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Abia poly de-accreditation embrassing, says Ikpeazu
Following that action of the National Board for Technical Education against Abia State Polytechnic Aba, the governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, said the action was embarrassing. He has therefore appealed to the students of Abia Poly and other well-meaning Abians to remain calm, while a taskforce has been set up to resolve the matter.
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National grid: Stop your pretense, Sowore knocks Atiku
The African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has knocked the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over what he described as his “pretense” over the national grid collapse. The PUNCH reports that Nigeria’s power grid collapsed again on Wednesday, as it crashed from the 3,921.8 megawatts that was generated at 6am to as
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Upcoming bishops attended Shettima’s unveiling – Tinubu support organisation
The Tinubu Support Organization on Thursday described the attack on the clergypersons who attended the unveiling of the Vice-Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, as “unwarranted”. The group also clarified that the clergymen who attended the event were not known in Christendom yet and were still building their missions. In a statement
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APC chieftain blames poverty, ignorance for vote-buying
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Anambra State, Kodilichukwu Okelekwe, has blamed poverty and ignorance as the main reason vote buying thrives during elections in Nigeria. Okelekwe, a senatorial candidate of the APC for Anambra Central zone, spoke during a stakeholders’ meeting of the party in the state. He lamented that because of
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Protest as Lagos land grabbers burn houses
Residents of Yegunda, Abomiti and Eyin-Osa development areas, in the Free Trade Zone, Epe, Lagos State, have lamented the invasion of their communities by suspected land grabbers. The development areas/zones, made up of over 300 communities, were reportedly resettled on the land by the state government after they gave up their land for a state
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Court adjourns Ondo senatorial primary case till August
The Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has reserved judgement for August 30, 2022, over the case instituted by the senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Nicholas Tofowomo, against a former deputy governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi over the senatorial primary of the party. Ajayi defeated Tofowomo in the senatorial
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Funke Akindele might be good for Lagos politics
When the Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party deputy governor candidate, popular actor Funke Akindele, appeared in media interviews recently, her performances were awful. Like a typical Nigerian politician, she got on air without much understanding of the role she had taken and what it required of her. Her performance was so mellow that some people
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Demolition: Lawyer withdraws comments against Soludo, pledges support
A lawyer and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance for Onitsha North 2 constituency, Harold Ekwerekwu, has retracted his earlier comments over the demolition of illegal structures in Onitsha, Anambra State. The lawyer had earlier spoken against the demolition by criticising the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s approach. But speaking to journalists in Onitsha,
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Muslim-Muslim ticket: APC has hidden agenda, says Ex-Minister Dalung
In this interview with JAMES ABRAHAM, the Plateau State Social Democratic Party’s candidate for the House of Representatives, Langtang North/Langtang South Federal Constituency, Solomon Dalung, speaks about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress and assesses the incumbent governor, Simon Lalong’s administration How much support are you getting from your new party, the SDP,
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Bakers halt bread production Thursday over skyrocketing costs
Bakers under the aegis of the Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria have announced plans to halt production of their products, effective Thursday. According to a statement signed by the President of the association, Emmanuel Onuorah, operating a bakery in Nigeria has become almost impossible as the incessant increases in the prices of baking materials and
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