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Supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, weekend grounded commercial and business activities in Makurdi the Benue state capital with a One-Million-Man- March tagged ‘Obitrek, We Are the Structure’. The Vanguard reports that the self-sponsored march had people from all works of life including women, youths and the elderly in attendance. The march which …

People’s Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is under immense pressure from his loyalists following reports that he has yielded to the demand by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for the removal of the PDP National Chairman, Iyiochia Ayu. It was gathered in Abuja, on Friday, that a number of agreements were arrived at after the face to face meeting …

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has disconnected the Niger State government house and other MDAs due to debt of over N1.3billion. This was revealed by the AEDC Public Relations Officer in the state, Adamu Dantani, in Minna who said the decision to disconnect the Government House, general hospital and other MDAs is to recover all the outstanding debts running into several …

The 241 RECCE Battalion of the Nigerian Army on Saturday dismissed John Gabriel and Lance Cpl Adamu Gideon who allegedly killed an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Goni Aisami, in Yobe. Lt. Col. Ibrahim Osabo, Ag Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Nguru, Yobe, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the suspects were de-kited in Nguru. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …

The Obi-Datti Media Office has explained why the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, travelled to overseas to interact with Diaspora Nigerians. According to the office, Obi’s tour is a response to numerous invitations from Nigerians in the Diaspora who are seeking to make their own contributions to the mission of rebuilding the country. The media office while sharing Obi’s …

When trains were running and ferrying passengers and goods across the area on a daily basis, there was no report of thieves or vandals tampering with the facilities of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC. Everything was fine and the rail lines, tracks and coaches were never attractive to petty thieves or established criminals who lay ambush for anything useful hidden …

The All Progressives Congress vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, has explained why he wore sneakers to the Nigerian Bar Association Conference in Lagos State on Monday. Kashim Shettima at the NBA conference Shettima, who represented APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, at the event, was dressed in a black suit and red tie, accompanied by a pair of gym shoes, which stirred reactions …

The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London as part of efforts to resolve the crisis with the governor. The PUNCH gathered that Atiku pleaded with Wike to support him in the 2023 presidential election. A close associate of the governor, who confided in The PUNCH, …

Russia’s Defence Ministry has confirmed that its forces were behind Wednesday’s missile strike on a railway station in central Ukraine that Kiev said left at least 25 people dead, including civilians. However, Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov claimed that more than 200 Ukrainian soldiers on their way to fight in the Donbass region had been killed in the attack …

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has temporarily suspended the shutdown of the indebted broadcast stations across the country. The Director-General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NBC, on Aug. 19 revoked the licences of the AIT/Ray Power FM (DAAR Communication L.td., Silverbird TV …