed in the country, served his people and humanity very well. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Saturday in Dutse, Jigawa State, when he paid a condolence visit to the Emir’s palace and to the family of the late monarch, who…
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