Five people have reportedly been injured following a gas explosion at a shopping mall in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the incident on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. He said the explosion, which occurred in the Kitchen area of the mall, left five persons seriously injured.…
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Sen. Bode Ola, a lawmaker in the 6th Assembly and Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti has urged President Muhammad Buhari to order the immediate release of the June 12,1993 election results annulled by the military government. The party chieftain, who represented Ekiti Central Senatorial District disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, during…
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Enyimba International FC have claimed the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League title after an impressive 3-0 defeat of Akwa United. The win means that Enyimba ended the NPFL Super Six Championship Playoffs with 12 points from 5 matches. It was the record eighth Nigeria league crown of Enyimba and the club is expected to represent…
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An own-goal by South Korea’s KIM Doyeon and Asisat Oshoala’s 75th-minute solo effort helped Nigeria’s Super Falcons get their 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign back on track. The Super Falcons on Wednesday boosted Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the next round in the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup in France with the 2-0 victory…
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday renamed the Abuja National Stadium after the late Chief MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the 1993 General Election. The honour is coming 26 years after that historical election adjudged to be the fairest since the country’s independent in 1960. The President had earlier signed into the law the…
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Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has on Tuesday, criticized those trying to reduce the worth of the significant June 12, 1993, presidential election struggle to ethnic denigration. The epochal playwright released a statement titled “Democracy Day Primer (1)”, saying that June 12 celebration should not be rubbed in ethnic garb. Although, Soyinka disclosed that he…
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Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader in the 8th house of representatives, has been elected speaker. The choice candidate of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 281 votes to defeat Mohammed Bago, still of the APC, who had 76 votes. Like Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Gbajabiamila was the preferred candidate of the APC in…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will appeal the judgment directing it to issue a Certificate of Return to former Governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha in spite issuing the certificate to him. NAN reports that INEC had issued certificate of return to Okorocha around 6 p.m. on Tuesday as winner of Imo West…
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Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has said the country is moving towards disaster under President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo, who spoke in an interview with Premium Times, said the economy was unstable, added that the current administration had destroyed the war against corruption, which he said started during his administration. The former Head of State backed the candidate of…
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“Buhari, APC, PDP react as Lawan, Gbajabiamila emerge NASS Leaders” – The Punch It’s an holiday morning and here are the front pages of your favorite newspapers for Wednesday , 12th of June 2019, ranging from Punch, Guardian, Daily Sun and Business Day. “How Lawan, Gbajabiamila emerged N’Assembly Leaders”- The Guardian “9th NASS: Lawan, Gbaja…
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