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War of words: Wike questions Odinkalu’s record; Odinkalu responds with strong rebuke
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, and prominent human rights lawyer Chidi Odinkalu, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), have engaged in a heated exchange following remarks Wike made on Friday. During the launch of the N10 billion FCT Renewed Hope program, where 80 new vehicles were added to the FCT transport system, Wike openly criticized…
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ZLP sweeps Abia LG election
Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has swept the local government elections in Abia State, winning 15 of the 17 chairmanship posts, leaving the ruling Labour Party (LP) without a seat. The Young Progressives Party (YPP) recorded victories in the two remaining local government areas of the South-East state – Ugwunagbo and Osisioma Ngwa. The chairman of the Abia State Independent Electoral…
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Presidency dismisses claims of regional bias in Tinubu’s security appointments
By Kunle Sanni Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Bola Tinubu, has rejected allegations that the administration favors the South-West in appointing heads of security agencies. In a post on his X account on Sunday, Dare shared data on the regional backgrounds of the 20 top security agency heads to counter perceptions of regional bias…
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Video that landed Oyo East LGA Chairman in trouble
Oyo East Local Government Area Chairman The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday, suspended Olusola Oluokun, Chairman of Oyo East Local Government over the viral video. He was suspended following the presentation of a Matter of Urgent Public Importance titled “Urgent Call For Full Investigation into the indecent attitude of the Chairman, Oyo East Local Government, Mr. Olusola Oluokun…
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Over 800 PDP members defect to APC in Oyo
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State has lost over 800 of its members to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibadan North Local Government Area of the State. The former members of the PDP were received by the State acting Chairman of the APC, Moshood Abass, who expressed confidence in the party’s ability to return to…
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Rivers gov’t denies claims of shutting down NNPCL operations
The Rivers State Government has officially refuted circulating reports claiming that Governor Siminalayi Fubara ordered the shutdown of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and all oil companies operating in the state. In a statement signed by Warisenibo Joe Johnson, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, the government described the report as “false” and “propagandist,” asserting it was fabricated…
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Tinubu played critical role in emergence of Buhari as President- Sunday Dare
The Special Adviser to the President on Public Communications and Orientation, Sunday Dare, on Thursday hailed President Bola Tinubu’s role in the emergence of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Before dislodging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Federal Government in 2015, Buhari ran unsuccessfully for presidency in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections. It finally took talks and a political merger between…
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Don’t set Rivers on fire, Atiku urges judiciary
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged the judiciary to avoid igniting tensions in Rivers State following a recent Federal High Court ruling in Abuja that ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to halt all payments to the state. In a statement released Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku expressed dismay over alleged interference from Federal Government loyalists.…
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BREAKING: Reps member dumps PDP for APC
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abubakar Gumi, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas made the announcement to his colleagues during the plenary session, while reading Gumi’s defection letter on the House floor. According to the Speaker, Gumi, who represents Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency in Zamfara…
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Court refuses to postpone Ogun local government election
The Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, has struck out prayers made by 16 political parties in the state, seeking to postpone the proposed local government elections indefinitely. Delivering judgment in AB/577/2024 Action Alliance & 15 Ors v. OGSIEC & Anor, the presiding judge, Hon. Justice T. A. Okunsokan, rejected the claims of the political parties…
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