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2023: Ugwunta salutes Ugwuanyi, congratulates PDP Guber Flag-bearer, Mbah, running mate, Ossai, other candidates

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Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Rising from a largely successful party primary elections, the Enugu State Honorable Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Hon. Ugwunta, David Okelue Ph.D., has congratulated the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on his emergence as the PDP candidate for Enugu North Senatorial zone, describing Ugwuanyi’s leadership style as … [Read more…]

Ekweremadu: Passport, NIN, other documents surface; reveal age of would-have-been donor as above 21

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Ekweremadu: Passport, NIN, other documents surface; reveal age of would-have-been donor as above 21 Helen Okoro, Abakaliki Some documents believed to belong to the proposed organ donor in the allegation of organ harvesting leveled against a 3 time Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate and Senator Representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone, Ike Ekweremadu, and wife, … [Read more…]

Rivers ADC gov candidate nominates Tonto Dikeh as running mate 

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Rivers ADC gov candidate nominates Tonto Dikeh as running mate  The Rivers State African Democratic Congress governorship candidate, Tonto Ibraye, has nominated popular actress, Tonto Dikeh, as his running mate. The actress announced her nomination on Instagram on Friday, while sharing their government’s plans if elected into office during next year’s election. When elected, she … [Read more…]

Tension deepens in APC over planned defection by lawmakers

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Indications emerged, yesterday, that more senators elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), may defect in the coming days. This is coming despite Wednesday’s intervention by APC’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, who pleaded with the lawmakers to halt further defections to the PDP. … [Read more…]

Fuel scarcity: IPMAN directs members not to sell fuel above N165/litre

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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has instructed its members not to sell Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, for more than the approved pump price of N165 per litre. This comes as a reversal of its earlier directive to its members to sell petrol at N180/litre. Recall that the Lagos … [Read more…]

Malami urges stakeholders to develop frameworks to tackle corruption

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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Honorable Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, SAN, has called on stakeholders to collaborate to develop frameworks that will assist in the fight against corruption across the country. Malami said this at the launch of the report of a review of the National Anti-Corruption Strategies 2017 – 2021, by … [Read more…]

Ondo Amotekun nabs killers of worshippers, goes after sponsors

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Commander of South-West security outfit, codenamed Amotekun, in Ondo State, Chief Àdetunji Adeleye, yesterday, boosted the campaign for state police, when he narrated how the outfit arrested some suspected killers of worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. The Amotekun commander, who did not give details and identities of the suspects for security … [Read more…]

Buhari rules out bail option for Kanu

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, ruled out bail for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. He said Kanu, who is currently on trial, was being given every opportunity under the law “to justify all the uncomplimentary things said against Nigeria while he was in Britain.” … [Read more…]

Why I wore traditional worshippers’ attire to Supreme Court proceedings- Lawyer

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Why I wore traditional worshippers’ attire to Supreme Court proceedings-Lawyer A human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omoirhobo, on Thursday, caused a stir at the Supreme Court for wearing an African traditional worshippers’ attire to the court’s proceedings. Omoirhobo stated that he wore the clothing to court to exercise his fundamental human rights following a recent judgment … [Read more…]