Author: Paul Utebor
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APP withdraws election petition against Tinubu
The Action Peoples Party, (APP) has withdrawn its election petition against the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu. At the resumed hearing of the matter at the Presidential Election Petition Court on Wednesday in Abuja, counsel to APP, Mr Obed Agu, told the court that his client wished to withdraw the petition. “I filed a motion on…
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Oyetola congratulates Adeleke over Supreme Court judgment
The immediate past governor of Osun state, Gboyega Oyetola, has congratulated his successor, Gov. Ademola Adeleke, on the Supreme Court judgment which affirmed him as the winner of July 16, 2022 governorship election. Oyetola in a statement on Wednesday in Osogbo, said:”I accept the court’s verdict which upheld Adeleke’s election. “To Gov. Adeleke, I take…
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Aisha Buhari inaugurates new Permanent Headquarters of AFLPM in Abuja
The President, Africa First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) Mrs Aisha Buhari, has inaugurated the newly constructed headquarters of the mission along Airport Road in Abuja, Nigeria. Newsmen reports that the edifice was built on about 2.7 hectares of land acquired by the President while construction work began on Nov. 2021. The First Lady who was…
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Court strikes out Sen. Brent’s defamation suit against Fani-Kayode’s wife
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday struck out a suit filed by Sen. Grace Bent against Precious Chikwendu, wife of former Aviation Minister, Cheif Femi Fani-Kayode. Justice Obiora Egwuatu threw out the suit for want of diligent prosecution. It would be recalled that Mrs Brent, through the Nigerian Police, instituted the case against Chikwendu, the ex-beauty queen…
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3 ex-Kogi PDP House of Assembly candidates resign
Three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Kogi House of Assembly candidates for 2023 poll, Sunday Maiyaki, Daniel Jones and Joseph Olupeka, have resigned their membership of the party. The candidates, who lost their bid for the Assembly seats in the March 18 states Houses of Assembly election, said this in separate resignation letters addressed to the PDP…
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Buhari condoles ex-Senate President, Ken Nnmani over wife’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari says he shares in the grief of loss with former Senate President, Ken Nnamani and his family, trusting the Almighty God to grant the family strength over the passing of Mrs Jane Nnamani. The president made this known in a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday in…
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10th Speaker: Opposition parties set up 11-member team to scout for candidates
Opposition members-elect of the House of Representatives have setup a committee to screen and selected candidates to run for Speaker of the 10th Assembly. In a statement on Monday, the members-elect announced Rep. Nicholas Mutu as Chairman, and Rep. Victor Ogene as Secretary of the 11-man committee. The statement which was signed by Ogene and…
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Lalong to inaugurate 32 projects – commissioner
The Commissioner for Information in Plateau state, Mr Dan Manjang, says Gov. Simon Lalong will inaugurate 32 completed projects across the state before the end of his administration. Manjang announced this in Jos on Monday while inspecting the remodelled Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat; one of the projects to be inaugurated. He explained that…
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Avoid technicalities, focus on substance, PEPC panel tells lawyers
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), sitting in Abuja, has asked lawyers representing all those who filed petitions before the court to avoid unnecessary technicalities and address the substance of their petitions. The five-member panel with Justice Haruna Tsammani as Chairman, said this at the inaugural sitting of the panel. Newsmen reports that the panel…
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COVID-19: NCDC embarks on integrated health emergency
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it was transiting the country from acute emergency response to managing COVID-19 as part of integrated healthcare delivery for all infectious diseases. This is followed by the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration that COVID-19 is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The…