A former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Prof Onje Gye-wado has been kidnapped by daredevil gunmen.Onje Gye-wado, a one-time deputy Governor of the State who served during Abdullahi Adamu administration, was abducted in the early hours of Friday when the assailants invaded Gwagi village in Wamba Local Government Area of
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Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Member representing Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, on Thursday officially declared his ambition to be Speaker of the 10th National Assembly.Kalu is the only All Progressives Congress, APC House member from Abia State
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to remove bank accounts not linked to the Bank Verification Number (BVN) system from the financial system in an effort to reduce fraud.Blaise Ijebor, the Director of the Risk Management Department and Chief Risk Officer at CBN, announced this at the Prembly
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Two Labour Party Presidential Candidate supporters, known as Obidients have stirred reactions after donning a t-shirt with ‘Yes Daddy’ inscription.Recall, the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi was alleged in a viral leaked audio of having a phone conversation with the founder of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, and
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All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has announced the expulsion of a former governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime.Also expelled is the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, former Enugu House of Assembly Speaker Eugene Odo, an aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Flavour
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World-renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has written an open letter to the President of the United States of America over the recently conducted presidential election in Nigeria.Taking to her verified Instagram account, the author said, “I supported Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate, and hoped he would win, as polls
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MTN Nigeria has announced the price for its shares per unit under the scrip dividend plan for interested shareholders.In a corporate notice filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday, the firm said that reference share price would be N232.68, which was lower than its share value at the end
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A former Benue State governor and current Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, has been tipped to take over from Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a Newspaper reported it.Adamu is said to be on his way out
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Federal government has approved two contracts worth N15.3 billion for the supply and installation of information and communication technology (ICT) components as well as digital assistance devices for the 2023 population census.The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this to State House correspondents
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Kaduna State government has approved the reinstatement of 1,266 primary school teachers who were earlier disengaged after the competency test of June 2022.Their reinstatement was necessitated after their cases were examined and verified.According to a statement issued by the public relations officer (PRO) Hauwa Mohammed, on behalf of the Kaduna
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