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Amaechi most fitting, competent, will win for APC – Dakuku Peterside
Former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, said that Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi is the “most fitting, competent, and pan-Nigerian” to become the president. Peterside said this at the party’s Special Thanksgiving Service held at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. He said Amaechi will win the 2023 presidential election…
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Lagos taskforce arrests two impostor
Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce on Friday, arrested two impersonators of the agency who arrest and extort unsuspecting motorists. This was disclosed in a statement by the agency’s Director, Press & Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem which was made available to WesternPost. The duo, Salisu Sikiru, 43 and Julius Ehizenaga, 53, a dismissed Police man, were arrested at Anthony Village…
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Soludo inaugurates cabinet with 20 commissioners
Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo has sworn in 20 new commissioners into his cabinet. The governor inaugurated the new commissioners on Saturday. Soludo said the 21st commissioner would we sworn in after his clearance by the House of Assembly next week. He said the new commissioners were picked from the over 1000 that applied for the positions. “This is…
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Moving Forward with Courage, By Rotimi Amaechi
Fellow Nigerians, I stand before you today to declare my intention and submit my application to serve as your next President. I did not come to this decision lightly. I have served our nation for the last seven years as Minister of Transportation. For eight years before that, I served as Governor of Rivers State. In the preceding eight years…
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Angela Merkel’s reputation has taken a big hit in Germany in recent weeks
Former ministers who served under her have been lining up to repudiate her foreign policy since the invasion of Ukraine. “In my lifetime, I would never have thought it possible to enter into such a crisis with Russia,” said Wolfgang Schäuble, Merkel’s former finance minister. “I too thought that we should cooperate with Russia. Today, I know: I was wrong,…
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Ogun senate seats: Gov. Abiodun races against the tide to stop OGD, Adeola’s ambitions
Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta For Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, this may not be the best of time. The governor is at present at his wit’s end in his quest to determine who takes the available senatorial seats in the state. Two senatorial seats are particularly in hot contention in the state. They are those of Ogun East and Ogun West.…
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BREAKING: Amaechi declares 2023 presidential ambition
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Saturday at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, the venue of the Rivers APC Thanksgiving Service, declared his interest to contest the 2023 Presidency of Nigeria on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Amaechi said: “I stand before you today to declare my intention and submit my application to serve as your…
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Federal High Court releases security measures for trial of terrorism cases
The Federal High Court has released new security measures for trials of terrorism cases in the court. Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Honorable Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, released the new measures. According to Catherine Oby Christopher, Chief Information Officer of the Federal High Court, the new measures are in exercise of Justice Tsoho’s constitutional powers as enshrined in…
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Soaring food, fuel prices are tipping countries over the edge
When people took to the streets in Egypt in 2011, protesters chanted about freedom and social justice — but also bread. The cost of pantry staples had jumped because of the skyrocketing price of goods like wheat, stoking fury with President Hosni Mubarak. Now, more than a decade after the Arab Spring, global food prices are soaring again. They had…
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OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney stabs Nigerian boyfriend to death
An OnlyFans model allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death in their apartment — before racy content was posted on her social media page. Influencer Courtney Clenney, 25, known on her social media platforms as Courtney Tailor, was detained and later taken to a mental institution after killing 27-year-old Christian Obumseli, cops said. Police responded to a 911 call from Clenney…
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