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Kogi 2019: Goveror Yahaya Bello’s camp releases documents showing PDP’s guber candidate, Musa Wada’s health status

There are unconfirmed reports that the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State is allegedly confused over documents that surfaced online and reported by the Nation’s newspaper online and Daily independent, depicting the health status of its ...

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‘I’ll show Oshiomhole that Mosquito can bite’ – Governor Obaseki threatens

On Friday, November 8th, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State fired back at the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over the “mosquito buzz” comment he made weeks ago.   Oshiomhole had referred to the ...

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Benue Assembly Deputy Speaker sacked by Appeal Court

Benue State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Christopher Adaji has been sacked as the lawmaker representing Ohimini state constituency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   The Court of Appeal which sat in Makurdi today November 8, upheld ...

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Together, Buhari and Osinbajo will script a glorious future for Nigeria – Presidency confirms sack of VP’s aides

The Presidency has issued an official statement to confirm that there is an on-going, unprecedented overhaul of the nation’s seat of government, in which a number of political appointments have either been revoked or not renewed in the Second Term.   ...

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2023: There is nothing like Igbo presidency in Nigeria – Rochas Okorocha

  Former Governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo North senatorial district at the National Assembly, Rochas Okorocha has stated that there is nothing like Igbo Presidency.   According to Rochas Okorocha, the 2023 election should be about who can create ...

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Taking a document to an ailing man without recourse to you confirms you are now a certified errand boy- FFK to Osinbajo

Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria’s former Minister of Aviation, has continued his attack on the person and office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.   In a new article posted on his Facebook page today, Fani-Kayode shared Osinbajo’s photo and described the Vice ...

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Appeal court sacked Senator Dayo Adeyeye of the APC, and declared PDP winner

  An All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Ekiti South Senatorial District in the red chamber, Prince Dayo Adeyeye has been sacked by a Court of Appeal which sat in Kaduna on Wednesday November 6.   PDP’s senatorial candidate, Senator Biodun ...

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Keyamo tackles Nwabueze over comment on supreme court’s judgment

Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo has slammed renowned lawyer Ben Nwabueze for insinuating that Atiku Abubakar’s appeal which was dismissed by the Supreme Court was predetermined.   Ben Nwabueze had stated that the decision to dismiss the appeal which the ...

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Governor El-Rufai appoints two more women as advisers

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State as has confirmed the appointment of two more women as Special Advisers.   According to a statement by his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, the women are among the 17 aides appointed by the governor ...

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‘You’ll keep having sleepless nights for your sins’ – Okorocha tells Imo State APC chieftain, Ahmed Gulak

Rochas Okorocha, the former governor of Imo State and member representing Imo West Senatorial District has said the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2019 Primary Election Committee in Imo State, Ahmed Gulak, will continue to have sleepless nights until ...

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Whether you like it or not, the post of the Chief of Staff is more “powerful” than that of the Vice President – Akin Alabi

Akin Alabi, a member of the House of Representatives has reacted to the conversation and controversy surrounding the decision of Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Buhari who flew all the way to London to meet the president to sign ...

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New poll shows Hillary Clinton will battle it out with Joe Biden for 2020 Democratic nomination if she jumped into the race right now

  With just a year to go before the 2020 US presidential elections, a new poll has shown that former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton will fight for top spot with Joe Biden if she were to enter the ...

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Oshiomhole shares his own side of the story on attack on Oba Akiolu, Oba Otudeko and others at his residence

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki and Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu of master-minding the attack on him and his guests over the weekend at the first convocation of Edo State University, Iyamho.   ...

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PDP Deny’s reports of zoning the 2023 presidential ticket

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied media reports suggesting that it plots to retain the zoning of its presidential slot in the North East and South East.   The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, addressing a news conference ...

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Osinbajo’s office persecuting me for being loyal to you — Obono-Obla writes Buhari

Embattled former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla has stated that he is being persecuted by the office of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for being loyal to President Buhari.   Obono-Obla linked his ordeal and ...

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APC might be no more by the time Buhari’s tenure is over- Rochas Okorocha warns

Senator Rochas Okorocha has expressed fear that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), may go into extinction by the time President Buhari’s tenure expires in 2023.   Okorocha said this while reacting to the crisis rocking the party in Edo ...

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Kano House of Reps member, Jibrin Abdulmumin sacked by court

Jibrin Abdulmumin, the All Progressives Congress lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State has been sacked by a Court of Appeal which sat in Kaduna.   His election was nullified following the nullification of elections in two local government areas of Kiru/Bebeji ...

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Court of Appeal dismisses Abiola Ajimobi’s petition challenging result of the February 23rd national assembly election

The Court of Appeal, Ibadan, on Friday, November 1st dismissed the petition filed by the former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, challenging the verdict of the Election Petition Tribunal on February 23 National Assembly Election for Oyo South.   The ...

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58-year old Mokgweetsi Masisi sworn in as new Botswana president

Mokgweetsi Masisi has been sworn in as Botswana’s new president after the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won the country’s parliamentary elections last week.   The mood was upbeat at the University of Botswana venue were about 3,000 guests attended the ...

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Obasanjo travels more than Buhari – Adams Oshiomhole

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has lashed out at those criticizing President Buhari over his frequent trips abroad.   Acoording to the former Edo State Governor, no President has travelled out of Nigeria as much ...

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Buhari reacts to his court’s victory, says PDP and Atiku must move on

President Buhari has reacted to the Supreme Court judgement that affirmed his victory in the 2019 presidential election.   In a statement released by his spokesperson Garba Shehu, Buhari stated that he was re-elected by an absolute majority of 55.6 per ...

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Court orders Lagos State assembly to halt probe of Akinwunmi Ambode

The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has ordered the Lagos State House of Assembly to stop the probe of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode pending the determination of the case filed by the former governor against the Assembly. The court adjourned ...

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Catholic priest refuses to give presidential candidate Joe Biden Holy Communion because of his support for legal abortion

US presidential candidate Joe Biden was denied Holy Communion on Sunday, when he attended Mass at a South Carolina Catholic Church, because of his support for legal abortion.   Rev. Fr. Robert Morey, a priest at St. Anthony Catholic Church in the ...

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Appeal court upholds Ifeanyi Ubah’s election

  The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu State has affirmed the election of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah as the lawmaker representing Anambra South district in the National Assembly.   In a lead judgment delivered on Tuesday, October 29th by Justice ...

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