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The Leadership of the APC in Kogi has finally screened Alhaji Murtala Yakubu-Ajaka, a frontline governorship aspirant after his purported suspension by the party on Thursday. Also screened by the party were the State Deputy Governor, Chief Edward Onoja and Sen. Smart Adeyemi, all anxious to lead the people of Kogi come Jan. 27, 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) assured in Abuja on Saturday that it would conduct credible supplementary governorship election in Adamawa that would be the pride of Nigerians and of the international community. INEC’s Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, gave the assurance when some women staged a protest at the Commission’s headquarters in respect of the...

The Amalgamated All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups (AASG) has endorsed Sen. Abdulaziz Yari, as President of the 10th Senate. The Director-General of the group, Dr Kailani Muhammad, made this known while hosting Yari at a meeting in Abuja, on Saturday. Muhammad called on all to support the former Governor of Zamfara State to achieve his set goal. He said that Nigerians...

Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said his appointment of Dr Ngozi-Okonjo Iwela as Minister of Finance and Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as Governor of the Central Bank, was among the best he made during his administration.   Obasanjo said this while speaking at the first year anniversary town hall meeting of Soludo as Governor of Anambra in Awka on Saturday. He...

  A Labour Party governorship aspirant in the forthcoming governorship primary holding in Imo State,  Humphrey Anumudu, has been found dead in his Lagos home after returning from a meeting at the LP secretariat in Abuja. Anumudu was a native of Mbieri Ancient Kingdom in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. A family friend who spoke to The PUNCH on the...

The Nigerian Army on Saturday graduated 594 ex-Boko Haram members after undergoing six months Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme in Gombe State.   The graduation ceremony of the repentant terrorists took place at Malam Sidi camp in Kwami Local Government Area of the state.   The Camp Commandant, Col. Uche Nnabuihe, said that out of the 594 who underwent the training, three...

A 12-year-old girl, alongside her two younger siblings, have been rescued by the Anambra State Government from their father, Arinze Obiwenite, who allegedly defiles her. Mrs Ify Obinabo, the state Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, told newsmen on Saturday in Awka that the children were rescued on Monday, during a raid at Abacha town in Idemili North Local Government...

  In order to enhance operational efficiency, no fewer than 35 officers of National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Marine Command and Seaports Operations have  completed specialised training in Nigeria and the United Kingdom The Director, Media and Advocacy, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that the training...

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the outcome of the March 18 governorship election in Delta. The petition was signed by Mr Godwin Anaughe, the state APC Director, Election and Strategy on Saturday in Asaba. Anaughe said that the collation of the results was not in line with the Electoral Act, 2022. “Following the...

The police command in Ogun says it has arrested a 43-year-old man, Abiodun Oladapo, for allegedly impregnating his 19-year-old daughter (name withheld). SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday. Oyeyemi noted that the suspect was arrested on Friday following a complain lodged at Mowe divisional headquarters by one...