Author: Alex Enemanna
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APC governors break silence over Obaseki’s disqualification, says ‘we’ll emerge stronger’
Following the disqualification of their colleague to contest for Edo State governorship primary election, Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC have said despite the challenges, it is committed to peace in the party. The Governors while renewing their commitment to the party expressed confidence that it would come out of…
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Crash between soldiers, COVID-19 Committee in Maiduguri leaves one dead, 5 injured
At least one person has been confirmed dead in auto crash between some soldiers and members of COVID-19 lockdown enforcement team in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. Our correspondent gathered that about 5 people also sustained various degrees of injuries. Trouble started when a vehicle conveying some soldiers rammed into a hilux in the convoy of…
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We’ll be glad to receive you, ADP assures Obaseki
Following his disqualification from contesting the Edo governorship election primaries of the APC, the Action Democratic Party (ADP) on Saturday said it’s willing to welcome the state governor, Godwin Obaseki “with open arms’’ should the embattled governor decide to defect to the party. The National Publicity Secretary of the ADP, Mr Adelaja Adeoye, made the…
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COVID-19: Toilets, sales outlets to remain shut in places of worship
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has issued fresh guidelines as places of worship re-open across the country. The Centre on Saturday said public toilets and sales outlets in churches and mosques must be shut during services. According to the guidelines posted on its website children and people aged 60 and above are encouraged to…
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15,000 students take part in NOUN virtual matriculation
No fewer than 15,000 newly admitted students of National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN participated in a virtual matriculation on Saturday. But the matriculation ceremony was held online following the lockdown arising from the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. Addressing the new students during the university’s 19th matriculation ceremony, Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Professor Abdalla…
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Osun state governor’s deputy chief of staff dies 54
The Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS) to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun state on General Administration, Mikhail Adejare Adebisi, has passed on. He died at the age of 54. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor Ismail Omipidan on Facebook said he died Friday night after a brief illness. He has since…
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NYCN President unveils Youth House in Abuja, extends olive branch to aggrieved members
The President National Youth Council of Nigeria, Comrade Solomon Adodo has appealed to members of the Council who are aggrieved following his emergence as the leader of body of all youths in Nigeria to return to what he called Unity Table to move the council forward. While stating that all issues in the council have…
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Publish details of what you recovered from me, Okorocha dares EFCC
Former governor of Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has denied the alleged recovery of the sum of N7.9 billion or any other money from him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo on Friday, Okorocha, the senator representing Imo West maintained that…
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NYSC: No case of forgery against Bayelsa deputy governor, INEC tells Tribunal
The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said the National Youth Service Corps had cleared the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, of alleged forgery of his exemption certificate. Counsel to INEC, Ibrahim Bawa (SAN), said this before the governorship election petition tribunal of Bayelsa state sitting in Abuja of Friday,…
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Minister of Sports commends Buhari for immortalising MKO with Abuja stadium
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to honour Chief Moshood Abiola, the winner of the acclaimed June 12, 1993 presidential election by renaming the National Stadium Abuja after him. The Minister said this during his welcome address at the first anniversary of the renaming and…