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21/02/2023

A popular House of Representatives Candidate on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Alhaji Kamilu Ado Isa is Dead. Isa was vying to represent the Wudil/Garko House of Representatives Constituency in the House of Representatives. He passed away after a brief illness on Monday.…..CONTINUE READING The news of Isa’s death is coming just four days to the Presidential, Senatorial, and House of Representatives General Elections....

A popular House of Representatives Candidate on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Alhaji Kamilu Ado Isa is Dead.

21/02/2023

igeria holds the world record for electing mumu presidents. Shehu Shagari was preferred over Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Handpicked Earnest Shonekan was made interim president while MKO Abiola who won what was adjudged as the freest election in the history of Nigeria was robbed of victory. He was eventually killed in detention. Gani Fawehinmi and Fela Anikulapo were soundly rejected at the polls....

21/02/2023

The Department of State Services (DSS) meanwhile said it had intensified its investigations in order to arrest and prosecute Emefiele, on allegations of terrorism financing and fraud, sources added. The military personnel provided by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Lucky Irabor, for the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to prevent his arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS), have not left his residence and office since January, security sources confirmed on Tuesday…...

The Department of State Services (DSS) meanwhile said it had intensified its investigations in order to arrest and prosecute Emefiele, on allegations of

21/02/2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has called on the general public to discountenance a press release alleging that the bank has been ordered to recirculate the old N200, N500 and N1000 until May 1st, 2023. The CBN’s statement is coming shortly after Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari on Tuesday morning shared the controversial press statement on her Instagram page....

21/02/2023

MYSURU: Hundreds of vehicles were stranded for more than a hour on the busy Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway near Hanakere in Mandya district after villagers staged a protest demanding an underpass near the village by blocking the highway on Monday. The police had to resort to mild lathicharge to disperse the crowd and allow the traffic movement. The incident happened at Hanakere village in Mandya taluk when hundreds of villagers led by farmer leaders Madhuchandan and Prasanna N Gowda held a protest demanding underpasses at Hanakere and Mallaiyana Doddi village to travel across the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway…...

21/02/2023

Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, deputy director general of the APC presidential campaign council, has once again criticised the CBN for imposing its Naira policy on Nigerians just before the general elections with the aim of sabotaging the process. Oshiomhole made the revelation at Jattu market in Auchi Edo North, saying Buhari has no alternative but to respect the Supreme Court’s decision because it supersedes Buhari’s pronouncement…...

21/02/2023

The Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo, has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for changing his stance on the Naira redesign policy. Naija News earlier reported that Atiku appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to allow commercial banks to accept deposits of the old Naira notes.….....

21/02/2023

Protesters in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria, set ablaze the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office, located in the Sagamu Local Government Secretariat. The incident took place on Monday, during a protest about the scarcity of the Naira. The protest began in front of the palace of the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, where some youths barricaded roads and set bonfires....

21/02/2023

The Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State, Rt. Hon Titus Uba, has emerged as the winner of the 2023 governorship online poll. The online poll which lasted for over two months was organized by Nigeriansdecide.com,a non-profit and non-partisan opinion research think-tank, which conducts opinion polls, surveys, social research and evaluation studies....

https://denisblogs.com/benue-2023-uba-floors-alia-14-others-in-online-poll/

The Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State, Rt. Hon Titus Uba, has

21/02/2023

Nollywood actress, Chioma Chijioke, has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of her husband, filmmaker Kingsley Anosike. It was gathered that Kingsley slumped and died during a football match in Kuwait on Saturday, February 18th 2023. The renowned filmmaker relocated to Kuwait in November 2022, with plans to establish a studio in the Asian country before his untimely passing…...

21/02/2023

Big Brother Naija reality star, Leo Dasilva has given a funny reason as to why many people in London are single. In a tweet he shared, Leo said that many are single in London because they always have on their headphones. According to him, even if someone is trying to woo them, they will not hear because of the headphones....

21/02/2023

A major gas plant on the Effurun part of Warri-Sapele road , Nelmic , went up in flames at about 10.30pm on Monday night. At press time firefighters were still battling to extinguish the raging inferno. Unverified claims said some persons may have died.…..CONTINUE READING A resident around the hood who gave his name as Gweke told the Vanguard how they saw balls of fire lightening up the dark sky from their houses and what followed was a loud explosion ....

21/02/2023

This is a cautionary exposé on Daniel Asuquo (Dansuki), a dent in an otherwise pristine image of the Labour Party. I am compelled to write this pique letter because it will be a great disservice to sit back and watch a looming disaster happen without sounding the alarm to alert others oblivious to the threat that electing Hon. Daniel Asuquo would be because according to an African proverb ‘Even If one hides an evil that evil will not hide from him.’...

21/02/2023

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will always vote for the unity of the country even as he also insisted that he would never dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), despite his stance on zoning the presidency to the South. Wike, who stated this yesterday at the 114th quarterly general meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt, noted he remains a member of the PDP, and described the insinuations that he will defect to the APC as speculative....

21/02/2023

In a bid to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State in the 2023 general election, former Vice President Namadi Sambo and former Kaduna State governors, Ahmed Makarfi and Ramalan Yero have teamed up. Naija News reports that the political bigwigs made this known at the official flag-off and presentation of flags to candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Kaduna Central Senatorial District for the various positions in the elections....

21/01/2023

Also, some traditional rulers in the area were alleged to be aware of the operation of the kidnappers before they struck. Edo Train attack Lots of startling revelations have been made about the recent attack on a train station in Edo State. Vanguard reports that there have been some stunning revelations on how armed kidnappers found their way into the Tom Ikimi train station in Igueben, Edo State, on January 7, 2023, abducting some passengers and two members of staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation…...

