Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, has dismissed the statement credited to the National Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr Joe Nwaorgu, accusing President Buhari of allegedly promoting politics of exclusionism against Ndigbo. Ngige, a former governor of Anambra State, also faulted the claims that the inability of President Muhammadu Buhari to pull the country out of the current recession was …
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Ahead of 2018 Presidential election, political intrigues and realignment are beginning to shape the political scene, with moves by politicians to form a mega party. We gathered weekend that barring any last minute change, politicians and conveners of the new political party drawn from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC, were already fine tuning the …
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With at least nine senior members of transition team denying basic scientific understanding, president-elect’s choices demonstrate pro-fossil fuels agenda. The heads of Donald Trump’s transition teams for Nasa, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy, as well as his nominees to lead the EPA and the Department of the Interior, all question the …
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Dr Mustapha Lecky, National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) for the South-South Zone, says results of some seats in Rivers re-run legislative elections are ready. Lecky, who did not give details of the results, told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Sunday that one of the three senatorial districts, two of the eight House of Representatives and five …
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The Deji of Akure Kingdom, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi weekend ordered food stuff sellers in town and it’s environs to immediately cut down the high cost of food stuff or risk their shop being closed down. We gathered that the traditional rulers intervention followed a recent market survey of the prices of some food stuffs in the town as compared to …
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As the casualty figures from the bloody re-run Rivers State national and Legislative elections begin to emerge Sunday, security authorities have confirmed that a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP Alkali Mohammed) and his orderly were killed and beheaded during an ambush at Omoku. The officer, who was leading about 12 Mobile Police officers of MOPOL 48 on election security duty …
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Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Saturday accused the Nigerian Army and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad ( SARS) of the Nigerian Police of hijacking election materials in Rivers South-East district. Wike made the remark while reacting to the alleged mass shootings by security operatives in Khana, Gokana , Akuku-Toru and Etche Local Government Areas (LGAs) during the elections. He …
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The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, narrowly escaped death on Saturday as the building of Reigners’ Bible Church Int’l Inc, along Uyo Village Road, Uyo, the state capital, collapsed during service. The incident left about 200 worshippers dead. Sources said it took the efforts of the governor’s security officers to whisk him away to safety. He was …
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Fire on Sunday razed a popular shopping mall, Phill-Hallmark Supermarket, Sapele road, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, destroying several goods worth billions of naira. It was gathered that the fire started at about 2am, when only a few of the staff were present. It was learnt that the inferno completely destroyed the four floors of the main …
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Ghana’s President, John Mahama, on Friday evening called to congratulate oppostion candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, 72, the acclaimed winner of Wednesday’s presidential election in the country, BBC has confirmed. One of Akufo-Addo’s aides, Eugene Arhin, confirmed to journalists that the President had called Akufo-Addo, candidate of the New Patriotic Party. Mahama had previously said he would respect the outcome of the …
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