Month: December 2022
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Tinubu Speaks On Alleged Meeting With G-5 Governors in London
Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied reports that he held a secret meeting with five estranged governors of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP in London. Tinubu in a statement by his Media Office signed by Tunde Rahman said it has become a routine for him to…
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Inside G-5 governors’ deal with Tinubu
Vanguard News The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, apparently holds the aces in the deal being worked out with the Governor Nyesom Wike-led G-5 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors ahead of the 2023 general elections. Vanguard gathered, on Friday, that the APC candidate, whose election comes first, has agreed…
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PDP G-5 govs’ divided interests stall Tinubu, Obi’s adoption
Punch Newspaper More facts have emerged on why the five aggrieved governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have yet to agree on the presidential candidate they will support having fallen out with the candidate of their party, Atiku Abubakar. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the governors, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, who is…
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Just In: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is Dead
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced on Saturday. It said that the 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. The Pope Emeritus has been down with sickness. The statement reads: “The Holy See…
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Tambuwal Reveals When Drastic Action Will Be Taken Against G-5 Governors
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is patiently waiting for the G-5 governors to choose their preferred candidate in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election before it takes drastic action against them. The above statement was made by the Director General of the Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign organization, Aminu Tambuwal. The Sokoto state governor equally noted that PDP…
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FG Clears Air On Purported Salaries Increment For Civil, Public Servants
The Federal Govrrnment on Friday cleared the air on widely reported plan to increase the salaries of its workers adding that, the government’s plan is to review some peculiar allowances of both the civil and public servants and not salaries. This was contained in a statement by Olajide Oshundun Head/Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations…
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Nigerian Army Gives Update on Abducted Female Officer
The Nigerian Army has said efforts are still ongoing to rescue a female officer, Lt. P.P Johnson, abducted in Imo allegedly by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, stated on Friday in Abuja that the female officer was abducted on December 26 while visiting her grandmother…
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Just In: Court Orders Remand of Suspended Cop Over Death of Pregnant Lawyer
The Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday ordered that suspended police officer, Drambi Vandi, be remanded over the murder of pregnant lawyer Bolanle Raheem on Christmas Day. Mr Vandi was charged with murder by the Lagos State government on Friday. Attorney General Moyosore Onigbanjo, who appeared before the court, filed a one-count charge against…
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At 17, Pele Conquered The World
Channels TV Pele burst onto the global stage at just 17 with dazzling goals as Brazil won the World Cup for the first time in Sweden in 1958. “I have good and bad stories from World Cups. The ’58 World Cup was a dream. I was a kid. Nobody was expecting it. Nobody believed in…
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UK meeting: Aggrieved PDP Govs Demand Tinubu Support in Five States
Punch Newspaper The five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors have demanded the support of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for the PDP governorship and senatorial candidates in their respective states, The PUNCH has learnt. It was gathered on Thursday that this was part of the conditions presented to Tinubu during his meeting…