Matthew Iduoriyekemwen
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Ahead of the September governorship election in Edo State, the Director General of the Asue/Ogie Campaign Management Council, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, yesterday accused the Edo State Police Command of harassment and intimidation of its members.
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The Supreme Court on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed against the tribunal and Appeal Court judgements by Murtala Ajaka, candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Kogi governorship election. READ ALSO:Implement Supreme Court judgment on LG autonomy, ex- commissioner tells governors Earlier, the apex court declined a request by Ajaka’s…
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an application by the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last governorship election in Kogi State, Yakubu Muritala Ajaka. Ajaka urged the court to await the outcome of his request for a full panel to hear an issue raised in his appeal. Ajaka and his party,…
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The Executive Secretary (ES) of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Pius Akutah, said it has saved Nigeria from spending billions of Naira by performing its statutory roles and functions. READ ALSO:Tinubu applauded on sale of crude oil to Dangote Refinery in Naira Akutah said this on Sunday at a maiden visit to Kaduna to…
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The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Yobe Chapter, has warned its members against selling agriculture empowerment equipment, donated by the state government. READ ALSO:Prices of perishable items crash in Yobe, Borno, Adamawa Alhaji Usman Ngari, the state AFAN chairman, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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An 18-year-old, David Inalegwu of Henry Seriake Dickson Golf and Country Club, Bayelsa State, has clinched victory at the 2024 Junior Open Golf Championship in Abuja. The championship, organised by the IBB Lady Golf Section led by Dame Julie Donli, began on Friday and ended on Sunday. This year's championship, the 16th edition of the…
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Authorities in the southern Russian city of Proletarsk introduced a state of emergency on Monday as firefighters battled for more than 24 hours to extinguish a blaze at an oil facility hit by a Ukrainian drone. Russia said Kyiv struck the fuel storage warehouse -- located in the city of 20,000 people in the southern…
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The 135-year-old village head of Gatta in Ilorin, Kwara State, AbdulKareem Akanji, and 11 others have slammed a N2.4billion lawsuit on Kwara State Polytechnic for alleged encroachment and disregard for court proceedings. He sued the rector, Ðr. Abd Jimoh Mohammed, the polytechnic, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and four others. The village…
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The suspect behind the June 25 dynamite explosion at the Rivers State-owned Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt was on police ‘Wanted List” before the incident. READ ALSO:Police to secretly arraign Lenin, others today over hunger protests NAN reports that a dynamite explosion happened on June 25 near Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt during a protest…
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The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Barr. Isaac Omodewu, has reportedly passed away. Details regarding his death remain unclear at the time of this report. However, The Nation, which quoted unnamed sources, reported that Omodewu died in the United States of America (USA). READ ALSO: APC cries foul as PDP sweeps…
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The Kenyan government plans to raise about $1.2 billion by reinstating some unpopular taxes contained in a finance bill that was scrapped in the face of deadly street protests, a government minister said. President William Ruto had warned of a funding shortfall after he decided in June to drop the controversial tax hikes after a…