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3 Feb
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State says that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, will not win the presidential election. He believes that the opinion polls showing Mr. Obi's lead are not accurate and unreliable, as the sample size was too small. Governor El-Rufai claims that a more reliable poll conducted by…
3 Feb
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, made headlines in Ibadan on Thursday as he formally presented the party’s flag to several party members, including Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, the Ogun governorship candidate of the party; Olukayode Joshua Popoola, the Oyo governorship candidate, and Otunba Jim-Kamal for Lagos. The presentation…
1 Feb
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has berated the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, for his hypocritical attempts to extricate himself from the many failures of the ruling party. Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said this in a statement, in Abuja, on…
13 Sep 2022
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15 Nov 2018
The Zenith Labour Party Presidential candidate Olusegun Mimiko Thursday backed out of the presidential race to contest Ondo central senatorial seat in 2019. In a statement received by The Guardian, John Paul Akinduro, Mimiko's spokesman said he announced his withdrawal from the race while meeting with the party faithful and some national leaders of the…
7 Oct 2018
The opposition party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has put the past behind and paid tribute to the former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo. Abubakar was Obasanjo running mate in 1999 under the platform of PDP, and both went on to rule Nigeria until 2007. Although they started on a good note for Nigeria’s democracy, working…
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Now its owner and whereabouts are unknown. The painting, "Still Life, Vase with Daisies and Poppies" by Vincent van Gogh, was purchased for a record-breaking price of almost $62 million in November 2014. The winning bidder, Wang Zhongjun, a prominent movie producer, publicly claimed ownership of the painting. However, recent investigations suggest that Wang may…
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Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has said he will not withdraw his bid for the Senate presidency. Kalu said this while speaking with journalists at the National Assembly, Abuja on Tuesday. There has been mounting pressure on other aspirants vying for the Senate presidency position to withdraw from the race and support…
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Tesla's Elon Musk met China's foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing on Tuesday, the Chinese ministry said in a statement. Qin told Musk China was "committed to creating a better market-oriented, rule-of-law-based and internationalised business environment" for foreign enterprises, according to the statement. Musk's visit is the first to China since the start of the…
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Popular Nigerian entertainer Charley Boy has mourned the passing away of the Founder of DAAR Communications and African Independent Television (AIT) Raymond Dokpesi who died yesterday Charley Boy posted on his official Twitter handle page, “Oh Death. Our High Chief has gone. I remembered when I climbed that hill with you when you went to…
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Osun State High Court has found Ramon Adedoyin, the founder of Oduduwa University, guilty of the murder case of Timothy Adegoke. The court, under the ruling of Judge Adepele Ojo, sentenced Adedoyin, who is also the owner of the Hilton hotel, to death by hanging on Tuesday. Adegoke, a postgraduate student from Obafemi Awolowo University…