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I Have No Drug Case, Dual Citizenship Scandal, Atiku Replies Tinubu

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says he has been able to run for the office of the President of Nigeria since 1993 without any controversy because he is free from drugs and identity scandals, unlike the President -Elect, Bola Tinubu. Reacting to Tinubu’s response in which he described Atiku […]

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Peter Obi Attacks INEC For Defending Tinubu

The candidate of Labour Party, Obi has accused INEC of bias, describing as embarrassing the insistence of the electoral umpire that Tinubu won the election and that the petitions challenging the declaration should be dismissed. Obi said it was bizzare that INEC, which ought to be neutral, filed a preliminary objection to the petitions challenging […]

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Ex-Presidential Candidate Asks Appeal Court To Stop Tinubu’s Inauguration

A fresh motion on notice seeking to stop the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu from being inaugurated as Nigeria’s new President on May 29, 2023, has been instituted at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The fresh suit is instituted by a presidential candidate in the 2019 Presidential election and constitutional lawyer, Ambrose Owuru and the defunct […]

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2023 Nigerian Elections: 96 Percent Of Female Candidates Crash Out

Ninety-six per cent of women who contested for various positions in the just concluded 2023 general elections lost to their male counterparts, Daily Trust reports. A total of 1,553 women were on the ballot for the presidential, governorship, national and state assemblies’ elections held on February 25 and March 18, this year. Out of a total […]

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I’ve No Reason To Take Rest Because Of Election, No serious Leader Will Do That Now — Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP in the February 25 election and former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi said on Monday in Awka that he had no reason to take a rest after the 2023 presidential campaigns and the election that followed, arguing that those who had to rest had their […]

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Two Chibok Girls Escape From Sambisa Forest After 9 Years In B’Haram Captivity

Two of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have escaped from their captors. Sources told Daily Trust that the girls escaped from Sambisa forest, on Sunday, as a result of intense military operations. A security source said the escapees were identified as Hauwa Mutah and Esther Markus. “One is from Chibok and the other one from Dzilang […]

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Bola Tinubu Returns To Nigeria After 34 Days In Paris

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday, returned to the country after holidaying in Paris, France, for 34 days. Tinubu who was accompanied by his wife, Remi and son, Seyi, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 4.40 pm to a rousing welcome by All Progressives Congress governors, National Assembly leaders and scores of […]

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How To Tackle Insecurity In Nigeria — Italian Envoy

Insecurity anywhere in the world, especially in Nigeria, can only be tackled by addressing the causes, Italy’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stefano De Leo, has said. De Leo expressed this view in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja weekend. Responding to a question on what the Italian government was doing […]

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FG To Evacuate Nigerians Stranded In Sudan By Road 

Nigerians stranded in Sudan will be evacuated by road, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama.  Many are stranded in the North African country following a power tussle that has resulted in a crisis. The development has led to calls for the evacuation of the nation’s citizens. But speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Onyeama said […]

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Nigerian Government Begins 40% Pay Rise For Workers, Excludes Doctors, Lecturers

Only the 144,766 federal civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure will benefit from the new 40 per cent peculiar allowance introduced by the Federal Government. This implies that other workers under the employment of the Federal Government but operating under different salary structures will not benefit. For instance, university workers, who are under […]

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Sudan Crisis: Remain Indoors, FG Tells Nigerian Students

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has insisted that Nigerian students in Sudan should remain indoors while it continues making arrangements for their safe evacuation from the troubled country. A statement from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Khartoum, signed by H.Y Garko for Charge D’ Affairs on Sunday advised the students to […]

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Evacuating Nigerian Students From Sudan Impossible At This Time – FG

The Federal Government says the evacuation of Nigerians in Sudan is not possible at the moment. Nigerians trapped in the ongoing crisis in Sudan have been begging to be evacuated. Daily Trust reports that fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramadan. […]

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UK Deputy Prime Minister Resigns Over Bullying Report

UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced his resignation on Friday after bullying claims against him were upheld in a report, a fresh political shock for Britain’s Conservatives. Raab’s resignation gives Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a headache some two weeks before local elections at which the Conservatives are expected to lose seats. He is also […]

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Pardon Me If I’ve Hurt You, Buhari Begs Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to people he might have hurt in the course of his duties to pardon him. He made the appeal at the ninth and final Sallah homage by residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) led by the minister, Mohammed Bello, at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The […]

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Sevilla Dump Shambolic Man United Out Of Europa League

Manchester United crashed out of the Europa League in shambolic fashion on Thursday with Sevilla beating them 3-0, to reach the semi-finals 5-2 on aggregate. The record six-time winners thoroughly outplayed Erik ten Hag’s side, who repeatedly shot themselves in the foot again, having scored two own goals in the first leg. Harry Maguire, guilty […]

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My Experience Searching For House Before Marriage – Osinbajo

The Vice-President of Nigeria has taken a trip down memory lane as he revealed how it was a bit stressful getting an apartment at the point when he was to get married. Sharing his experience, the VP stated via his verified Twitter account with his then-landlord, “In 1989, I was about to get married and […]

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“Sue That Photographer Who Removed Your Eyebrows” – Shehu Sani ‘Advises’ Dino Melaye

Former Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, has seemingly taken a jab at Dino Melaye, over his eyebrows.  Sani advised him to sue the photographer who edited out his eyebrows. He gave the advise on Wednesday April 19, shortly after the Kogi PDP governorship candidate posted his photo on Twitter. 

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“I Wash My Husband’s Clothes Daily, Make Him Fresh Food Daily And Hold The Bowl For Him To Wash His Hands” – Nigerian Lawyer Reveals

A married lawyer has stirred reactions after she listed all that she does for her husband daily. The lawyer, identified as Princess Jemaimah, revealed in a Facebook post on Wednesday that she washes her husband’s clothes daily, makes him fresh food every day, and even holds the bowl for him to wash his hands. According to her, she […]

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