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Opposition thugs attacked Port Harcourt rally, APC alleges
The All Progressives Congress has said that the attack on its campaign rally on Thursday in Port Harcourt involving the use of Improvised Explosive Devices and rapid gunfire is a vicious assault on democracy. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in a statement in Abuja, described the attack as “despicable”. He added that the
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Elections: Recruit ad hoc security personnel, Imumolen urges FG
The Accord Party’s presidential candidate, Prof. Christopher Imumolen, has urged the Federal Government to recruit ad hoc security personnel to avert security breakdown during the 2023 elections. In a statement by his media office on Friday, said the apex government can effectively manage possible security challenges that might crop up in the forthcoming general elections
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Obi not quitting presidential race, LP insists
The media arm of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council has described as fake, reports linking its presidential candidate, Peter Obi to quitting the election exercise slated for February 25. This is even as the Obi-Datti Media Office accused some unnamed political parties of cloning Obi’s image on gift items to paint a picture of
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Ukraine urges Australian Open to ban Djokovic’s father
Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia on Friday urged tennis officials to ban Novak Djokovic’s father from the Australian Open after he was filmed posing with fans brandishing Russian flags. “He should be stripped of his accreditation. It’s up to Novak and his team to address this and fix it,” ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko told AFP.Myroshnychenko also called
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‘Shettima sponsors terrorism’, ex-Tinubu’s aide fires APC camp
…Insists mineral exploitation cause of terror in North A former Director of the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Hajia Naja’atu Mohammed, has fired her former party alleging that its vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima is a sponsor of terrorism. The former APC chieftain said this during a television interview on Arise
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JUST IN: Tight security as Osun tribunal delivers judgement
There was large deployment of security operatives across strategic points in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Friday, as the Election Petition Tribunal set to deliver its judgement. The All Progressives Congress and ex-Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, were challenging the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate at the July 16 governorship poll, Senator Ademola
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Onne port generates over N242bn revenue in 2022
Nigeria Customs Service Area 2 Command, Onne Seaport in Rivers has generated a total sum of N242,090,629,309.29 in the 2022 fiscal year. The Comptroller, Auwal Muhammad, disclosed this on Thursday in Onne, during his official handing over to the newly deployed Comptroller, Baba Imam. Muhammad said that the figure represented an increase of 28.3 per
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Kwara, Benue paid highest for cooking gas in Dec 2022
Residents of Kwara and Benue states paid the highest cooking gas (liquefied petroleum gas) costs in December 2022, a recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed. The report says that residents of Kwara State paid an average of N4,950 for a 5kg refill, adding that for refilling a 12.5kg cylinder, Benue residents
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FG to establish free trade zone in Ekiti
The Federal Government has restated commitment to make Ekiti State a major Free Trade Zone in Nigeria. The government said this would support the state in delivering economic and knowledge free zone where education-based industries and technological companies could operate. The Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, said this
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Southeasterners paid highest for kerosine in Dec 2022 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigerians in the southeastern part of the country paid the highest kerosene costs in December 2022, according to data on its website. The NBS’ National Household Kerosene Price Watch report recently published by the agency revealed that Nigerians in the SE region paid an average of N1,203.95/litre
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