Category: National
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Femi Gbajabiamila To Contest For Sixth Term
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been cleared to contest for a 6th consecutive term. Gbajabiamila is the second longest-serving member of the House of Representatives in the history of Nigeria behind only Mr. Nicholas Mutu of Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency (Delta State) who has been a member of the green chamber…
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Presidential Aspirant Peter Obi withdraws from Race, Dumps PDP
Former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He had announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the party.In the letter , he gave reasons for his withdrawal from the presidential race. 95
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Oyo State Governor Bags Second Term Ticket
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has been declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship primary election in the state. The governor polled 1,040 votes while his challenger, Azeem Gbolarumi, scored two votes. The returning officer, Abdulahi Maibasira, declared Makinde the winner of the contest having scored the highest number of valid votes cast.…
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Stella Oduah Didn’t Complete NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps says the lawmaker representing Anambra-North senatorial district, Stella Oduah, did not complete the mandatory one-year NYSC programme. The NYSC said this in a letter marked NYSC/DHQ/PPRU/783/Vol III. a letter by the Director-General of the NYSC which was signed on his behalf by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, the…
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EFCC Arrest Former Governor Of Imo State
The anti-graft agency operatives stormed the residence of the former governor in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory to arrest him. According to Channels, the EFCC operatives were seen in a video operating within the premises of the former governor. They insisted that the former governor, who is seeking to contest the presidential…
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Abuja-Kaduna Attack: Bandits Make New Demands
Bandits who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK9 train on March, 28, have threatened to commence the killing of abducted passengers in their custody failure of the Federal Government to meet their demands within seven days. Parts of the demands were the unconditional release of their detained children held in an orphanage home in Adamawa…
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CBN Governor Withdraws Case Against INEC, AGF
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday, withdrew the suit he filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Attorney-General of the Federation over his presidential ambition. The Governor, through his counsel, S.T. Maliki, told Justice Ahmed Mohammed that a notice of discontinuance had been filed and served on…
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Education Minister, Tenders Resignation
Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba has tendered his resignation. This was confirmed following order of President Muhammadu Buhari that all caninet members interested in contesting the 2023 general elections quit his government. The Minister of State for Education, Nwajiuba had picked the expression of interest and nomination forms from the ruling All Progressives…
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Resign Before May 16- President Muhammadu Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has ordered all members of his cabinet and appointees vying for electoral offices to resign on or before May 16, 2022. Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after the meeting on Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by…
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Just In: Appeal Court Voids Section 84(12) Of The Amended Electoral Act
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday in Abuja had set aside the judgment of Justice Evelyn Anyadike of a Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. The Appellate Court in a judgment by a three-member panel headed by Justice Hamma Akawu Barka held that the…