JUST IN ! Defection Move: Peter Obi, Wike in Closed Door Meeting (photos)

The former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential candidate on the platform of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has met with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday behind closed doors in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. There have been speculations that the Rivers governor is plotting an exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since former […]

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JUST IN ! INEC Agrees to Extend Voter Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission has agreed to extend the ongoing continuous voter registration exercises expected to end on the 30th of June, 2022. The decision was announced by the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. Aishatu Jibril Dukku when he addressed lawmakers during plenary on Wednesday. Aishatu said that, […]

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JUST IN ! NAFDAC Workers Commence Nationwide Strike

Workers of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) across the country have commenced nationwide strike over non-payment of their salaries. The workers under the aegis of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) announced on Wednesday that they downed tools after the deliberations at a meeting held this […]

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JUST IN ! Buhari Gives In-Law Sensitive Federal Appointment

JUST IN ! Buhari Sends Names of Replacements for Amaechi, Akpabio, Others to Senate (full list)

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a letter to the senate with a list of nominations for the replacement of ministers who resigned to run for the 2023 Presidential election. Just before the commencement of the APC primary election, the president issued a directive to all government appointees contesting the election to resign. While some ministers […]

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JUST IN ! Kidnappers Release Former NFA Secretary-General

Suspected kidnappers have released a former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Ahmed Sani Taro who was abducted last Saturday. The news was confirmed by one of Taro’s sons, Nasiru. Daily Trust quotes Nasiru as saying that the kidnappers released his father three days after he was abducted. He did not however, give details […]

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Former Head of State Takes Very Ill, Rushed Overseas

Former Military Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar has been rushed overseas after falling ill on an alleged stroke that affected a part of his body. A family source told newsmen that the former head of state was first flown out of the country three weeks ago to Dubai in the United Arab Emirate for […]

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Wike in Talks With APC, May Dump PDP

Wike in Talks With APC, May Dump PDP (photos)

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State may reportedly be leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC following his loss of the Presidential Primaries, and Vice president slot of the party. The Rivers governor who has been very quiet is said to have established talks with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). On Saturday, […]

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Abiodun Oyebanji Sworn in as Ekiti State Governor (video)

Ekiti Governorship Election: INEC Declares APC Candidate, Oyebanji Winner

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abiodun Oyebanji as the winner of the just-concluded) governorship election in Ekiti State. Oyebanji who won 15 out of the 16 Local Government Areas of the state gathered 187,057 votes. The announcement was made by both INEC and APC […]

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Kwankwaso Obi Merger: President, VP to Be Decided (video)

Kwankwaso Obi Merger: President, VP to Be Decided (video)

The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and national leader of the Kwankwasiya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso has confirmed that the party is in talks with the Labour Party presidential flag-bearer, Peter Obi, on a possible a merger. The former Governor of Kano State confirmed this in an interview with BBC Hausa. There have been […]

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JUST IN ! Ekiti Decides: Gunshots Fired From Palace of Monarch

JUST IN ! Ekiti Decides: Gunshots Fired From Palace of Monarch

While voting commenced in Ekiti State in the early hours of Saturday, gunshots were fired from the palace of the king of Ifaki. Ifaki is the hometown of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the Ekiti Governorship election, Segun Oni. Reports however, say that the gunshots were fired to indicate that the monarch was […]

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