The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday announced the registration of 23 new political parties, when it invited chairmen and secretaries of the party to pick up their certificates at its headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. This brings to 91 the total number of parties in the country. INEC has also extended the ongoing […]
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The Ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers in the upper and lower legislative houses of the National Assembly on Tuesday met at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja. Addressing the lawmakers, the National Chairman of APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole explained that the meeting of National Assembly members on APC platform would be a continuous exercise. He clarified […]
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The suspected kidnapper, who was arrested during a failed kidnap operation, has been confirmed dead. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Ondo State Police Command, Femi Joseph on Tuesday, stated that the suspect died due to complications from high dose of Tramadol he took before the botched operation despite efforts made to revive […]
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A 26-year old undergraduate, Damilola Rachel Ajayi has emerged the overall winner of N5million star prize in the just-concluded Skye Bank Ref ‘n’ Win Promo. The ‘Ref n Win’ promo was a youth-focused initiative designed to reward Skye Bank’s account holders who were mainly undergraduates across the country. During the course of the campaign, students […]
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A yet to be identified kidnapper who slept off at his victim’s shop after taking tramadol is reportedly still sleeping six days after he was arrested by the Ondo State Police Command. The suspect, who was arrested on Sunday attempted to kidnap a pharmaceutical shop owner in Owo town. He had operated with three other […]
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Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw scored for Manchester United, as they defeated Leicester City 2-1, in the first Premier League fixture of the 2018/2019 season. United manager, Jose Mourinho, was able to call on Pogba, who only returned this week to training and handed him the captain’s armband. The France midfielder stepped up and put […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that the position of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, that he should resign or face impeachment is a mere wishful thinking. A statement signed by his Special Assistant, Yusuf Olaniyonu, on Friday, said the APC will continue to dream about their plan to impeach […]
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has again accused Senate President Bukola Saraki of not acting in the interest of Nigeria, strengthening his call that Mr Saraki should resign or be removed from office. He made this call on Friday during a press conference held at the party’s national secretariat […]
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The Acting President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has appointed Mr Matthew Seiyefa as the Acting Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), following the sack of the former Director-General Lawal Daura on Tuesday. Seiyefa, who hails from Bayelsa State, was before his new appointment the most senior director in the DSS. Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special […]
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The British Government has said that it is closely monitoring political developments in Nigeria following reports of blockade of National Assembly entrance by officials of the Department of State Service (DSS). The British Government made this known in a statement from its High Commission in Abuja on Tuesday. Operatives of the DSS took over the […]
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