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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has picked Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as running mate. Addressing members of the Board of Trustees at the party headquarters on Thursday, Atiku said he consulted with all organs of the party. He also said party’s unity is critical for a good campaign. […]
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development says it will commence the Under-18 basketball championships from July 27 to July 30 with a view to ensuring more youth participation in the sport. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in […]
Barring last minute changes, multiple sources yesterday said the immediate past governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, would be picked as running mate to All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The sources said that the APC presidential candidate would do a Muslim-Muslim ticket. When asked if Shettima’s choice […]
Fiery Enugu Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has declared that the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi can never be Nigeria’s President. He made the declaration at his Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria. Mbaka, who did not mince words, said unless God ceases to exist, Obi would never smell the seat of […]
The house of representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the deadline for continuous voter registration (CVR) by 60 days. This resolution was passed during the plenary session on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion passed by Benjamin Kalu, a lawmaker from Abia state. The INEC had fixed June […]
A residential building at llabere Road, Ikoyi area of Lagos state, was gutted with fire in the early hours of Wednesday. This situation was made known by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. In his statement, the Permanent Secretary said officials of the LASEMA response team were […]
If what transpired at the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party Selection Committee, saddled with the responsibility of recommending a running mate for its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is anything to go by, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, will be picked as the party’s vice-presidential candidate. The committee, according to party sources, […]
Nigeria has lost its $1.7 billion claims against JP Morgan Chase Bank over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245 in 2011. In the judgment delivered on Tuesday, the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court said there was no proof that Nigeria was defrauded in the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with governors of the APC on Tuesday to discuss the choice of running mate for Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate. The meeting was held at the presidential villa in the federal capital territory. The governor of Kebbi State and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Atiku […]
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), says the Labour Party (LP) has become an orphanage for displaced politicians. In a video shared on his Twitter handle, Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters asked members of LP and supporters of Peter Obi to join the AAC, saying the former has […]
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