Politics
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Abia bye-election: Explosion rocks Aba as gunmen kidnap APC collation officer
Unknown gunmen have abducted the collation officer for the All Progressives Congress, Aba North council, Mike Ozoemena, at the ongoing by-election for Aba North/Aba South federal constituency in Abia state.
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NUJ: Journalist union to enthrone Rauf Aregbesola as grand patron
The move could put NUJ members, most of them journalists working in the print media, at crossroads regarding loyalty to their soon-to-be grand patron and the unbiased publication of truth.
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Court jails professor for declaring fake election results to favour APC
A high court in Akwa Ibom state has sentenced Peter Ogban, a professor of soil science at the University of Calabar, to three years in prison for manipulating election results.
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2023 presidency better than Oduduwa Republic, Oluwo of Iwo tells Yoruba agitators
The ruler said it was not the appropriate time for the region to clamour for a sovereign nation while submitting that it was a disruptive agenda for the region.
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Buhari’s driver allegedly tricked him into signing multi-billion-naira deal
It was learnt that the president's former aide de camp (ADC), who recently left, reported the deal to the DSS as he was not carried along in the deal.
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Tinubu blasted for donating millions to Katsina while ‘ignoring’ South-West fire victims
Katsina is the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, with whom Tinubu — who reportedly wants to rule Nigeria come 2023 — maintains a strong political tie.
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Yusuf Buhari: Nigerian president’s son ‘to wed’ Kano princess, Zahra Bayero
Yusuf, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, is planning to marry Zahra, the daughter of Emir of Bichi in Kano State, Nasir Bayero.
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If Nigeria scatters today, Fulani herdsmen will become richer — Miyetti Allah
The dissolution of Nigeria will lead to an economic windfall for Fulani herdsmen, socio-cultural group Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore says.
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Makinde fires project contractor for ‘working too slowly’
Makinde said the contractor would not be able to deliver the road in another 20 years, if allowed to continue at the slow pace.
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Buhari and Tinubu are not fighting, Garba Shehu assures Nigerians
"Recent reports of a rift between the two leaders of our party are false; the handiwork of some media mischief makers",