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Buhari sacks Chukwuyere Anamekwe as accountant-general after five weeks in office

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Buhari sacks Chukwuyere Anamekwe as accountant-general after five weeks in office President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced the recently appointed acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Chukwuyere Anamekwe, amid corruption allegations. Mr Anamekwe has been replaced with Okolieaboh Ezeoke Sylva, a former Treasury Single Account Director, who will oversee the department as the civil service scrambles … [Read more…]

ANALYSIS: An opposition within the opposition? How PDP might derail its ambition

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ANALYSIS: An opposition within the opposition? How PDP might derail its ambition The fallout from the presidential primaries of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which culminated in the victory of Atiku Abubakar as the party’s flagbearer in the 2023 elections has led to a series of events akin to a blockbuster Nollywood movie. Despite … [Read more…]

2023: APGA leadership crisis deepens, party involves security agencies

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The crisis rocking the All Progressives Grand Alliance ahead of 2023 elections deepened on Monday with a call on security agencies to arrest, investigate and prosecute its former national chairman and factional presidential candidate, Chief Chekwas Okorie and factional chairman, Chief Edozie Njoku, in order to save the nation’s fledgling democracy. APGA, in a communiqué … [Read more…]

VP slot: APC in disagreement over Muslim-Muslim ticket

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Prominent Nigerians, including frontline Islamic cleric have cautioned against same religion presidential ticket, saying it would exacerbate the religious tension in the country. Since Bola Tinubu emerged the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), there have been arguments and counter-arguments as to whether he would pick a Muslim or a Christian as running … [Read more…]

US Independence Day suspected shooter taken into Police Custody

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Highland Park, Illinois(CNN) Robert E. Crimo III, the suspect in a mass shooting at a parade that left six dead and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals, has been taken into custody near Lake Forest, Illinois, authorities said during a brief news conference Monday night. Authorities said Crimo was spotted by a North … [Read more…]

US Independence day shooting: 6 Dead, 30 Hurt in Shooting at Chicago-Area July 4 Parade

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Law enforcement search after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb on Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) The Associated Press Police say a gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killing at least … [Read more…]

Peter Obi: “Obi-dients” have a well coordinated online campaign but…- Jibrin

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A member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Monday underrated the chances of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2023 general elections. The former House of Representatives member, via his verified Twitter handle, lampooned Obi’s supporters for being fixated only on online campaigns. He also hinted at … [Read more…]

Persecution of Christians: FG replies 5 US Senators

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The Federal Government on Monday condemned the call by five US Republican Senators asking for the redesignation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern because of alleged persecution of Christians. The Senators who made the call in a letter to the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken also alleged violation of freedom of Christians’ … [Read more…]

Another Catholic priest, Fr Emmanuel Silas, kidnapped in Kaduna

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Bandits on Monday abducted a catholic priest, Father Emmanuel Silas of the St. Charles Catholic Church, Zambina, in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The report of his abduction was contained in a statement made available by the Chancellor, Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Okolo. Okolo said Father Emmanuel Silas’ abduction was confirmed … [Read more…]

ASUU strike enters 140th day, SERAP, others lampoon FG

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The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project and other education rights groups, such as the Reform Education Nigeria and Education Rights Campaign, have knocked the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the prolonged shutdown of academic activities in the nation’s tertiary institutions. The PUNCH reports that the strike declared by the Academic Staff … [Read more…]

Hoodlums raze Enugu INEC office

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The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu state was on Sunday night set ablaze by hoodlums, destroying about 748 ballot boxes and 240 voting cubicles in the process. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye disclosed this in … [Read more…]