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Reactions Trail Tinubu’s Meeting With Northern Pentecostal Bishops

The closed-door meeting between the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria in Abuja came under scrutiny on Thursday night. The social media pages of the former governor of Lagos State were bombarded with mixed reactions from a cross-section of Nigerians, especially on Facebook and Twitter, hours after exclusive photographs …

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Gov Uzodinma Speaks On Killing Of Residents, Burning Of Market By Nigerian Troops

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has defended the attack on some residents and the burning down of a market in two South-east communities by Nigerian troops. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the troops on Saturday invaded Orsu-Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State and Orsumugho, a community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State – all in South-east Nigeria, killing about two persons and …

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Police Arrest Lawyer For Beating Orderly Who Refused To Do House Chores

The police have arrested a lawyer and human rights activist, Prof. Zainab Abiola, who allegedly assaulted her police orderly in Abuja. The alleged assault, it was gathered, was due to the refusal of her orderly, Inspector Teju Moses, to do house chores. Abiola was arrested alongside her housemaid, Rebecca Enechido, after a video clip went viral on Wednesday. In the …

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Three ex-IGPs Jostle To Become PSC Chairman

Three former Inspectors-General of Police and a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police are currently jostling to replace ex-IGP Musiliu Smith as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission. The former police chiefs were said to have solicited the assistance of top government officials for consideration for the top job. Smith, who assumed office on July 25, 2018, alongside other commissioners, …

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Military Eliminates 36 Terrorists, Others In Air Raids In North-east – DHQ

DHQ says two top commanders of Bolo Haram and the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists, identified as Abu Asiya and Abu Ubaida (A’Qaid) were among those eliminated. The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kadin eliminated more than 36 terrorists and several others in air strikes across North-east in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media …

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FG, Atiku Trade Words Over Originality Of Economic Blueprint

• Blueprint an attempt to copy current govt’s efforts – Mohammed• Mohammed lied against truth, must apologise to Nigerians, says Atiku• Wike: I will expose characters in PDP disguising as national leaders today• We will resolve our differences soon, Tambuwal, Wabara assure Nigerians The Federal Government has described the economic blueprint unveiled last week by the presidential flag-bear of the …

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PDP Crisis: Wike Meets Rivers’ Stakeholders

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is likely to lay the matter of the presidential candidate his camp would support in the February 2023 poll to rest today. This is believed to be one of the decisions taken when he met with stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across the 319 wards of the state at the Banquet Hall of the …

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2023: We ‘ll not leave PDP, we ‘ll fight in the party – Wike

. ..To tell own side of PDP crisis Friday Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state says he has no reason to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), no matter the situations threatening unity of the party ahead of the 2023 general elections. Wike at a Rivers PDP stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt Thursday, the first of such since the rancorous …

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Wike To Expose ‘Bad Characters’ In PDP Today

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is expected to speak on some wrongdoings and expose some ‘bad characters’ in the Peoples Democratic Party today (Friday), ahead of the 2023 elections. Wike had hinted on this while addressing a meeting of the state PDP stakeholders he convened in Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday. Governor Wike’s camp and that of the PDP …

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Interrogating Cost Of Education For Undergraduates In fFederal, State Varsities

When Olakunle Olomide secured admission to study medicine at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), the joy of his parents knew no bounds, but when they were handed the bill of N650, 000 as tuition and other sundry expenses, their heart skipped a beat. The bill is exclusive of accommodation, feeding and others. They wondered why the bill should be that high …

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