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Senate amends electoral act, confirms WesternPost’s exclusive story
The Senate has amended the electoral act, allowing the president, National Assembly members, governors and other elected officers to vote at party congresses and primaries. The amendments took place at the plenary sitting on Tuesday. This confirms WesternPost’s exclusive story on Monday, that the national assembly was planning to allow “statutory delegates to vote at primaries of parties for the…
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Former Abia Gov, Kalu, pulls out of presidential race, backs Senate President, Lawan
Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu has officially pulled out of the 2023 presidential race, throwing his weight behind Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. Kalu in a statement he signed on Monday, said he was supporting Lawan because the senate president comes from the North East, another zone which was yet to produce Nigeria’s president. WesternPost had reported that Lawan…
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FIRS calls for increased collaboration in Africa to effectively tax digital businesses
Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has called on African countries to collaborate with the aim of exploring alternative rules that will enable market jurisdictions to effectively subject digital businesses to tax. Nami said this on Friday at a Technical Assistance Programme organised by African Tax Administrators’ Forum’s (ATAF) with the theme “Member’s Needs and…
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Jonathan not our member, says Bayelsa APC
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned former President Goodluck Jonathan. The state chairman of the party, Dennis Otiotio, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria said Jonathan was not a registered member of the party. He, however, said the former president was free to join any party he wanted to join. “The former…
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Lagos PDP Chieftain accuses AMCON of illegal seizure of properties, fingers APC
…..Says Polaris Bank denies him access to N1.77bn A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Otunba Segun Adewale has accused Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) of illegally sending policemen to seal his business premises and properties over an alleged debt to Polaris Bank. Adewale is the owner of Aeroland Travels Limited located in the heart…
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NFF considering appealing Rohr’s compensation claims
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is considering appealing an order by FIFA to pay former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr $377,879.46 (about N157m) in compensation. FIFA had ruled that the NFF should pay the Franco-German the said amount after he was relieved of his duties last December. But speaking to The PUNCH, NFF President, Amaju Pinnick said the federation would…
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Interrogating Peter Obi’s record in Anambra, By Temitope Ajayi
It has become imperative to advice Mr Peter Obi’s campaigners to look for more substantive issues to campaign with. Regaling us with his “sterling record” which on the contrary is uninspiring, is quite insulting to the discerning. Let’s interrogate the issues they love to regurgitate. First, they parrot the saving of N75 billion in banks for his successor, but question…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu visits Katsina in continuation of presidential consultation
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was in Katsina State to meet with party stakeholders in continuation of his consultation towards the 2023 presidential primaries of the party.
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Jonathan rejects Northern groups’ N100m APC presidential nomination forms
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the N100million Nomination and Expression of Interest forms, bought for him by some northern groups to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The groups had purchased the forms in the name of Jonathan on Monday, saying he was the right person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.…
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Bayo Adelabu joins Oyo guber race, carpets Makinde on infrastructure development
By Richard Thomas, Ibadan Former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State in 2019, Oloye Adebayo Adelabu has declared his interest to context for the office of the governor in the 2023 general elections. Adelabu, popularly addressed as Penkelemesi made the declaration on Monday at a press conference held at Adebayo Adelabu Foundation Secretariat, Jericho, Ibadan. Addressing journalists…
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