Mr Adefolarin Oria, Ondo Central Senatorial Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, says the party is too divided to achieve electoral victory in 2027. Oria made the remark while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Akure, analysing the party’s formation, past elections, and its chances in […]
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By Chinonso Alozie Owerri – A lawyer and Human rights activist, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Thursday described the declaration of a state of Emergency in Rivers state by President Bola Tinubu, as a violation of democratic principles that must be rejected by the National Assembly. Ejiofor spoke in a statement to newsmen in Owerri, while
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By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA- The Abia State Police Command, Umuahia, has dismissed a Police Inspector, Kufere Moses, over alleged unethical conduct in the discharge of his duties. Police Public Relations Officer, Abia State command, DSP Maureen Chinaka, who confirmed the dismissal in a statement, said Moses who was serving at Mopol 55 ,Aba, was dismissedfollowing
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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Members of the National Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (NACOCSO) have expressed their support for Senate President Godswill Akpabio and endorsed the Senate’s decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. They clarified that the suspension was due to her disruptive conduct during a routine seating arrangement change, not any gender-related issues.
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By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa The South-South Governors’ Forum has expressed strong reservations over the Federal Government’s declaration of a six-month state of emergency in Rivers State, noting that the political situation does not warrant such drastic action. In a statement signed by the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri,
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By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report The House of Representatives has commenced a probe of the finances of several NGOs in Nigeria, after an American congressman, Scott Perry’s claims that the main US International Development Agency, USAID, financed terrorism in the country. In a letter dated March 10 sent to NGOs and seen by AFP,
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, presented its second prosecution witness, PW2, Austine Obegwe, a retired group executive director in charge of cooperate and international banking, division of Union Bank, in the trial of a former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON, Ahmed Kuru and four others for allegedly defrauding
By Haruna Aliyu Birnin Kebbi —Kebbi State Government, yestersday, confirmed that out of 17 samples sent to National Laboratory Reference Centre, Abuja, five samples have returned positive, which is the confirmation of meningitis outbreak in Kebbi. Speaking in Birnin Kebbi, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Kebbi State, Dr. Shehu Koko said at least 56
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By Peter Duru Makurdi—A police personnel attached to the joint security team in Benue State codenamed Operation Zenda and 11 others suspected to be members of a militia gang have reportedly lost their lives during a gun battle in Buruku Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the incident, which occurred near
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“I think the President has acted timeously. He has given the opportunity to all the parties involved, to make amends. Before then he had had to assemble them, he had tried to mediate.’’
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