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2023 Election: Tinubu Meets APC Election Planning, Monitoring Teams, Calls For Vote’s Protection
Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, has urged the party’s election planning and monitoring teams to safeguard its votes in the upcoming general elections. This is stated in a press release from Mr. Tunde Rahman, Tinubu’s media representative in Abuja. When he met with the teams during a Train-the-Trainer session, Tinumu made the decision. He was grateful for the members’ efforts in...
Three Feared Dead In Accident Involving ‘Umahi’s Convoy’
Three people are thought dead in Ebonyi after the governor's motorcade allegedly collided with a moving motorcycle, injuring other pedestrians. The event occurred on Tuesday afternoon near the recently opened Muhammadu Buhari International Airport in Onueke. The governor was not in the convoy when the tragedy occurred. According to reports, the victims were from the state's Ezza South LGA. According to a source,...
63rd Independence Anniversary: New Nigeria Possible, Says Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 general election, Peter Obi, has enjoined Nigerians not to despair over the agonizing situation in the country 63 years after independence from colonial rule. Obi tasked Nigerians to remain resolute and hopeful that a new Nigeria is still possible. Obi, in an Independence message to Nigerians, on Saturday, said: ”Even...
Lagos Assembly Sets Up Committee To Tackle Flooding, Traffic Congestion
The Lagos State House of Assembly has set up an ad-committee to look into an issue of imminent flooding and traffic congestion around the Park View Estate, Ikoyi area of Lagos State brought about by an ongoing land reclamation exercise. The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa named the committee to be chaired by Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu, who...
2026 WCQ: Rwanda Coach Release Provisional Squad List Ahead Of Super Eagles Clash
Rwanda head coach Adel Amrouche on Monday named a 27-man provisional squad for his side’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Regulars Fabrice Ntwari, Innocent Nshuti, Ange Mutsinzi and captain Bizimana Djihad are among those included in the squad. The list consists of three goalkeepers, nine defenders, six midfielders and nine strikers. Amrouche will trim the squad before the...
Oligui Sworn In As Gabon President
President-elect Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup that ended decades of Bongo family rule and won nearly 95 percent of the vote last month, took office in Gabon on Saturday. The general and former junta leader, who toppled Ali Bongo in August 2023, ending 55 years of dynastic rule by the Bongo family, officially takes the presidential reins after...
Deputy Speaker, Kalu Congratulates Nigerian-American On Elevation To Rank Of Navy Captain In US Navy
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has congratulated a Nigerian-American military officer, Kelechi Ndukwe on his promotion to the rank of Navy Captain in the United States Navy. Ndukwe, the first Nigerian-American to command a US war ship is a native of Item in Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State which the Deputy Speaker...
Chief Kelvin Jombo Onumah Celebrates Chief Chukwuemeka Wogu On His Birthday
The MD/CEO of Sublime Industries Ltd, Chief Kelvin Jombo Onumah, has extended warm birthday wishes to Chief Chukwuemeka Wogu, celebrating his remarkable contributions to leadership and national development. In his congratulatory message, Chief Onumah praised Chief Wogu for his unwavering dedication to excellence, describing him as a visionary leader whose impact continues to inspire progress. "As you mark this special milestone,...
Rename University Of Nigeria Nsukka After Queen Elizabeth – Adamu Garba To FG
Adamu Garba, an ex-presidential aspirant, has suggested renaming the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN) after the late Queen Elizabeth II to immortalise her. Garba, in a series of tweets, advocated for the immortalization of the late Queen. He also indicated that he would declare three days of national mourning for the Queen if he was the President. His tweets read: “If...
I Have Been Under Pressure To Replace Agada As APC Chairman, Says Gov Alia
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has said that he was under pressure to replace Austin Agada as the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Alia said this on Wednesday in Makurdi when the State Executive Committee members of the APC paid him courtesy a visit at the Benue State Government House, requesting that the vacant position of the...
