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The Supreme Court on Tuesday validated the elections of governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State and Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State ...
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PDP hails judgment on Sokoto, Bauchi, Benue, Adamawa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , yesterday, commended the Supreme Court for upholding the wishes of the electorates in March 9 governorship elections in Sokoto, Bauchi, Benue and Adamawa states ...
Read More »Imo Deputy Speaker, 8 PDP lawmakers defect to APC
The Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Okey Onyekamma, representing Mbaitoli State Constituency, has resigned as deputy speaker and defected to the All Progressives Congress ...
Read More »Pro-Amotekun rallies rock South-West states
The entire South West region was agog yesterday as hundreds of people trooped out for the Yoruba World Congress Solidarity Walk in support of Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) otherwise known as Amotekun ...
Read More »Nigerians have right to self-defence – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, endorsed the establishment of alternative security outfits, saying the country’s armed forces and other paramilitary agencies saddled with the responsibility of protecting life and property ...
Read More »Soyinka knocks Balarabe over anti-Amotekun comment
Prof Wole Soyinka has slammed ex-governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, over his comment that Operation Amotekun will lead to the declaration of ...
Read More »Boko Haram beheads Adamawa CAN Chairman despite N50m ransom offer
Boko Haram insurgents have killed the Michika Local Government Area Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lawan Andimi ...
Read More »18 high-profile looters to be repatriated soon – Magu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to repatriate 18 high-profile looters hiding in some countries outside Nigeria ....
Read More »EFCC persecuting me – Saraki tells court
Former Senate President and two-term Kwara State governor, Dr Bukola Saraki, has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss a suit filed by ...
Read More »Court restrains El-Rufai from demolishing, taking over Durbar Hotel
A High court in Kaduna has restrained Governor Nasir El-Rufai and agencies of the state government from demolishing and taking over Durbar Hotel Plc. The ...
Read More »Enugu can thrive without federal allocations – Ugwuanyi
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State says his administration can thrive without revenues from the federal allocations. He said that the state could thrive because ...
Read More »Lassa fever kills 16 in Ondo
About 16 people have been reportedly killed in a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in Ondo State, the state government has confirmed. It confirmed that ...
Read More »Akpabio remains APC candidate for Senate rerun, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress ...
Read More »Billionaire’s dismembered body found in Lagos bush
The dismembered body of a business mogul, Ignatius Odunukwe has been recovered from a bush in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Bob Ibeaji, 42, ...
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