Governor of Kano state, Andullahi Ganduje, had formally forwarded Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna name to the legislature for screening, but the Kano State House of Assembly confirmed the appointment of Gawuna as the new Deputy Governor of the state, on the 18th of September. Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Salihu Tanko Yakassai, confirmed the…
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APC had gathered together on Tuesday, September 18, for the campaign of Osun State governorship candidate Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, when Governor Akin Ambode, his family and entourage, stormed Osogbo to beg Tinubu on bended knees The embattled Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, went to Osogbo, the Osun State capital with his wife, First Lady Bolanle Patience Ambode…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission said on Monday, 17th of September that, it had stopped investigations into the use of a forged exemption certificate of the National Youth Service Corps by former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. The ICPC stated this just as the NYSC said it had concluded its…
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The Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees panel, set up to discuss the possibility of having a consensus presidential candidate among the presidential aspirants, will meet with them and screen them on Thursday, 20th of September. The 12-man panel, which is headed by Senator Walid Jibrin, is expected to first meet Thursday morning, before inviting the…
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Following the killing of an health worker by Boko haram and the threat on Leah Sharibu, President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned and described the act as heinous and despicable. He expressed expressed concern over the threat of the group to harm others, including Leah Sharibu, the lone Dapchi school girl, still in custody. The killed…
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West African Examinations Council has postponed the English Language paper earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, will hold September 22. WAEC revealed this on their Twitter handle, when a candidate wanted confirmation of the postponement of the paper. The examination body tweeted: “English Language papers will be written on September 29, 2018. Please, go to…
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Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko gave a surprise visit to a hospital in the Kenyan Capital on Monday, 17th of September but was shocked to discover 12 dead babies hidden in cardboard boxes out of apparent negligence. A doctor and two other staff members at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in eastern Nairobi have since been suspended, the governor…
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The National Pension Commission said it has released N86.7 billion to sacked workers of various companies who participated in the Contributory Pension Scheme. PenCom Acting Director-General, Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, who disclosed this on Monday, 17th of September, in Lagos, said the amount was for the settlement of 275,172 disengaged workers. The acting director-general noted that…
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A Belgian court on Monday, 17 September, rejected a Spanish extradition request for rapper Valtonyc, who has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for allegedly praising terrorism in his songs. Jose Miguel Arenas Beltran better known as “Valtonyc” is one of several Twitter users and rappers who has recently been tried in Spain for glorifying…
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The Senate President and one of the presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Bukola Saraki, has declared that those plotting to impeach him after the National Assembly reconvenes won’t succeed because they don’t have the number to do so. Saraki, who said this while responding to questions from newsmen at the PDP Secretariat…
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