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Rivers LG Election: Heavy Shooting At Wike’s Ward

…one injured There is heavy shooting at Rumuepirikom community, the home of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. A source in the area revealed that earlier some people had come into the community and announced that no one should come out for the polls. It was gathered that when the electoral officers were about to arrive …

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Why We Created ‘Contactless’ Passport Renewal Process – Minister

For years, Nigerians have complained and lamented the passport acquisition and renewal process, which they say is filled with bottlenecks, bureaucracy, unnecessary difficulties, location challenges, long queues, long waiting times, and corruption. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has highlighted some reasons the Nigerian Immigration Service is launching a ‘contactless’ process to renewing the Nigerian Passport within and outside the …

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Azinge Crowned 14th Asagba Of Asaba

Former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, was  Saturday, coronated as the 14th Asagba of Asaba kingdom, Delta State. The crowning of Obi Prof.Epipany Chigbogu Azinge, SAN, the 14th Asagba of Asaba Photo Nath Onojake Azinge’s ascension to the throne was sequel to his emergence as Asagba of Asaba designate at an enlarged …

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If A Politician Is Not Corrupt In Nigeria, Then He Is Lucky —Senator Ndume

Democracy isn’t cheap, it is expensive. That is one. But that isn’t an excuse. Just because we want a presidential system of government doesn’t mean that you give the players a blank cheque to write whatever amount they want and spend it. Fortunately, there is a budget process. We started with a figure of less than N100 billion for both …

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Eno Names Daughter Acting First Lady, Remi Tinubu Backs Akwa Ibom Gov

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has praised Governor Umo Eno’s decision to appoint his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eno Obareki, to take over the role of First Lady of Akwa Ibom State following the passing of his wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno. During a condolence visit to the Eno family in Uyo on Friday, Senator Tinubu expressed her …

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LG Poll: Rivers Political Events Mirror Past Crisis In Old Western Region – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has compared the current political crisis in Rivers State to the crisis of the old Western region. This is as he called on all stakeholders within the security sector, including the Judiciary, to as a matter of urgency, wade into the political situation in the state to forestall a breakdown of law and order. This was …

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National Honours: Speaker Abbas Lauds Tinubu For Correcting Past Mistakes

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Saturday, applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for correcting the mistakes of the past by according the House its constitutional status in coffering the Speaker with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). President Tinubu had during his Independence Day Anniversary address to Nigerians on Tuesday, October 1, …

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Rivers APC Condemns Explosion At Party Secretariat

The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has condemned the explosion at its secretariat along Aba Road in Port Harcourt on Saturday morning, saying the party is under attack in the state. Rivers APC secretariat The former caretaker committee chairman of the state APC, Chief Tony Okocha, stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Port Harcourt about the explosion. …

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Explosion Rocks Factional APC Secretariat Hours To Rivers LG Election

*NBA Backs Exercise Tension continues to soar in Rivers state as indigenes woke up on Saturday to the news of a suspected explosion that rocked the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, headed by the factional caretaker committee chairman, CTC, Chief Tony Okocha. Some suspected arsonists, in the early hours of Saturday, detonated explosives at the state secretariat of …

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Nigerians To Process, Obtain Passports In Their Homes

…Passports to be centrally issued from Abuja from April 2025 Nigerians will soon begin to process and receive Nigerian passports from the comfort of their homes, without the hassle of physically appearing to be processed at a passport processing centre. However, only Nigerians who are 18 years and above, and those who are applying for re-issue of their expired passports …

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