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Tension in Kaduna as El-Rufai bans religious protests
Kaduna State government has banned religious protests throughout the State with immediate effect. Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan in a statement on Saturday said the ban was put in place in consultation with security agencies under the umbrella of the Kaduna State Security Council. Protests have rocked Sokoto State by Muslim youths following the arrest of some…
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Deborah’s murder: Tambuwal imposes curfew as protest rocks Sokoto over students’ arrest
Sokoto State Government has imposed a 24-curfew to following protest by some Muslim youths in the state capital over the arrest of some students in connection with the murder of Deborah Yakubu. The state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal made the announcement in Sokoto. Media aide to the governor, Muhammad Bello, said Tambuwal gave the directive “in pursuance of peace and order…
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Four Ebonyi commissioners resign to pursue political ambition
Four commissioners in the cabinet of Ebonyi State government have resigned to pursue their political ambition. The Commissioner for Information, Uchenna Orji, told journalists on Friday during a press briefing. “The concerned members include Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi, former Commissioner for Capital City and Urban Development and Chief Emma Uguru, former Commissioner for Lands and Survey. “Eze Nwachukwu, former Commissioner for…
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Jibrin defects to NNPP despite Tinubu’s intervention in rift with Ganduje
The Director-General of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Support Groups Management Council, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Jibrin left the APC to contest for the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency seat of the House of Representatives on the platform of the NNPP after failing out with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. WesternPost had reported…
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I will never compromise my ambition to be Delta Governor in 2023 – Omo-Agege
Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege had denied stepping down from vying for the office of the governor of Delta State to focus on returning to the senate. In statement he signed, Omo-Agege described such reports as unfounded and fabricated falsehood. Omo-Agege said he would never compromise his governorship ambition by stepping down for anyone. “It has been brought to my…
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Lagos East: Groups endorse Abiru’s re-election bid
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, two political groups, Abiru Consolidated Team (ACT) and Tokunbo Abiru Ambassadors (TAA) said they are in support the re-election bid of Senator Tokunbo Abiru. Abiru is the current Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District at the National Assembly. The groups adjudged his performance in office in the last sixteen months as outstanding and unprecedented.…
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Ibrahim takes over as Kwara Attorney General
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mr. Senior Ibrahim Sulyman as the new Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Kwara State. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye on Wednesday in Ilorin Sulyman was until his appointment the commissioner for tertiary education in the state. He is…
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Sokonte Davies breaks rank with Tonye Cole, joins Rivers APC gubernatorial race
Former member representating Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Sokonte Davies has pulled out of the earlier agreement by himself and 18 other aspirants to back the candidacy of Tonye Cole as the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Davies, in a statement, said he was picking the nomination and expression of interest forms to contest…
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Wike frustrated efforts to solve Rivers-Imo dispute – Boundary Commission
The National Boundary Commission has accused Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike of frustrating the it’s efforts to resolve the boundary dispute with Imo State. Director-General of NBC, Adamu Adaji, had in a press conference on Tuesday, reacted to Wike’s claims that the commission was corrupt. Wike during the thanksgiving to celebrate the victory over Imo at the Supreme Court on…
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2023 election: Sanwo-Olu says confident of victory, submits nomination forms
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, submitted the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for his re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Sanwo-Olu, who submitted the forms to party officials at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, was accompanied by a large crowd, which included members of the Lagos APC apex leadership body, Governance Advisory Council (GAC),…
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