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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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Ngige chickens out of presidential race
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has withdrawn from contesting the presidency in the 2023 general election. Ngige made this known in a statement on Friday. The move comes after President Muhammadu Buhari directed all his appointees seeking political offices in the 2023 elections to resign before Monday. Ngige had earlier declared interest to run for the nation’s number…
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Blasphemy: Don’t blame Islam for the death of Deborah Yakubu, says Ibrahim Chatta
Nollywood actor, Ibrahim Chatta has asked the public not to blame Islam for the killing of Deborah Yakubu, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education. Deborah was on Wednesday attacked and set ablaze by an angry mob over remarks considered to be an insult to Prophet Mohammed. Deborah’s death has provoked widespread outrage, with the Sultan of Sokoto,…
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Ex-wife reveals how marriage with Don Jazzy crashed
Michelle Jackson, ex-wife of ace Nigerian music producer, Michael Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, has revealed why their marriage crashed. Michelle Jackson, a United Kingdom-based model, returned to Nigeria in late April, 2022. Speaking in an interview with Naija FM, Michelle noted that the passion for music took hold of her ex-husband and it was difficult to hold him…
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Manchester City unveil Sergio Aguero statue to celebrate 10th anniversary of first EPL title
Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero says the new statue of him to mark the 10th anniversary of the club’s first Premier League title captures the “best moment of my life”. The statue, unveiled at the Etihad Stadium, celebrates Aguero’s goal in the fourth minute of injury time in the final game of the 2011-12 season. The goal won City their…
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We will be cautious of those we accept to our party – SDP national chairman
Acting National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Supo Shonibare says the party will be careful on the kind of defectors it receives into its fold in the course of the 2023 general election. While speaking with journalists on Thursday, he said the party would not be an “opportunistic vehicle” for any one who has lost out in their…
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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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No reduction in gas flaring volumes, says 2022 Global gas flaring tracker report
The 2022 Global Gas Flaring Tracker, a leading global and independent indicator of gas flaring, said reductions in both absolute flare volumes and flaring intensity stalled in the last decade, despite strong early progress. Impressive reductions in some countries have not offset concerning increases in others. The top 10 flaring countries accounted for 75 percent of all gas flaring and…
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Group celebrates African heroes, heroines at Annual Memorial Day
A group Correct Connect Africa Foundation (CCAF) has organised the 2022 edition of the annual Africa Memorial Day (AMD) to celebrate and honour the lives, struggles and experiences of African heroes and heroines. This year’s edition was held at Radisson Blu, Ikeja, Lagos on May 1 with the theme “The Relevance of Remembering our Heroes Past”. General Coordinator of CCAF,…
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Osinbajo: Senator Adeyeye and his dishonest thesis, By Ajibola Basiru
I read with deep interest an article published in Premium Times by my predecessor in the Senate as the representative of Osun Central Senatorial District, Senator Professor Sola Adeyeye. I believe the description of him at the foot of the article as “the senator for Osun Central in the National Assembly” is clealy erroneous as since June 2019, I have…
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