Nigeria former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has pleaded with the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London, trying the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife Beatrice, “to be magnanimous enough to temper justice with mercy”.Obasanjo, in a letter, dated Monday, April 3, and addressed to the Chief Clerk
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A human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has mocked the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its victory during the presidential election.Yesufu said APC rigged election and it’s now a bone in their throat.In a tweet, she said APC won’t swallow the bone.She wrote: “They rigged election and it is now like
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A High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State capital, yesterday stopped the Labour Party (LP) and its members from any suspension or purported suspension of its national officers till the determination of motion on notice.Labour Party lawyer G. C. Igbokwe (SAN) confirmed to reporters that he had got a
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Outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Wendy Laing, has said she had “a fabulous time here,” during a farewell visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja, after four-and-a-half years tour of duty.“I’m sad to be leaving,” she said, adding: “Nigeria is so much fun, I had a
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All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified the suspension order clamped on Ms. Lauretta Onochie by Onicha-Olona Ward 04 executive committee.The Party executive committee in Aniocha North Local Government in Delta State, in a statement yesterday by Messrs. Matthew Chinye and David Onwuamaeze, chairman and secretary, noted that “the ward executive
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A day after information minister Lai Mohammed gave a contradictory position to that of the electoral commission, INEC, on the upload of presidential election results from polling units, Mr Mohammed doubled down on his statement but blamed the media for its interpretation.An Online Newspaper, Premium Times has reported how Mr
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it does not track or leak mobile phone conversations of Nigerians.Recently, an audio clip alleged to be a conversation between Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and David Oyedepo, the founder of Winners Chapel, had gone viral on the internet.In the
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Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said military fighting vehicles and equipment painted in United Nations (UN) colour sighted in Edo State are being moved through the Warri Port to the mission area in Southern Sudan.The acting director of Defence Information Brig-Gen. Tukur Gusau stated this while reacting to social media
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Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has asked members of the public to ignore a portal which advertised mass recruitment by the intervention agency.Apart from disowning the portal yesterday, the commission said it was not embarking on any form of recruitment.In a statement issued by its director of corporate Affairs, Dr
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World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with Borno State Ministry of Health, has organised a three-day training on health reporting for journalists in the state.At the opening ceremony, the WHO acting emergency manager, Dr Samuel Yenyi, said the training became necessary as effective communication remained key in containing outbreaks of
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