Also, some traditional rulers in the area were alleged to be aware of the operation of the kidnappers before they struck.

21/01/2023

A former governor of Enugu State and Senator representing Enugu East in the Senate, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, has reacted to his suspension by the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over anti-party activities, saying the development came to him as a rude shock and huge surprise. He, however, assured his constituents and Nigerians alike that his political career was alive and unshaken....

21/01/2023

Yaw Adomako Baafi, a former Communications Director for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has refuted suggestions that vice president Mahamudu Bawumia is responsible for the meltdown of Ghana’s economy because he is the head of the country's Economic Management Team (EMT). According to him, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is solely responsible for the performance of Ghana's economy and the EMT is only an advisory body…...

21/01/2023

Jigawa - The chances of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, in Jigawa state has suffered a huge setback as the LP guber candidate in the state, Comrade Abdullahi Tsoho, abandoned his aspiration and join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Abubakar Badaru's special adviser, Habibu Nuhu Kila, disclosed the development in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, January 20, Channels Television reported…...

Jigawa - The chances of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, in Jigawa state has suffered a huge setback as the LP guber candidate in the

21/01/2023

National Assembly candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have described their purported suspension by the party as an “unnecessary distraction,” saying that they will rather continue reaching out to voters in their various constituencies so as to emerge victorious in the elections. The seven National Assembly candidates, who said the purported suspension will have no effect whatsoever on their candidacy, said “our concern now is how to win elections and we will not be distracted…...

21/01/2023

The lawyer asked the Federal Government to release Kanu to Nigerians and not to Soludo. Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ifeanyi Ejiofor, one of the legal solicitors to the leader of the proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has urged the Federal Government to release the embattled Igbo secessionist agitator to the Nigerian people…...

21/01/2023

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Jigawa State House of Assembly in the Kaugama Local Government Area, Hon. Abubakar Marke, has dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He confirmed this while speaking with newsmen on Friday shortly after meeting with the APC stakeholders in Government House, Dutse…..CONTINUE READING Marke said he quit PDP and joined APC along with thousands of supporters in his constituency....

21/01/2023

The United Nations issued an apology after some of its officials were seen posing in front of the Taliban flag in Afghanistan. COMMERCIAL BREAK SCROLL TO CONTINUE READING The world body called it a "significant lapse in judgement". A group of UN personnel were in Kabul to address the ban on women aid workers in the country…..CONTINUE READING…...

21/01/2023

US authorities have said that North Korea will continue to supply weapons to Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine, reported Sky News. To support these claims, the US White House has released an image that shows a shipment of rockets and missiles being collected, as per a press statement released on January 20 by the White House. While imposing sanctions on Wagner, White House Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said, "With these actions, and more to come, our message to any company that is considering providing support to Wagner is this - Wagner is a criminal organisation that is committing widespread atrocities and human rights abuses, and we will work relentlessly to identify, disrupt, expose, and target those assisting Wagner…...

US authorities have said that North Korea will continue to supply weapons to Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine, reported Sky News. To support these claims,

21/01/2023

Godswill Akpabio vowed to continue to do his best for the people after he was declared by the Supreme Court as the validly nominated candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa-Ibom North-West senatorial seat election on 25 February. APC had challenged the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which sacked Akpabio as its candidate. The appellate court had on 14 November 2022 ordered INEC to recognise Udom Ekpoudom, a retired deputy inspector general of police, as the authentic candidate of the party…...

21/01/2023

KATSINA – The Director of Katsina State PDP Atiku/Lado Campaign Council Dr Mustapha Inuwa has reacted to the alleged earlier endorsement of APC Guber Candidate Dr Dikko Umar Radda by the Emir of Katsina Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman. Inuwa while answering questions from Newsmen during a press briefing in Katsina, said the endorsement was the personal view of the Emir and not the views of the entire Emirate…...

KATSINA – The Director of Katsina State PDP Atiku/Lado Campaign Council Dr Mustapha Inuwa has reacted to the alleged earlier endorsement of APC Guber

21/01/2023

The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Saturday apologised to customers in Lagos and Ogun States over irregular power supply they were currently experiencing. Godwin Idemudia, the EKEDC General Manager for Corporate Communications, made the appeal in a statement in Lagos…..CONTINUE READING Mr Idemudia attributed the irregular power supply being experienced to reduced load capacity from the National Grid....

21/01/2023

An evangelist met resistance from his audience when he said a man commits sin when he impregnates a woman. The preacher was at a bus park preaching to travellers when he made the statement. He was asked to repeat himself and he did, saying: "When a man impregnates his wife, that man has committed sin." He added: "It's a sin because it is a thing of this world…...

An evangelist met resistance from his audience when he said a man commits sin when he impregnates a woman.

21/01/2023

QUESTIONS are being asked in the All Progressives Congress (APC) on whether its presidential candidate, Senator Bola Tinubu, truly enjoys the backing of the party’s leaders in the North. It was learnt that barring any last-minute change of direction, the North might have decided to support one of their own, to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari who will be leaving power in May....

21/01/2023

The gubernatorial candidates of the Labour Party in Jigawa State, Tsoho Garba and all the party’s National Assembly candidates have decamped to the APC. Tsoho Garba confirmed this on Saturday after meeting with the APC stakeholders in Dutse, the state capital. He, however, said the state LP chairman and virtually all other party executives across the 27 local government areas of the state had joined the mass exodus to APC…...