The former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, Shehu Sani, on Thursday revealed his plans for Kaduna State if he emerges governor in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. According to the governorship aspirant, he would serve as a bridge between southern and northern Kaduna if elected as governor. Sani stated this […]
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The Football Association of Ukraine has urged FIFA and UEFA to postpone their 2022 World Cup qualifier against Scotland on March 24 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reports. The match between Ukraine and Scotland will take place at Hampden Park in Glasgow. The winner of the match will tackle Austria or Wales for a
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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday sacked his prime minister in a major cabinet reshuffle that appeared calculated to minimise political fallout from bruising testimony at a corruption trial. Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario has held the post since Nyusi’s presidency began in 2015. But he was sacked along with six other ministers, including
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The former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Dino Melaye has allegedly dumped his ally, the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki ahead of the 2023 presidential election. There are indications that Melaye has thrown his weight behind former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Melaye in a video spotted online revealed why he is supporting the presidential
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21-year-old man, Usman Musa, was stabbed to death when rival groups popularly known as Sarasuka clashed in the Anguwan Rogo community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The clash was said to have occurred at 9pm on Wednesday, March 2. The Daily Trust correspondent who witnessed the incident, said the victim was
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Ekiti State, Hon Bisi Kolawole has dismissed rumours of a rift between him and the party leader in the State, former Governor Ayo Fayose. In a statement on Thursday, which he personally signed, Kolawole described reports that he said campaign funds should not be released to Fayose as handiwork
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A presidential aspirant and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has said he is seeking to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari to unite the nation. The former Lagos State Governor said he will fix Nigeria’s security challenges and rejig the crumbling economy. Naija News reports that Bola Tinubu made this known during
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The Department of State Services, DSS, said members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) training suicide bombers to carry out deadly attacks on security agencies and vulnerable communities. The Chairman of Zonal Quarterly Conference of State Directors of Security (SDES) the Northeastern States, Babagana Bulama, disclosed this on Thursday, March 3 in Maiduguri,
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the only party that can restore the fortunes of Nigeria. This is as he called on Nigerians to vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Naija News reports Governor Wike made the call on Thursday
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A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo state, Anthony Iroegbu, on Thursday said his party zoning its presidential ticket to the Southeast region will douse Biafra agitation, championed by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Iroegbu who made this known while speaking to newsmen in Owerri
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Uche Mefor, estranged Deputy-Leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has lambasted members of the group for ‘compounding and making the case of their detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu worse as a result of their criminality in Igboland’. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that according to Mefor in a recent Facebook post via his known page,
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Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark has said that the South-East deserves to produce the next President in 2023. Clark opined that the South-East should produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023 in the interest of fairness and equity, asking other regions to support the Igbo presidency. The former Minister of Information made
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The federal government has blamed the low water levels in the hydro dams for the erratic power supply in the country. According to the minister of power, the dry season resulted in the reduced hydro capacity of the dams. This was stated on Thursday by Abubakar Aliyu in Abuja during the state house ministerial briefing. “I would
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Some female employees of telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria, have accused the company’s Chief Sales and Distribution Officer, Adekunle Adebiyi, of sexual harassment and other gross misconducts. In a series of emails and documents sent to MTN Group’s headquarters in South Africa between April 2021 and February 2022, the female employees, who hid their identities and
The Minister for Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that with the introduction of Enhanced e-Passport, racketerring and corruption in the process of procuring International passports is over Nigeria. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Aregbesola made the disclosure when he unveiled the Enhanced E-passport in the South East and commissioning of the passport production centre at Enugu
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The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing has paid a visit to the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum Chairman and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal. Naija News reports that the discussions between the two leaders centered around the 2023 general elections in Nigeria and the security situation in the North
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The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Thursday struck out a suit filed by the Federal Government against the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). Joined as a co-claimant in the suit is the Federal Ministry of health. However, when the case was called, neither the claimants nor their lawyers were in court. The defendant’s counsel,
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Rahman Adedoyin and six other suspects have been remanded in prison by an Osun state high court sitting in Osogbo over the death of Timothy Adegoke. The order was given on Thursday by presiding judge, Oyebola Adepele during the arraignment of the suspects. The judge ruled that they should be remanded at the Ilesa correctional facility.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Thursday, filed an eighth-count criminal charge against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, and six others it alleged were involved in illicit drug trafficking. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that NDLEA, in the charge it filed through a team of lawyers led by its Director, Prosecution
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Minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika has disclosed that the federal government will issue Requests-for-Proposal for the establishment of Nigeria Air next week. A request for proposal is the process of requesting the bids to evaluate the feasibility, financial health and bidders’ abilities to undertake a specific project. This was disclosed to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja
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