Nigeria
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje, has received support from his Local Government Area (LGA) and ward executives from Kano State. They paid Ganduje a solidarity visit on Wednesday despite alleged media reports of his purported suspension from the APC. The party added that the report of his suspension…
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To combat the insecurity in the country, 10 governors representing the Northwest and North Central regions, have been invited to the United States of America (USA) to attend Governor's Symposium on Peace and Security. The symposium, according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Katsina state Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed is being…
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An angry mob of travelers have lynched a personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred close to the Dankama border community, along the Katsina-Kaita road early Wednesday morning. It was gathered that an articulated vehicle loaded with both goods and passengers was moving from…
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President Bola Tinubu has hailed Dangote Oil and Gas Limited for reducing the price of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) known as diesel. Dangote recently reduced the price of diesel from N1,650 to N1,000 per litre for a minimum of one million litres of the product. The Group also provided a discount of N30 per litre…
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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu will on May 20 know his fate in his request for restoration of his revoked bail and the removal from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to house arrest. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, fixed the date…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said the Kano High Court order restraining Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from parading himself as the National Chairman of the party remains a nullity and is of no effect. The APC alleged that the court order was borne out of a desperate desire by the opposition New Nigeria Peoples…
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A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from infringing on the fundamental human rights of Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former Kogi State Governor.
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The Federal Government has opposed the conditions submitted by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu for the resumption of his trial. At Wednesday's proceedings at the Federal High Court Abuja, Kanu agreed to the acceleration of prosecution of the charges against him on the ground that his conditions…
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The arraignment of the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje failed on Wednesday over irregularities in service of charges on him and other defendants. Kano State Government filed eight count charges bordering on corruption and misappropriation of public funds against the former Governor; his wife, Hafsat Umar Ganduje; Umar Abdullahi…
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The Northern Professionals Movement and the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) Elders Support Group have called for the suspension of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike for alleged anti-party activities. In a statement jointly released by the two groups ahead of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting…
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Prof. Vincent Osunkalu, the Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (LUTH), says donated blood cannot be given for free due to the cost involve. Osunkalu spoke against the backdrop whereby many Nigerians believe that blood that has been donated should be given free to patients who need…
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A Kano State High Court has restrained the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, from parading himself as a member of the party. Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, on Wednesday, made the order, following an exparte motion filed by Dr Ibrahim Sa’ad on behalf of two APC executive members of…