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PDP adopts grassroots approach for 2023 campaign
The Peoples Democratic Party has adopted a grassroots approach for its electioneering campaign for the 2023 general election. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, said this at the end of the meeting of the National Working Committee of the party in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the party also approved a unified campaign structure
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FG scraps NPFL’s League Management Company
The Federal Government on Friday scrapped the League Management Company managing the Nigeria Professional Football League. To this end, the federal government also ordered the Nigeria Football Federation to withdraw the LMC license and set up an Interim Management Committee to oversee the league. The directive was contained in a press statement issued on Friday
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Nigeria, others target $18bn to fight HIV, others
Stakeholders in the country made this known during the pre-conference meeting on the Global Fund’s seventh replenishment with the theme ‘Nigeria’s call to fight what counts’ held in Abuja on Thursday. According to them, the fund is needed to change the trajectories of mortality and incidence toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 3 target of
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King Charles III begins reign amid mourning
King Charles III on Friday readied to address his mourning subjects on the first full day of his new reign as Britain and the world commemorated the extraordinary life of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. At 73, Charles is the oldest monarch yet to ascend the throne of the United Kingdom, following the death
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Tambuwal denies resigning as PDP govs’ forum chair
The Sokoto State Governor, Waziri Tambuwal, has denied resigning from his position as Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum. Tambuwal was a PDP presidential aspirant before his withdrawal for the eventual winner of the party’s ticket, Atiku Abubakar, during the party’s primary. The denial is contained in a press statement signed by the
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God will not forget Nigeria
If you escape the gripping hands of mean men in Nigeria, there is no other place as sweet as the country. For many of us, no matter how far we travel, Nigeria is always home. Exciting chatters about sundry current issues are better heard on the ground than read on the internet. Standing mano-a-mano with
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Joshua to get 40% from Fury clash
Anthony Joshua has officially accepted Tyson Fury’s offer for their ‘Battle of Britain’ showdown and with this, has now paved the way for the biggest fight in British boxing history. Joshua was on the surprising end of a callout from Fury, who is not willing to wait till 2023 for an undisputed clash with Ukrainian,
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Zulum, APC harassing Borno PDP members – Aggrieved party
The Peoples Democratic Party, Borno State chapter has complained of continued harassment of its members by the ruling All Progressive Congress in Borno State. The PDP in Borno, through its Publicity Secretary, Amos Adziba, raised the alarm, following the arrest, harassment and torture of some members of the party by members of the Civilian Joint
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Gunmen kidnap popular supermarket owner in Kogi
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped one Funke Ayodele, owner of a popular supermarket known as ‘Cheapest Ladies and Kiddies Place’. She was reportedly accosted at the gate of her house on Wednesday night after closing from her shop in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital. An eyewitness said the woman was about to enter her compound at
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The Nobel laureate and Fulani cattle breeders (2)
I interviewed residents in Birnin Gwari which is located in the northern and Muslim-populated section of Kaduna State. They said they experienced more violent attacks but because they didn’t have access to the media like the activists in southern parts of Kaduna State the attacks were mostly unreported. In Gombe State, North-East, resident Fulani in
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