The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, has filed an ex-parte motion at the court of Appeal in Abuja, seeking various orders of the court to allow him to access all documents used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the February 23, Presidential elections. The ex-parte…
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The Nigerian government has asked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to proceed on leave ahead of expiration of his tenure. Emefiele was said to have received a letter to the effect on Monday. The financial expert has been Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since June 3, 2014.…
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A federal high court in Kano state has nullified the candidature of Abba Yusuf, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Kano state. The court presided by Leis Allagoa nullified the primary election that led to emergence of Yusuf. The judge ruled that the PDP did not conduct governorship primary election in Kano. Bashir Yusuf,…
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The acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammad Adamu, has confirmed the death of two police officers as a result of violence in parts of the country during the Presidential and National Assembly elections. He disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with top police officers at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital.…
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Former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has addressed reports on the leadership of All Progressives Congress, APC, making him the next Senate president Akpabio, speaking on Channels TV on Sunday, said he has no plan with the APC leadership on being the next Senate President. He however insisted that he did not lose Saturday’s election,…
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Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has declared that he has sacked the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, for “anti-party activities”. The National Working Committee of the APC, on Friday had suspended Okorocha, along with Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State; the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru; and the…
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The incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, has said that he should not be bothered about the composition of leadership of the next House of Representatives. He also noted that the tenure of the current House still extends to the next three months, adding that there were many pending issues before…
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A short documentary of young Nigerians indulging themselves into oil theft because of poverty and unemployment was shared on twitter by Aljazeera. They wrote: “Unemployment and poverty are forcing many young Nigerians to turn to oil theft – though they say it’s rightfully theirs.” For more on News, follow us on Instagram & Twitter @OnoBello |…
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The governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has dropped his bid to succeed Abiola Ajimobi as the governor of the southwest state. The former governor of Oyo state also endorsed the governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebayo Adelabu. “The Alao-Akala Campaign of the Action…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday described as worrisome and alarming revelation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government is plotting to arrest him on trumped up charges and detain him indefinitely. The party said that the revelation, coming from a Nigerian of Chief Obasanjo’s status, is terrifying “as…
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