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Lagos govt dismisses anxiety over okada ban
The Lagos State government say their is no anxiety over the total ban on commercial motorcycles popularly known as okada in six local governments in the state which takes effect on Wednesday. In a statement, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso advised residents of the state to go about their businesses without fear. According to him, the plan by…
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Crisis in APC as vice chairmen accuse Adamu of sidelining them
National Vice Chairman, North West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman and his South West counterpart, Isaacs Kekemeke have accused the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, of dictatorship and sidelining them in decision making. In a statement on Tuesday, Lukman and Kekemeke accused Adamu of attempting to “foist a fait accompli on the NWC on fundamental…
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Oyetola condemns shooting of The Nation reporter, one other citizen
Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has condemned the shooting of the Nation’s Newspaper correspondent, Toba Adedeji, and another citizen by some trigger-happy police officers at Olaiya, Osogbo, the State capital on Tuesday. Adedeji and the yet-to-be-identified citizen were reportedly shot by some overzealous policemen who were trying to disperse a group of people who had gathered to mourn the…
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My abductors collected N100m ransom for my release, says Methodist Prelate
Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Uche, abducted by gunmen on Tuesday said N100 million was paid as ransom before he was released. Uche, who spoke at a press conference in Lagos, said the monies were arranged in five sacks of N20 million each. He said the funds were raised by the Methodist church in Nigeria,…
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PHOTO NEWS: Osinbajo appears before APC screening panel
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday appeared before the Chief John Odigie Oyegun-led All Progressives Congress presidential nomination screening panel sitting at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja. The VP shared his record and ability which qualify him to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
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Police shoot pupil, Nation reporter in Osogbo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nation Newspaper correspondent in Osun State, Mr. Toba Adedeji, has been shot by a police officer. Adedeji was shot alongside a pupil coming from school at Olaiya, Osogbo, by the overzealous policeman who wanted to disperse protesters mourning the killing of one Mr. Abiola Afolabi. The protesters had converged on Olaiya junction to mourn the passage…
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Stephanie Okereke-Linus celebrates arrival of new child
Stephanie Okereke -Linus has celebrated the arrival of a new child with her husband Linus Idahosa. She announced the birth of their baby boy on social media saying “A Princely Arrival, With thanksgiving and gratitude to our Heavenly Father, we are delighted to share with you the announcement of the birth of our second son whose arrival has immersed us…
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Aggrieved APC members ask court to stop Lagos Senator, Adeola from parading self as Ogun West Senatorial candidate
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ogun West, have asked the Federal High Court, Abeokuta division, to stop Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola from parading himself as the candidate of the Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections on the platform of the party.Adeola was declared the winner of the APC senatorial ticket,…
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BREAKING: Reduce aspirants, ensure true party man becomes presidential candidate, Buhari tells APC governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to ensure that a true party man emerges as the presidential candidate of the party. The president urged the governors to align on their interests so that the party can have a presidential candidate that can win the election and a candidate the Nigerian masses will believe in even before…
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Buhari off to Spain on state visit
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday depart Abuja for Madrid, Spain on a state visit at the invitation of the Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. According to the statement, after meeting with Sanchez, President Buhari will also meet with the Head of…
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