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target=_blank>2027: NDC Picks Shugaba-Abdullahi As Nasarawa Gov’ship Candidate
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced Musa Shugaba-Abdullahi as its candidate for the 2027 Nasarawa State governorship election. New Telegraph reports that Shugaba-Abdullahi secured the nomination during the party’s substitution primary held Tuesday in Lafia, the state capital. The primary, conducted through affirmation and overseen by the NDC Electoral Committee with supervision from officials…
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target=_blank>2027: PDP Urges Gov AbdulRazaq To Rein In Political Thugs
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to rein in political thugs allegedly operating within his political camp and ensure that the State does not become a battlefield ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party’s demand followed the reported shooting at Idigba, Adewole Ward, Ilorin, where…
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target=_blank>Pressure: Kano Anti-Corruption, Saidu Yahaya Boss Resigns
The Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Saidu Yahaya, has finally submitted to mounting pressure and resigned from his appointment. Yahaya’s resignation followed mounting pressure from the Kano State Government over his alleged failure to perform to expectations However, neither Yahaya nor the Kano State Government has publicly confirmed the…
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target=_blank>Power, Trade, Digital Inclusion In Focus As Abia Hosts British Deputy High Commissioner
As the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Jonny Baxter embarks on a two-day official visit starting today. The Abia State Government has outlined priority sectors that will dominate discussion during the visit. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, gave the highlights in Umuahia, saying Mr Baxter’s engagement would focus on specific priority…
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target=_blank>NCDMB Extends Local Content Drive To Intellectual Development
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has broadened the concept of local content development to include intellectual growth, knowledge acquisition and the development of the human mind. This was as it stressed that sustainable participation in the oil and gas industry requires more than technical skills and physical infrastructure. The Board made this…
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target=_blank>Olu Jacobs: Shehu Sani Mourns Veteran Actor, Recalls Ribena Advertisement
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has mourned veteran Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs, describing him as an inspiration to generations of creative and movie artists. Sani in Wednesday expressed sadness over the actor’s death and recalled how Jacobs became a beloved figure among schoolchildren in the 1970s and early 1980s through his television advertisement for…
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target=_blank>I Want To Visit Ekiti, Botswana High Commissioner
…Woos Oyebanji’s Tourism Drive At Akwaaba 2026 The High Commissioner of Botswana to Nigeria, Mrs Philda Nani Kereng, has expressed a strong desire to visit Ekiti State to experience its tourism offerings firsthand, following an engagement with the Ekiti State delegation at the Akwaaba African Travel Market 2026 in Lagos. Mrs Kereng made the declaration…
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target=_blank>Ekiti Wins Most Active Tourism State Award For Third Consecutive Year At Akwaaba 2026
Ekiti State has clinched the Most Active Tourism State in Nigeria Award for the third consecutive year at the 22nd Akwaaba African Travel Market, held at Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos. This comes with commendations from the stakeholders on the tourism policy, infrastructure drive and Agro-Tourism strategy under the state Governor Biodun Oyebanji. The award…
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target=_blank>2027: Even If Atiku, Obi Unite, Tinubu Will Win – Fayose
A former governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ayo Fayose, on Tuesday, declared that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election, even if opposition candidates Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi decide to join forces. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Fayose said that the…
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target=_blank>Anambra Govt Challenges Obi’s N2.13bn Ecological Fund Claim
The Anambra State Government has debunked the Nigeria Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate and former governor, Peter Obi’s claim that he left more than ₦2.13bn in an ecological fund account before leaving office in 2014. According to the State Government, the First Bank account Obi identified was not an ecological fund account and had never…
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