The governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal, who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday picked the presidential nomination form. Tambuwal stormed the Wadata Plaza headquarters of the opposition party in Abuja with his supporters about 6pm on Thursday, and left about an hour later. He […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has revealed that about 1,331 Nigerians died in road accidents in the second quarter of 2018. This was contained in a report released on Tuesday entitled; “NBS Road Transport Data (Q2 2018).” According to the report, 1,257 of the 1,331 Nigerians that got killed were adults, representing 94 percent, […]
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Emmanuel Uduaghan, former governor of Delta state, on Tuesday attended an All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Uduaghan is aspiring to represent Delta south senatorial zone in 2019. He had been a member of PDP since 1998. The meeting which started about 8:20pm is holding at the Aso Rock […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google’s search engine of promoting negative news articles and hiding “fair media” coverage of him, vowing to address the situation without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take. Trump’s attack against the Alphabet Inc unit follows a string of grievances against technology companies, including social […]
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Actress Joke Silver, actor Segun Arinze and a female pilot, Mrs Enitan Dan-Faparusi, on Tuesday led other mentors to chart a path for students toward building careers and realising life ambitions. The personalities mentored students at the Lagos State University (LASU) at the university’s Second Distinguished Lecture series held at its Ojo campus. The lecture […]
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Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Proprietress of God’s Orphanage Home, in Benin, Edo State, Mrs. Kehinde Blessing Imarhiagbe, has been paraded by the police, for complicity in the alleged theft of a four-year-old-baby girl. The victim was said to have been stolen by a ma somewhere in Lagos and taken to the suspect’s orphanage located along Siluko […]
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Jonah Jang, former Plateau governor, has declared his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election. Jang made his decision known on Tuesday at the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jos, Plateau state. The former governor also presented his letter of intent at the PDP secretariat. Jang is currently standing trial for alleged […]
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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared September 14, 2018 as a day of general strike, mourning and resistance across the South East and neigbouring states. The group said the decision was reached as a result of what it called “the ongoing campaign of ethnic and religious persecution, genocide and humiliation of the people […]
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Trading on Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a positive note on Tuesday, with Total Oil leading the gainers’ table. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crucial market indicators appreciated marginally with 0.58 per cent growth, following gains by some blue chip concerns. Specifically, the market capitalisation increased by N75 billion or […]
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Abia Police Command has impounded a large quantity of military uniforms, allegedly imported from China and stocked at a warehouse in Aba, the commercial hub of the state. Anthony Ogbizi, the state Commissioner of Police, made this disclosure at the Umuahia Central Police Station on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen on the achievements recorded by the […]
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