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Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was on Friday hosted by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Obi’s visit was coming barely 48 hours after the official kick-off of the 2023 election campaigns. The PUNCH reports that the meeting, which is not the first, is coming amid the internal crisis of the Peoples Democratic Party to which Wike belongs. The …

…Assures of security, calls for tolerance, cooperation amongst Nigerians By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has directed the deployment of adequate personnel to provide protection for citizens, critical national infrastructures and ensure the success of all activities lined-up for the country’s 62nd Independence Anniversary scheduled for Saturday 1, October 2022. This was contained …

A Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) and a civilian were killed by hoodlums during an attack on Igangan police station in Oyo State of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and a police inspector also sustained injuries during the attack and are currently receiving treatment at a hospital. NAN gathered on Wednesday that the …

Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, the Senate Deputy Majority Leader on Wednesday led inter-faith special prayer session for the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the prayer programme was organised by Asiwaju Project Beyond 2023, one of the foremost support groups working for the former …

• MPR raised to 15.5 per cent, highest in 20 years• CBN to debit commercial banks to effect new CRR Thursday• Adonri: Increase creates opportunity for FG to mop up local funds• Job losses to worsen, experts warn • Nigerians lament soaring food prices • ‘Address supply-side shocks to check inflation’ It was another audacious response from the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), …

He said he and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima are prepared to lead Nigeria in achieving a useful, harmless, secure and flourishing country. “Today marks the official commencement of 2023 presidential election activities across the country,” Tinubu said. “I invite all Nigerians to join me and His Excellency Senator Kashim Shettima on this exciting and important journey as we …

…says rally prelude to official campaign launch The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julious Abure, has assured Nigerians that the party will soon make public a complete list of members of its Campaign Council. Abure said this in a statement, in Abuja, on Wednesday. He said, “The Labour Party will officially open its campaigns in a few days …

The Labour Party’s #ObiDatti23 Forward Ever Rally scheduled to be held on October 1, 2022, suffered a setback on Wednesday as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the party and its supporters not to converge on the Lekki Toll-Gate. The court ruled that supporters of the Labour Party can pass through the Toll-Gate for its rally but must …

The Federal Government has declared Monday October 3, 2022, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. According to a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, the minister congratulated all Nigerians on this year’s celebration and …

…Calls for unity … Ignore doom Sayers – Emmanuel ….Wike, Makinde, Ortom, others absent The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has flagged off his campaign with an appeal to all party members to join him in the task of seeking the mandate of Nigerians to rebuild the nation. Atiku made the appeal in his address to …