The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied that it is involved in a legal dispute with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, over allegations of non-declaration of assets. DSS in a statement by it’s spokesperson Peter Afunanya, responded to a report in a newspaper that incorrectly claimed that a […]
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Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, on Thursday said the Federal Government was borrowing money to fund petrol subsidies, insisting that the subsidy regime had become totally unsustainable. The Minister who disclosed this at the public presentation of details of the 2023 budget in Abuja, said: “Fuel subsidy cost was a […]
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Doyin Okupe, erstwhile Director General of the Labour Party, LP, Presidential Campaign Council, has said nothing will stop the “Obidient” movement. His statement was contained in a post via his Twitter handle. Kokomansion recalls that Okupe resigned from his position as the DG of the Labour Party presidential campaign council in the wake of a […]
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Ahead of the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the distribution of Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, at various Registration Areas/Wards will start from Friday, January 6, till 15. The Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, of the commission in Rivers State, Mr Mark Usulor, made this known in a statement issued […]
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Ex-Chelsea manager and Italy legend, Gianluca Vialli has died at the age of 58. Vialli’s death comes five years after he was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He scored 40 goals in 88 appearances for the Blues between 1996 and 1999. Also, Vialli won three major trophies when he managed Chelsea. Vialli won 59 caps […]
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In less than 50 days to the February 25, 2023 Presidential election in Nigeria, Chief Aare Afe Babalola has picked Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP as his preferred candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Babalola, the only people opposed to Obi are those who participated in plunging the country […]
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A Professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, has concern that President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2023 budget for Nigeria will spell doom for the economy and cost of living, warning of “massive inflation.” Kokomansion recalls that Buhari signed the 2023 appropriation bill into law after the National Assembly passed the N21.83 trillion budget for the country on […]
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Former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has promised to deliver over 1.5 million votes from the State for Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the February 25, 2023, presidential election. Oyetola disclosed this at the inauguration of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in Osogbo on Thursday. The ex-Governor […]
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The Police Command of Kano State said it has arrested at least 61 suspected political thugs in the State in a bid to rid the State of all forms of criminality during political campaigns. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa. The statement said the arrest was […]
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Senator representing Imo West Senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha has denied dumping the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ex-Governor of Imo State, made the clarification on Thursday, January 5, 2023, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media), Sam Onwuemeodo. Okorocha said those behind the rumour do not […]
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