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Wike to reveal preferred presidential candidate in January
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says he will reveal the presidential candidate he is supporting in next year’s election in January 2023. Wike made this known during the inauguration of the Rumuokwurusi- Elimgbu Flyover (10th flyover) in Rumuokwurusi Town, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area on Thursday. He said he was ready to move around the country to campaign for his choice…
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Mohammed Abacha is Kano PDP guber candidate, court rules
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ruled that the son of former military ruler, Mohammed Abacha is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kano State. Justice A.M Liman gave the ruling on Thursday. He nullified the party’s primary which produced Sadik Amunu Wali as the PDP candidate. He also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission…
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Omo-Agege visits survivors, families of boat accident victims
…says their sacrifice won’t be in vain Deputy Senate President and Delta APC governorship candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has visited survivors and family of victims who died in a boat accident on their way home from campaign rallies at Ugborodo/Okerenkoko, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state. Two of the surviving victims were recuperating at the Lilly Clinic…
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Osinbajo in condolence visit to Shehu Malami’s family
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has described the late Ambassador Shehu Malami, former Nigeria’s envoy to South Africa as a father figure to him. Ambassador Malami died in Cairo, Egypt on Monday at the age of 85. The deceased was a Sokoto Prince who contested to be Sultan of Sokoto in 1988 alongside late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki. Osinbajo, on…
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Bayelsa received N90bn from excess crude accounts, says official
Bayelsa State government on Wednesday confirmed it got N90 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) from thF federal Government as of October 2022. ECA is a fund that warehouses oil revenue in excess of the budget benchmark of crude oil prices for redistribution to states on quarterly basis. The Technical Adviser to the Governor on Treasury and Accounts, Timipre…
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50 individuals to get Kwara merit awards in maiden edition
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin At least 50 elder statesmen, women, philanthropists, and public intellectuals across all divides have been penned down for Kwara State’s Lifetime Achievement and Posthumous Merit Awards. The awards, according to the state government is a “token of its appreciation” of their contributions to the growth and development of the state. The awards come under 25 categories…
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Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat, others test run Blue Rail Line as first phase is completed
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa and other prominent Lagosians on Wednesday rode in the Blue Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) from the National Theatre Station in Iganmu to Marina. This signalled the completion of the first phase of the LRMT, which covered Marina-Mile 2. Speaking at…
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Tinubu hails sports minister, Sunday Dare, on Daura’s chieftaincy title
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised his former aide and current Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Chief Sunday Dare for bagging a chieftaincy title in Daura, Kastina State. Emir of Daura, hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari, His Highness, Dr. Umar Farouk Umar will confer the prestigious title of Sarkin Wasanni on the minister…
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Tinubu mourns death of Sokoto Prince, Ambassador Shehu Malami
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed sadness over the death of a Sokoto Caliphate Prince, Ambassador Shehu Malami, who died yesterday in Cairo. Malami, former Nigeria High Commissioner to South Africa, died at the age of 85.He served in important government positions in Northern Nigeria, Sokoto State and in the private sector where he…
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Kwara Police beef up security ahead Christmas celebration
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Police Command has imposed some security measures, which include massive deployments of men and materials in and around public utilities and all government’s assets, aggressive motorized and foot patrols, stop and search operations, and continuous raids on black spots ahead of Christmas day celebration. This was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public…
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