Tag: 2023
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JAMB closes 2023 UTME registration
The registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) has ended after a one-week extension announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
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Keyamo reveals who directed Osinbajo to stay off Tinubu’s presidential campaigns
T he spokesman of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign, Festus Keyamo has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari directed VP Yemi Osinabjo to stay off the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaigns. APC flagbearer Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday drew the curtain on his campaign rall
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Nigerian army releases hotlines to public ahead of election
The Nigerian Army (NA) has approved a list of Hotlines to report any suspicious act of violence by unscrupulous persons during the forthcoming general election. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
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NiMet predicts more chances of flight delays, cancellations
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted increased chances of flight delays and cancellations due to the attendant poor horizontal visibility. This is contained in a 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) released by the agency.
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Shutting down all Nigeria Varsities over elections illegal, inappropriate – Afe Babalola
Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, has condemned the closure of all universities in Nigeria by the Federal Government over the general elections. Babalola made the remarks on Monday in Ado-Ekiti at the 5th Induction of 123 medical doctors, who just graduated from ABUAD.
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APC is a big house, where small squabbles are possible, says Umahi
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a big house where small squabbles cannot be completely ruled out. Umahi made the remark on Monday during an interactive
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ADC disowns alleged endorsement of other parties, candidates for 2023
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday, dissociated itself from the purported endorsement of other political parties and their candidates for 2023 by a faction of the party. This is contained in a statement by Sen. Patricia Akwashiki, the ADC Board
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2023: Kano PDP faction joins NNPP
A faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has dumped the party for the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). This is contained in a statement by Sunusi Dawakin Tofa, Spokesman of the NNPP Campaign Council, on Sunday in Kano.
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Stop joke about interim government, election will hold – Presidency
Presidency says there is no truth to the claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is working towards an interim government or the truncation of democracy, saying elections will hold as scheduled. A statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman
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Tinubu never asked governors to disregard Buhari – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as fake, a media report that Sen. Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate asked party governors to disregard President Muhammadu Buhari’s orders on the new naira note re-design. Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council