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11 Aug
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other prominent figures like Peter Obi, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and Yemi Osinbajo have been called upon to join forces to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 election. The immediate past National Vice Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Salihu Lukman, in a piece titled…
9 Jun 2024
The Northern Awareness Network (NAN), on Sunday, criticised the recent comparison made by the Labour Party's defeated presidential candidate in Nigeria's 2023 elections, Peter Obi, between the electoral processes of Nigeria and South Africa. They argued that Peter Obi's attempt to juxtapose the electoral experiences of these two countries demonstrates a lack of understanding of…
1 Jun 2024
Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) has strongly condemned the killing of five Nigerian soldiers by gunmen during the enforcement of a sit-at-home order by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in Aba, Abia State. The Guardian reports that the soldiers were part of the troops of Operation UDO KA deployed at Obikabia Junction…
29 May 2024
The Chief Spokesperson Obi-Datti and Director of Media Labour Party (LP), Dr. Yunusa Tanko, has clarified insinuations by one Mr Calistus Okafor that the National Chairman of the LP, Barrister Julius Abure, gave the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, N850 million to prosecute the 2023 election. Dr. Tanko, while debunking the claim, said…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued a day-old baby abandoned along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind an uncompleted Red Bricks Market, Mpape, Abuja. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh, on January 3, 2025, around 10:00 am, police operatives from Mpape Division’s Juvenile and…
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the Lagos State Police Command to investigate allegations of extortion by officers who reportedly demanded and collected ₦150,000 from a student of Ekiti State University (EKSU) for having cryptocurrency apps on his phone. The directive follows the IGP's earlier order prohibiting arbitrary arrests, harassment of youths,…
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Renowned Nigerian gospel minister and pastor, Nathaniel Bassey, has been invited to minister at the U.S. Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast on January 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The non-political and faith-based event will be hosted by Reverend Merrie Turner ahead of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance's swearing-in ceremony. The prayer breakfast, to…
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Members of the Ofokutu Royal Family of Bilaro Ruling House in Ilesa, Osun State, have debunked claims that their suit challenging the emerg
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Austria's conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he would step down in the "coming days" after breaking off coalition talks with the Social Democrats over disagreements on key issues. The surprise move might lead to snap polls being called -- or the conservatives might negotiate with the far right that won national elections in September.…
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An Algerian online influencer will stand trial in France next month, accused of inciting terrorism on TikTok, prosecutors said Saturday. The 25-year-old suspect was remanded in custody on Friday in the western city of Brest, prosecutor Camille Miansoni said in a statement. The man, identified by officials only as Youcef A. but known on social…
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Suspected extremists, believed to be members of Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), otherwise known as LAKURAWA have reportedly
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Venezuelan opposition politician Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who fled the country after a tumultuous election and subsequent police crackdown, said Saturday he has plans to speak with US President Joe Biden. Speaking in Argentina, where he met with President Javier Milei, Gonzalez Urrutia added that he was traveling to the United States on Sunday, though it…