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BREAKING: Controversy surrounds Abba Kyari’s whereabouts after attack on Kuje prison
Controversy has surrounded the whereabouts of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, after bandits attacked Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, where he was kept. The PUNCH had reported that gunmen attacked the Custodial Centre in the Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Tuesday night. During the attack which lasted hours, some inmates
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Logistics firm declares profit growth of 87%
Red Star Express Plc has declared N413.9m as its group profit before tax for the year ended March 31, 2022. This is an 87 per cent increase from the sum of N220.8m recorded in the same period of 2021. This was disclosed in a statement of the firm’s comprehensive income. The firm said its group’s
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Rivers APC chieftain dumps party
An ally of Senator Magnus Abe and factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Hon. Golden Chioma, has resigned from the party. Chioma, a former member of the state House of Assembly, announced his resignation to newsmen in Port Harcourt. Hon. Chioma, who had yet to disclose his next political destination, said
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Nigeria in coma, needs me as saviour – Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria is currently in a comatose state and needs a specialist like him to save its life. Obi was speaking on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’, where he addressed questions surrounding the seeming deadlock between his party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party.
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Nigerian banks underdeveloping the nation
By Olugbenga Jaiyesimi A cursory investigation of the Nigerian economy reveals diverging fortunes for the finance sector led by banks and the real sector led by manufacturing. With the decline in manufacturing, now at 9% of gross domestic product from a height of 20% in the early 1980s, pundits would expect banks’ fortunes to decline
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UPDATED: I prefer younger running mate – Peter Obi
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, opened up on his choice of running mate, saying he preferred a younger person as vice-presidential candidate. The former Anambra State governor stated this while featuring on Arise TV Morning Show. He added that he prefers a younger person who has something to offer
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UPDATED: ‘Vehicle drivers’ piloting Nigeria’s affairs, says Peter Obi
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s affairs were being piloted by ‘vehicle drivers’ instead of professional and certified pilots. The former Anambra governor stated this while featuring on Arise TV Morning Show. “Nigerians have consistently hired vehicle drivers instead of hiring qualified pilots to lead the nation,” the
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Okowa was my classmate at Edo College – Author
An author with the African Writer Magazine, Ikhide Ikheoa, has said the Delta State Governor and running mate to Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Ifeanyi Okowa, was his classmate at Edo College, Benin City. Ikhide, in a reaction to the controversy over Okowa’s certificate, posted to his
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Ebonyi PDP suspends deputy chair, legal adviser, others
*Orders arrest of factional group chair, others over alleged N50m The Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State led by Mr Tochukwu Okorie has suspended the Legal Adviser of the party in the state, Mudi Erhebede; the Deputy Chairman, Ifeanyi Nworie; the Publicity Secretary, Chika Nwoba; and the Youth Leader, Obinna Iteshi. This was as the
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Abia NSCDC gets new commandant
A new Commandant, Muhammad Sanyinna, Tuesday, took over the Abia State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. In his inaugural address, Sanyinna vowed to fight crimes in the state to a standstill, assuring full implementation of the Commandant General’s zero tolerance directives against all forms of vandalism of petroleum pipelines, power installations,
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