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• Obi, Umahi, Ngige, Okorocha, Anyim, others meet over zoning• Nigeria must give Southeast a chance, says Clark• Adebanjo: APC dividing South to retain power in North• Only equity, justice will save Nigeria, Nzuko Umunna At a time when Northern leaders are divided over the issue of consensus Presidential candidate, leaders of Afenifere, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Middle Belt …

The female aspirants are vying for presidency, governorship and legislative seats. There are over 250 female aspirants in the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vying for different elective positions in the 2023 general elections. They are aspirants for presidency, governorship, senate, House of Representatives and state houses of assembly and are drawn from different states across the country. The National Women Leader …

There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress may disqualify political appointees contesting the 2023 elections who have not resigned their appointments. The PUNCH, on Monday, gathered that the party would not risk being disqualified by fielding political appointees in contravention of Section 84 (12). Political appointees who have signified their interest to contest the presidency on the platform of the …

•We’ll lay to rest the 7-count charge against Nnamdi Kanu —Legal team •Blame Simon Ekpa’s group for forcefully enforcing sit-at-home in S-East —IPOB Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has gone to court to challenge the practice direction of the Federal High Court which ordered that his trial be done in secret. He asked the …

Indication emerged yesterday that the Federal Government may have implemented the ‘no work, no pay’ policy for the striking university-based unions. This is even as the unions lamented that despite all the notices and letters sent to the federal government over the ongoing strike in the public universities, the government has not deemed it fit to either acknowledge the letters or …

Mr Musk will take Twitter private, and Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter common stock that they own upon closing of the proposed transaction. Twitter has agreed a definitive deal to sell itself to Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, at approximately $44 billion. It is the biggest social media acquisition, surpassing the $26.2 …

Insist Buhari must resign over insecurity The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to reassess the way it prosecutes its war against insurgency and terrorism to avert circumstances that gave rise to delay in weapons procurement from Western countries. The group said, rather than blame Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Matthew Hassan Kukah or NEF, …

The usual but controversial sit-at-home order in the South East took a different slant yesterday, as armed policemen stormed the state Headquarters of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, shooting sporadically. Some residents of Okigwe Road and Works Layout, who alerted Vanguard of the development, said they had scampered into the safety of their rooms. Speaking to Vanguard, a …

•Declare Yoruba’s presidential bid inelegant  •Say unfortunate Jonathan allowed himself to be disgraced Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, and other major socio political groups in different parts of the country, including Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Middle Belt Forum (MBF), have called on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other South West aspirants to withdraw …

For the first since the inquest began, the coroner barred journalists and other interested parties from covering the proceedings. A minor (name withheld) on Monday told Coroner Mikhail Kadiri at a magistrate court in Ogba that there has been a history of bullying in Dowen college. The coroner’s inquest aims to unravel the circumstances that led to the death of Sylvester …