Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fix the the recurrent fuel crisis which always rears its ugly head during Christmas period and other major festivities. Anenih, in a statement in Abuja, expressed confidence that the President…
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Yul Edochie, candidate of the Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC) in the recently held Anambra governorship poll election has stated that he didn’t lose the election per se. THEWILL recalls that Willie Obiano, the incumbent Governor, won in all the 21 local government areas of the state and defeated 35 other candidates who contested the gubernatorial…
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A former Minister of Sports and the Plateau State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Damishi Sango, has regained his freedom. Sango and some members of the PDP were kidnapped on Wednesday as they drove to Abuja for the party’s National Convention. They include Emmanuel Mangni, a PDP chieftain, Sango’s son, his driver and…
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Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Dr. Acho Ihim, has distanced the lawmakers from the recent endorsement of Governor Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, as the next governor of the state by 2019. THEWILL recalls that a lawmaker in the state, Henry Ezediaro, representing Oguta state Constituency, had last week announced Nwosu’s endorsement…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday departed Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, for France, to participate in the One Planet Summit. The President was accompanied by the Governors of Adamawa, Kano and Ondo States, and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Environment. THEWILL had exclusively reported that the President was scheduled to leave for Paris…
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The Presidency on Sunday confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to France this week A statement by Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, said the President will participate alongside over 50 world leaders in the One Planet Summit in Paris, Tuesday, October 12, 2017. He will depart for Paris on Monday, accompanied by the governors of Adamawa, Kano…
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The Emir of Katagum, Bauchi State, Alhaji Kabir Umar, is dead. Alhaji Umar died on Saturday night, aged 89, after a protracted illness of five years and is survived by 49 children. His death was announced in a statement by the Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, saying the Emir would be buried on…
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Lawmakers from the Imo State House of Assembly have endorsed Mr. Uche Nwosu, son in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha, to succeed him in Government House in 2019. Spokesman for the lawmakers, Henry Ezediaro, in a statement, declared that Nwosu, who currently serves as the Governor’s Chief of Staff, qualifies to take over from…
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Main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has elected Prince Uche Secondus from Rivers State as its National Chairman. Secondus polled 2000 votes to emerge winner, while two other main contenders, Professor Tunde Adeniran with 230 votes and Chief Raymond Dokpesi with 66 votes rejected the election on the premise that it was rigged…
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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed his intention of fixing Nigeria to make the country a great place for young people to thrive as opposed to what they’re currently going through. The former Vice President disclosed this in a letter that he wrote to comedian, Francis Agoda, popularly known as I Go Dye, in response to…
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