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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson, has raised the alarm over what he described as the decline of Nigeria’s political culture, calling for a return to the ideals, values and sacrifices that shaped the country’s early democratic politics. Dickson, a former governor of Bayelsa State, […]

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The national disaster management agency (BNPB) raised the death toll from 40 late Saturday, and rescue official Fathur Rahman said 50 people were injured in the 7.7-magnitude quake.

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni Amid panic among residents, emergency responders on Saturday contained a fire that gutted the Purple Crown Hotel on Balogun Street, along Awolowo Road, Ikeja, Lagos. No casualty was recorded in the incident, according to emergency management agencies. An eyewitness said the fire broke out at about 9:30 a.m. from a room on […]

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By Chinedu Adonu The Enugu State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 election, Uche Nnaji, has signed an undertaking to serve only one term of four years if elected governor. Nnaji signed the pact on Friday at Akpugo, Nkanu West Local Government Area, during a grand reception organised in his […]

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By Peter Duru, Makurdi A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State and the party’s 2027 State Assembly candidate for Mataa State Constituency, Chief Bemgba Iortyom, has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed National Ranching Policy, describing it as an attempt to revive the controversial RUGA settlement initiative previously rejected by the people […]

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Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has questioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the delay in uploading election results to its Result Viewing (IReV) portal.

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The Imole Campaign Council has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately address reported malfunctions of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) at polling units across Osun State.

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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The factional National Chairman of the Accord Party, Prof. Chris Imumolen, has urged stakeholders in the party’s leadership crisis to rely on certified court records, rather than competing claims and political statements, to determine the rightful occupant of the national chairmanship. Imumolen made the call in Abuja on Friday in […]

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