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Ukraine: Five of 19 detained Nigerians apply for asylum in Poland
Poland has released 13 out of 19 Nigerians who fled the Ukrainian war and were detained in various camps. Five of the detainees were said to have applied for asylum in Poland. The Nigerians were reportedly released following the intervention of the Nigerian Ambassador to Poland, Maj Gen Christian Ugwu (retd.). A statement on Wednesday…
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2023 presidency: Tambuwal submits nomination form, promises to unite Nigerians
Sokoto State Governor and presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, Aminu Tambuwal, has submitted his presidential nomination form at the party secretariat. Speaking after submitting his nomination and Expression of interest forms, the governor promised to unite the country if elected as president. Tambuwal said he decided to submit his form because of the…
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Italy chases African gas to end dependence on Russia
Italian ministers head to central Africa Wednesday in an urgent quest for new energy deals as Italy scrambles to break away from Russian gas over the Ukraine war. Prime Minister Mario Draghi is looking to add Angola and the Congo Republic to a portfolio of suppliers to substitute Russia, which provides about 45 percent of…
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Ramadan: Aisha Buhari seeks prayers for peace
The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has called on Muslim faithful to use the Ramadan period to intensify prayers for lasting peace and security in Nigeria. Buhari made the call on Tuesday night when she hosted wives of service chiefs and other top government functionaries to a Ramadan breakfast at the State House, Abuja. She said…
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Wike pledges to help Kano boy convicted of child trafficking
A Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant, Nyesom Wike, has promised to wade into a legal tussle that led to the incarceration of Yunusa Dahiru, a.k.a Yellow, jailed in Bayelsa State. A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, had, in 2020, sentenced Dahiru to 26 years imprisonment for child trafficking and sexual exploitation of…
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APC, PDP have failed Nigerians, says Kano PRP gov aspirant
A Kano State governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Redemption Party, Gali Sule, has said that the two major political parties in the country, the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, have failed Nigerians. Sule, who made the disclosure during a press conference on Tuesday in Kano, stressed the need for…
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2023: ADP merges with 16 parties, signs MoU – National treasurer
The Action Democratic Party has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 16 other parties for in the country for a merger over 2023 elections in Nigeria, its leader in Abia State and National Treasurer, Okey Udoh, has said. Speaking with journalists in Umuahia, he said that the party has been in consultation to form MoU…
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2023: Drop your ambition, support Obi, group urges Atiku
The Peter Obi Support Network has asked former Vice President Abubakar Atiku to drop his ambition to contest the 2023 presidential election and support another candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi. Both Atiku and Obi are contesting the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential ticket. In a message to Atiku dated April 19, 2022 and…
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Boroffice failed Ondo-North for 12 years – Ex-campaign DG
…We won’t reply you now – Boroffice A legal practitioner and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Mr Tolu Babaleye, has decried the state of backwardness in the Ondo-North Senatorial District as he alleged that representative of the district at the Senate, Ajayi Boroffice, had not done well in influencing development to…
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2023: Abia ex-finance commissioner joins gov race
A former Commissioner for Finance in Abia State, Obinna Oriaku, has declared his intention to contest the 2023 governorship election in the state under the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Oriaku, a banker, said he joined the governorship race to foster an equitable distribution of the commonwealth of the state to her indigenes through…
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