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The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) has decried the alleged killing of a 40-year-old Nigerian, Olatunde Olaleye, in Pretoria, South Africa. Olaleye, an indigene of Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, was reportedly shot dead on September 21 while working at Spanata Bar and Grills in Mamelodi, Pretoria. NUSA President-General, Mr Smart Nwobi, disclosed this in a […]

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Pantami joined the PDP after his bid for the APC governorship ticket failed to produce him as the party’s consensus candidate

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By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja ABUJA — The Federal Government has signalled plans to deepen Nigeria’s economic relationship with Saudi Arabia, with greater emphasis on agriculture, energy, investment, aviation, financial technology and trade. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday at a reception marking the 96th National Day […]

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ABUJA — Former Southeast spokesman of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Denge.Josef Onoh, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the legal challenges facing former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and consider granting him clemency. Onoh, who is also Chairman of the Forum of Former Members of the Enugu State House of […]

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By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI — Counsel to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ebenezer Akinbuyi, has raised concerns over his safety at the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election petition tribunal, alleging that he was attacked within the premises of the tribunal. Speaking with journalists in Ado-Ekiti after Thursday’s proceedings, Akinbuyi said he no longer felt safe […]

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By Chinedu Adonu ENUGU — Former presidential candidate and political economist, Prof Patrick Utomi, has warned that Nigeria risks serious societal instability if its electoral process, institutions and legal framework continue to lose public credibility. Utomi gave the warning while speaking at the ongoing 22nd Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) Conference in Enugu. He said […]

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By John Alechenu ABUJA — A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Chief Samson Nnamani, has urged the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, to recognise that support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election extends beyond the structures of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nnamani, who […]

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By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has passed a bill reviewing the remuneration of local government chairmen, councillors, development centre coordinators and other political office holders in the state. The bill, which amends Schedules A and C of Law No. 004 of 2008, as amended in 2015, was passed […]

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