Author: Alex Enemanna
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Adebanjo Urges Ndigbo Not To Antagonise Nnamdi Kanu, Says IPOB Leader Their Saviour
The leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has advised Igbo leaders not to antagonise the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The IPOB leader allegedly breached the bail conditions granted him by Justice Binta Nyako before whom he was standing trial in 2017. He was,…
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You Are Afraid Of Electoral Amendment Act, Wike Tells Buhari, APC
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are afraid of electronic transmission of election results, hence the president’s refusal to sign the electoral act bill passed by the National Assembly. Wike, stated this on Saturday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital while inaugurating projects…
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No More Social Distancing, Face Masks Usage, Norway Scraps COVID-19 Restrictions
Norway on Saturday lifted its final Covid restrictions, scrapping social distancing and masks in crowded spaces despite a surge in Omicron infections. “The metre is disappearing. We are taking away the recommendation on social distancing,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told reporters at a press conference. “Now we can now socialise like we did…
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Husband, Wife Arrested In Ogun For Being In Possession Of Human Parts
Men of Ogun State Police Command in the early hours of Saturday arrested 43 year-old, Kehinde Oladimeji and his wife Adejumoke Raji, for being in possession of fresh human parts. The couple, according to a statement by the command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, are residents of No.72 MKO Abiola Way, Leme, Abeokuta. Oyeyemi…
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Buhari Will Determine His Successor, Says Ayade
The Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, has said he trusts President Muhammadu Buhari to make the right decision on who to take over from him in 2023. According to Ayade, Buhari would act in “the interest of the nation,” and advise the ruling All Progressives Congress as to the best candidate…
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Oil Wasn’t Developed With Money From Cocoa, Says Bayelsa Governor
Bayelsa State Governor Duoye Diri has explained that oil wasn’t developed in Nigeria by money made from cocoa farming but money invested by international oil companies. The governor, on Thursday, during an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily said many Nigerian leaders wrongly spread the notion that cocoa money was invested into…
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Marwa Seeks Mandatory Drug Test On University Students
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has asked all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to make drug integrity tests an institutional policy for both new and returning students as part of efforts to fight the menace of drug abuse among Nigerian youths. Gen. Marwa who…
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We Sealed IBEDC Over Tax Default, Oyo Govt Explains
The Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue has explained that it sealed offices of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company over a tax default in excess of N400m. In a statement by the revenue board on Wednesday, its Chairman, Femi Awakan, said that the state government duly obtained a distraining order of the Oyo State…
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Adulterated Petroleum Product Has Been Phased Out Of Circulation —Marketers
Petroleum marketers have explained that the long fuel queues, which recently surfaced in Lagos, Abuja, and some parts of the country are caused by the distribution of some adulterated products which has now been removed from the market. President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chinedu Okoronkwo, who disclosed this Wednesday,…
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2023 Presidency: CSOs Urge Nigerians To Adopt Yahaya Bello As Solution To Zoning
As various political parties in Nigeria prepare for the process of nomination of Presidential candidates ahead of the 2023 elections, leaders of some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have recommended Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, to balance political equations. The CSOs made up of professionals, youths and women, made this known in Abuja during…