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Oyebanji commiserates with the family of late Abegunde, Ekiti TESCOM chair
Ekiti State governor-elect, Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji has described the death of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) Chieftain, Chief Babatunde Abegunde as a great loss to the state. Chief Abegunde, 75, who died on Sunday evening was until his death the Chairman of Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission. Oyebanji who paid a condolence visit to the Ado Ekiti home…
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HURIWA seeks action on Lagos APC Reps candidate allegedly arrested by EFCC
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on the final choice of its candidates for the 2023 general elections. The rights group stated this while reacting to an alleged arrest of an APC House of Representatives candidate by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). HURIWA in a statement issued…
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Buhari emotional on Justice Muhammed’s resignation, confers second highest national honour on ex-CJN
President Muhammadu Buhari says the tenure of Justice Tanko Muhammed as the Chief Justice of Nigeria witnessed several landmark, jurisprudential and policy decisions. Buhari in a statement after the former CJN dropped his resignation letter, praised him for dealing “firmly with the issue of reckless and indiscriminate grant of ex-parte Orders that was assuming serious dimensions.” The president said history…
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PDP threatens Obasanjo with ‘exposure’, gives former president 24hrs to clarify statement on Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to send “bombardment” the way of former President Olusegun Obasanjo if he does not recount his statement on his former vice, Atiku Abubakar. Obasanjo had during an interview, said he regretted picking his number two man while he was president. But reacting, PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin while addressing…
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129 lawyers shortlisted for elevation as SANs
One hundred and twenty nine lawyers have been shortlisted by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2022. This was contained in a statement by the chief registrar of the Supreme Court, who doubles as the Secretary of the LPPC, Hajo Sarki-Bello. Sarki-Bello said the shortlist comprised candidates…
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Uzodinma’s aide demands N77m refund as office expenses after resigning
Special Adviser to Imo State Governor on Political Matters, Batos Nwadike has tendered his resignation from office. Nwadike in his resignation letter, accused Governor Hope Nwadike of failing to run an inclusive government and his “undemocratic and opaque leadership style”. He said while he continued to spend his personal money to run the office, he was not reimbursed. He therefore…
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AU expresses ‘deep shock’ over deaths at Spain-Morocco border
The African Union chief has expressed “deep shock” over the death of nearly two dozen people while trying to break through a border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla and called for an immediate investigation into the matter. Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union Commission said on Monday that he was shocked at the “degrading…
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Zimbabwe hikes key interest rate to 200% from 80% amid runaway inflation
Zimbabwe’s Central Bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to 200 percent as part of the series of measures announced by the government to control inflation and stabilise the exchange rate. The monetary policy committee of the central bank hiked the previous rate of 80 percent to 200 percent, Governor John Mangudya said in a statement on June 27, as…
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PDP ignores Makinde, picks Governor Diri to lead guber campaign in Osun
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri as the chairman of the it’s campaign council in Osun State. The appointment of the 128-member campaign council for the July 16 governorship election was announced in a statement signed by PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature. While it’s customary most times to pick a governor from the…
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2022: ‘You’re a game changer,’ Ogunsua, Apetumodu, others declare support for Oyetola
…over 300 PDP loyalists defect to APC in Modakeke As the re-election campaigns trail of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun moved to Modakeke in Ife-East Area Office and Ife-North Local Government Area of the State, the Ogunsua of Modakeke, Oba Joseph Olubiyi Toriola and the Apetumodu of Iperumodu, Oba Olugbenga Joseph Oloyede, have described Governor Adegboyega Oyetola as a game…
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