The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised the Federal Government to disregard the counsel of British Prime Minister, Theresa May, on same sex marriage. The advice is contained in a statement issued by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, the Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the CAN President, Dr. Olasupo Ayokunle, in Abuja, on Sunday.…
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More and more support is coming the way of Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, the immediate past governor of Delta State who is gearing up to represent Delta South Senatorial District in the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly. A group, Ijaw Liberation Movement (ILM) in Ijaw land, one of the three major ethnic groups…
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In 2017 Nollywood actor Yul Edochie showed an interest in politics by joining a political party and also running in the Anambra Governorship race. Now he has declared his interest in running in the 2019 Presidential Elections. He shared a campaign poster on social media and captioned: Today I declare my interest to run for President of the greatest country…
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Dino Melaye has said he was arrested by immigration officers in the airport, who said they were carrying out orders given by the Nigeria Police, Punch reports. The senator representing Kogi West had earlier shared on his social media that he was arrested while trying to leave on a trip to Morocco. In an interview with Punch, Melaye said he…
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Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an order restraining the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed from further publishing the name of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, in his looters’ list. According to THEWILL the PDP had challenged the government to publish list of looters which was…
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Senator representing Kogi West District Dino Melaye has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. Melaye announced his arrest on Twitter, saying he was on his way out of the country when he was stopped by security agents. He was to attend an official engagement in Morocco sponsored by the Federal Government, he wrote. I…
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday announced the promotion of 18 senior officers. Amongst them was Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who was promoted to the rank of a full commissioner from deputy commissioner. Magu was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 to lead the…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said there is no corruption under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, Vanguard reports. Osinbajo said this in Abuja while receiving The Companion, an association of Muslim businessmen and professionals. We have a president who is not stealing, Osinbajo said, and that body language is saving the country a lot of money. He added that the previous…
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According to Premium Times, Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun, Senate President Bukola Saraki, leader of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, and the Accountant General of the Federation Ahmed Idris are involved in a ₦10 billion scandal. Adeosun illegally approved the sum for Saraki and Dogara to receive, Premium Times reports. The sum is not part of the year’s budget, the paper…
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Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has declared Friday has a public holiday for workers to go get their Permanent Voters Card, The Cable reports. The Secretary to the State Government, Hygenius Nwokwu, made the announcement. He said the governor worried about the level of voters registration in the state. He urged workers across the state to go to registration centres…
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