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By Chijioke Ejiofor By June 2020 Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) was working hard to reconcile some members who had reservations on the outcome of its primaries for the 2019 General Elections. The issue and the resultant interplay led to the unfortunate loss of four states-Zamfara, Bauchi, Oyo and Adamawa in the 2019 governorship elections and eventually …

A police helicopter which took off from the Federal Capital Territory has crashed at the Bauchi Airport, The PUNCH has learnt. The Accident Investigation Bureau, in a statement on Thursday, said the incident occurred around 07:30pm on Wednesday. According to the statement signed by AIB spokesman, Tunji Oketunbi, six persons were onboard the copter when the crash occurred. Details later…

DISCLAIMER The attention of His Excellency the Executive Governor of Yobe State and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has been drawn to media publications with purported zoning of offices allegedly announced by him. His Excellency has in clear and unambiguous terms denied the said list, saying, it is false, baseless, unfounded, misleading and has …

African Doll, the US-based lady impregnated by Sammie Okposo said she doesn’t believe in abortion and will keep her pregnancy with the gospel singer. The lady had on Monday called out the singer, saying Okposo turned his back on her. ”We both know that we didn’t use protection. We both know that we were wrong. There is still a way …

The family of late Chief MKO Abiola has tackled a former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), over his claims on the death of the acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election. Gen Abdulsalami had in exclusive interview with Trust Tv said Abiola was not killed; that he died after falling ill, contrary to the popular reports that he …

A 2023 Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Doyin Okupe, has vowed to voluntarily step down from the presidential race if there’s a national concession to give the South-East the Presidency in 2023. The former Presidential spokesperson stated this during an interview on City 105.1FM with Reuben Abati. While making reference to the consensus …

The leader of the technical committee for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has solicited support for a one-term presidency for Atiku Abubakar. He said if Atiku is elected for a single term of four years, it will pave way for the South-East to produce the president in 2027. Dokpesi, who spoke in Umuahia the Abia State capital …

.Senate asks labour to halt protest The Minister of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, said the Federal Government has postponed the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products till further notice. Ahmed stated this in Abuja on Monday during a meeting held at the National Assembly. The meeting was convened at the instance of the President of …

As mobilisation for the January 27 planned protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) across the 36 States of the Federation against the planned subsidy removal on Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) gathers momentum, the Union has cautioned that many Nigerians will die of hardship if the subsidy is eventually removed. President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, who made the remarks …

  The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the posting of new Commissioners of Police, CPs, to Lagos, Benue and Yobe states. The Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, Mr Frank Mba, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the newly-posted CPs are Sylvester Alabi, Lagos; Haruna Garba, Yobe, and Tajudeen Abass, …