Tag: spokesman
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BREAKING! Former Senate Spokesman, Ayogu is reportedly dead
Former Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ayogu Eze, is reportedly dead. It was gathered that the former Senate spokesman died in an Abuja Hospital after a protracted illness. A source who spoke to an online newspaper said the late Senator had been down, which prevented him from attending his child’s…
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‘I can no longer play partisan politics in Nigeria’ – Ex-PDP spokesman resigns from party
A former national publicity secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has resigned his membership from the party. Metuh’s resignation was contained in a letter he wrote to the PDP national chairman, Dr Iyochia Ayu, dated October 25 on Wednesday.
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Ex-spokesman to IBB, Duro Onabule is dead
Ex-military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB)’s erstwhile Chief Press Secretary, Duro Onabule, has reportedly died on Tuesday at age 83. At the time of this report, the cause of his death was yet to be ascertained. Newsmen reports that a close family source confirmed the death, as the source disclosed that he was hale…
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Section 84(12): House of Reps not aware of any judgment, says House Spokesman
The spokesman of the House of Representatives, Ben Kalu has said that the House is not aware of the lawsuit seeking to remove a section of the Electoral Act barring political appointees from contesting in elections. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls that Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State,
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Enugu CP to sanction policeman for assaulting lady — spokesman
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Lawal Abubakar, has ordered an immediate investigation and possible disciplinary sanction against a policeman seen engaging a lady in an altercation and physically assaulting her. The incident, spotted in a viral video circulating on social media, purportedly occurred while some police operatives were on duty at a…
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EFCC did not detain Akpabio- Spokesman
Contrary to multiple online reports earlier in the week, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, was not taken into custody by the EFCC. His spokesman, Anietie Ekong, said it was actually Akpabio who sought an audience with the EFCC to discuss issues pertaining the transfer of funds belonging to the Niger Delta Development…
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DSS releases sacked Ganduje’s spokesman Salisu Yakassai
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released controversial ex-spokesman of Kano State Governor, Salisu Yakassai popularly called Dawisu. Elder state man and father to Dawisu, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai disclosed to this to the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC Hausa on Monday). “My son has has been released but he still…
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Why I lost faith in Buhari’s government – Arewa Consultative Forum Spokesman
The National Publicity Secretary of Arewa Consultative Forum, Emmanuel Waye on Wednesday explained why he lost faith in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. “How can I have faith in someone who presides over this kind of thing? I had faith in him when I followed him as a reporter and he chased away some…
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Ex-PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh released from Kuje prison [Photos]
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has been released from prison after about 10 months of serving a jail term. Pictures of Mr Metuh, leaving the Nigerian Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje in Abuja, the nation’s capital, were shared on Twitter by a PDP chieftain, Mr Ayodele Fayose.…
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Ex-NCC spokesman, Tony Ojobo to receive African Achievers Award in UK
The immediate past Director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Tony Ojobo will on Thursday, July 11 receive the African Achievers Award as “African Public Affairs and Brand Executive of the Year” at the House of Commons, House of Parliament, United Kingdom. Ojobo who announced his retirement from the nation’s telecom regulatory body after…