Politics
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Billionaire, Arthur Eze rallies support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Billionaire, Arthur Eze, has urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu while praising his inclusive approach to governance. He made the remarks in a video widely shared on social media, which showed him donating N20m to a church. Eze said, “Tinubu has no boundary. If you go to Abuja, you…
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Hold public officers accountable for good governance – Gov Alia
The governor of Benue state, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has called on the Nigeria media to hold public officers and the society at large accountable in order to achieve good governance. The governor stated this during the presentation of award of excellence to him and some journalist who had made…
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2023: Why INEC servers failed to work – Peter Obi reveals
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has explained why the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, servers failed to work during the 2023 presidential election. He said the ‘establishment of criminality’ made the INEC servers not work during the last last general elections. Obi stated this, while addressing…
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2027: ‘Tinubu should watch his back, northerners will gang-up against him’ – Primate Ayodele
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Sunday warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be strategic about his approach to the Northern part of the country as they won’t support his second term ambition. Primate Ayodele claimed there would be a series of gang-ups against President…
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’There’s nothing unique about Peter Obi’ – Omokri
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has once again, attacked the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi following a recent release of names of 170 former Nigerian governors who have pending corruption cases with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…
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Ebonyi: Massive defection hits PDP as Senator Ngele, others join APC
Prominent members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Among them are a former member representing Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency and former governorship aspirant in the 2023 general elections, Hon. Sylvester Ogbaga, former Senator and ex-member National Working Committee…
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Yahaya Bello: Dele Momodu slams EFCC over alleged selective prosecution
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, Dele Momodu, has faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s conduct in its attempt to prosecute the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. He said he had expected the anti-graft agency’s boss, Ola Olukoyede, to have learnt from the cases of…
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Why I refused to return govt vehicles – ex-Edo gov, Shaibu
Former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has opened up about his impeachment, the state’s politics, godfatherism and the contentious issue of the campaign vehicles in his position. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, Shaibu, who had previously accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of orchestrating his impeachment, revealed that…
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Akpata knocks Obaseki For Swearing-in Only Five Of Eight Recommended Judges
The Labour Party candidate for the Edo State governorship elections, Olumide Akpata, has condemned the decision of Governor Godwin Obaseki to swear in only five out of the eight new judges recommended for the Edo State High Court by the National Judicial Council (NJC). In a statement he personally signed,…
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Anti-Tinubu Forces Behind Protests Against Matawalle – Arewa Group
The Northern Stakeholders Consultative Forum(NSCF) has said that the recent protests against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, is a tactic employed by the anti-Tinubu forces. A statement on Saturday issued by Secretary General of NSCF, Comrade Daniel Yakubu, said some individuals are restless as a result…