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BREAKING: Results of Edo APC guber primary
Adams Oshiomhole’s annointed aspirant in the Edo All Progressives Congress, APC guber primary, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged as the party’s flag bearer in the scheduled September Governorship race. He polled 27,838 votes, while his closest rival, Dr Pius Odubu scored 3,776, and Mr Osaro Obaze got 2,751 votes. A) Edo South Senatorial District: 1.…
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JUST IN: FG summons Ghana envoy over demolished Nigerian High Commission
The Federal Government has summoned the Chargè d’ Affaires of the High Commission of Ghana to Nigeria, Ms Iva Denoo, over the demolition of parts of the Nigerian embassy in Ghana. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known on Monday. The minister noted that Nigeria had asked the envoy to give an…
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APC crisis: No division in Governors’ Forum – DG
Mr Salihu Lukman, the Director-General, Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), says that in spite of the current crisis rocking the All Progressive Congress (APC), there is no division among the governors. Lukman, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, dismissed a report, which claimed the crisis had divided the governors, as false. According to him, there…
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We won’t reopen Unilorin mosque now – Muslim community
The University of Ilorin Muslim Community says the time is not yet ripe for the reopening of its mosque for religious activities. Prof. Nasir Abdusalam, the Chief Imam of the mosque, said this in a statement on Monday in Ilorin. The cleric said that the decision was in line with the general consensus of the…
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Japan pulls out of hosting bid for Women’s World Cup in 2023
Japan on Monday withdrew its bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup just three days before FIFA’s decision on the venue. FIFA had confirmed that Japanese Football Federation had pulled out of the running due to the Tokyo 2020 Games being delayed a year to commence on 2021 and the impact of the coronavirus…
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President Buhari’s meeting with security chiefs and Monguno’s insensitivity
By James Giwa Last week Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari, had a cause to meet with top security chiefs in the country to discuss the recent security breaches in the country in which over a hundred persons lost their lives. Nigerians were happy to see the President rise to the occasion to address the unfortunate incidents…
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Video: Fire razes Oba Market in Benin
The popular Oba Market, near the King Square (Ring Road), Benin City, Edo state, has been gutted by midnight fire which destroyed goods worth millions of naira. The fire reportedly started at the early hours of Monday morning when there was no electricity supply to the market. According to Karibo Samson, Assistant Controller, Federal Fire…
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Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases soars above 20,000, deaths toll now 518
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 20,244. Twelve deaths were recorded from the virus on Sunday bringing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 518. There was a drop in the number of…