The governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party ended abruptly in the early hours of Wednesday when gunmen invaded Lokoja Confluence Stadium, the venue of the election. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that voting had ended and sorting of votes were going on when the gunmen came to the […]
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As revealed by the presidency, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting that holds every Wednesday will not take place this week. Mr Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. “This is due to the fact that all the memos earlier submitted to […]
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Senator Magnus Abe’s recent negative reaction to the call for fresh congresse to reposition the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State coupled with his boys negative articles and statements in the Social Media aimed at maligning the person and personality of the Minister has been described as both unfortunate, sad and heartbreaking. A chieftain […]
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Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has summoned the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The High Commissioner was expected to meet with the minister by 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. After meeting with the envoy, Onyema was also scheduled to meet with his […]
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Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nov. 16 Governorship election. Bello emerged winner of the governorship ticket by polling 3,369 votes to beat eight other aspirants who contested the governorship primaries conducted by the party in Lokoja. Gov. Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday detained two top officials of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), the company which supervised execution of the $16 billion failed power projects. The officials are Head of Finance Marvel Emefiele and Head of Compensation Eze M. C. Odigbo. They are expected to account for […]
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The Bayelsa High Court on Wednesday granted an order restraining the National Executive Committee(NEC) of All Progressives Congress (APC) from adopting direct primary in selecting the party’s flag-bearer for Nov.16 governorship elections in the state. According to the order of interim injunction made by Justice E.G Umokoro , the party’s NEC should refrain from applying […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have apologised to aggrieved members over the unfair treatment meted to them when they indicated interest to contest in the 2019 primary elections in the state. Mr. Obaseki revealed that “almost 20 court cases arose from those who were deprived of […]
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The reappointment of the Minister of Transportation, Dr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, by President Muhammadu Buhari, has been described as a sign of seriousness of the administration to revolutionise the nation’s transportation sector. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, who stated this is a statement issued and […]
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NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, appointed a former deputy governor of Edo state, Dr. Pius Odubu, as chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Odubu served as the deputy of Adams Oshiomhole when the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was the governor of Edo state. Olusegun Adekunle, permanent secretary […]
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