A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has warned Senator Magnus Abe to stop blackmailing the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, by constantly linking the leader’s name to his numerous betrayal of the party in Rivers State. Eze, who is former National Publicity Secretary […]
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The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has called President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue Nigeria’s electoral process and democracy from imminent collapse. Reacting to the just concluded elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states, Idayat Hassan, CDD director, said the foundation of Nigeria’s democracy is facing serious challenges. Hassan condemned the violence and disruptions in the […]
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14 persons were killed by suspected bandits in Karaye village, Gummi local government area of Zamfara State on Sunday. Confirming the development in a statement, Muhammad Shehu, public relations officer of the Zamfara state command of the Nigeria Police Force, said 10 other persons sustained gunshot injuries while some houses were set ablaze in the attack. […]
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Some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed six hunters in Aljannaru, a farming community in Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State. According to residents, the gunmen, who were on camels got to the community in a night raid, destroying farms and shooting indiscriminately. The sources said the attackers eventually gunned down six of […]
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The electoral umpire in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi west senatorial rerun election inconclusive. Announcing the outcome on Sunday night, Olayinde Lawal, the returning officer, said the number of cancelled votes is higher than the margin between Smart Adeyemi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Dino Melaye […]
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The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Bayelsa State governorship election, Mr David Lyon, has been declared winner by INEC. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Faraday Orunmuwese, announced this on Monday morning. Professor Orunmuwese returned Lyon as […]
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Lagos state government, on Sunday announced the discovery of a two-year-old lion in a residential building in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. The lion, said to be owned by an unnamed Indian national, was discovered acting as a security guard at 229, Muri Okunola Street in the Victoria Island area of the state. […]
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With defeat starring the face of Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate on Thursday vowed to return the state to APC. “This morning, the Yahaya Bello game plan began to unfold. The APC governorship candidate in concert with a top military officer perfected the rigging plan of the […]
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A former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Owoseni, said on Thursday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has become a monster. Owoseni, while describing Nigeria as a banana republic, said the EFCC had become a willing tool in the hands of whoever was in power. The retired police officer spoke in Lagos […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the public apology and kneeling by the Chairman of the APC Kogi state campaign council and Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, confirms that even the APC agrees that Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, does not deserve a second term. Governor El-Rufai knelt before the people of Kogi State, asking […]
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