Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has predicted that in a the All Progressives Congress (APC) will collapse. According to him, this will pave way for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to offer Nigerians the much-needed leadership. He spoke during the inauguration of the party’s eastern zone councils poll campaigns in Gwadabawa town, headquarters of […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of funds for the payment of workers engaged under the Special Public Works Programme. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, made this known in a tweet. The Minister noted that he had directed the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to commence the processing […]
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The defence headquarters (DHQ) has disowned allegations that its operatives are spying on Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho. Kokomansion understands that a video had surfaced on the new media showing two alleged spies fleeing on a motorcycle while being chased by Igboho’s supporters. But, DHQ spokesperson, Bernard Onyeuko in a […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has declared a nationwide strike from 6th April 2021 over alleged ‘’culture of neglect by government on issues affecting the technological education sub sector.’’ ASUP President, Anderson U Ezeibe, who spoke to repeorters at the end of the 99th meeting of the National Executive Council of the union […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended Saturday’s Ekiti East 1 State Constituency by-election over cases of violence. The Commission declared the indefinite suspension in a statement issued by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Saturday. Mr Okoye said that the Commission received a […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it will continue to recognise only 18 political parties until the litigation on deregistration is resolved. The electoral body advised the 74 deregistered parties to await the judgment of the Supreme Court on appeals relating to the powers of the Commission to deregister them in accordance […]
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The National Sports Festival will hold from April 2nd to 14th, 2021, THE NATION has learnt. This was decided after a meeting between Minister of Youths and Sports Sunday Dare and Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state at the Government House, Benin. The festival suffered many postponements from March 2020. Obaseki, while receiving the sports minister, hailed […]
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The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government will resolve all the country’s challenges. PGF expressed confidence in a statement by its Chairman, Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State in Abuja, while congratulating Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on his 64th birthday, NAN reports. “We join all Nigerians to celebrate this […]
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Sule Lamido, former Jigawa State Governor, on Monday, said Nigeria was more divided under the All Progressives Congress, APC. Lamido noted that Nigeria has witnessed more hate and disunity in the past five years of APC government. He spoke during the inauguration of Rumuji, Ibaa, Obelle Isokpo road in Emouha Local Government Area of Rivers […]
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The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has claimed Nigerian politicians are now engaging in spiritual activities to win elections. The clergy pointed out that politicians do not believe they can win elections through hard work, hence they resort to spiritual activities. Bishop Kukah who spoke during a virtual interview with a historian, Prof […]
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