The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has officially kick-started hearing in petitions against the February 25 presidential election.The five member panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, upon convening announced the modalities of the proceedings.Other members of the panel are Justices Stephen Adah, Monsurat Bolaji-Yusuf, Boloukuromo Ugo and Abba Mohammed.In a
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The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has visited Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka amid controversy between the latter and the Obidients.Obidents, a dubbed description for the supporters of Peter Obi, had dragged Playwright Soyinka over his comment condemning the Vice Presidential candidate of LP, Datti Baba-Ahmed.However, Obi, through
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There was panic at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja as a Max air aircraft conveying passengers from Adamawa State crash-landed on Sunday.Our Newspaper learnt that the tyre of the aircraft burst into flames upon takeoff at Yola airport which made the pilot to alert Abuja airport where emergency
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Nigerian superstar Tiwa Savage bloomed on stage while performing ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ at the star-studded concert on the East Lawn at Windsor Castle, following King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation on Saturday.The Prince and Princess of Wales were among the guests in the Royal Box as they watched performances
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has approached the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) for an order allowing live broadcast of the day-to-day proceedings of the Court regarding his petition.Atiku and the PDP in an application dated May 5,
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on May 22 commission the Dangote Refinery in Lagos State.This was disclosed by Buhari’s Special Assistant on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad.Ahmad said the 650,000 barrels per day refinery would boost the Federal Government’s effort to make Nigeria self-sufficient.Tweeting, Ahmad wrote: “Efforts by the Federal Government to
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized 8,852 kilograms of Canadian loud, an imported synthetic strain of cannabis, at Eleko Road in the Lekki area of Lagos.The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.He said the seizure was made after operatives of
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Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs and senator representing Akwa Ibom north-west, on Saturday, paid a courtesy visit to Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife.Akpabio is among the top lawmakers seeking to be the next senate president when the 10th national assembly is inaugurated in June.On Saturday, David
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was furious after striker Erling Haaland let captain Ilkay Gundogan take a penalty against Leeds on Saturday, only for the German midfielder to miss the spot-kick.Gundogan scored twice for City in the first half to give the champions a comfortable lead against Leeds at the
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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said a total of 1,471 passengers arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja from Sudan. “The 6th and 7th batches of Evacuees: 424 Nationals that departed Aswan International Airport, Egypt, landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 12:30 p.m. local time on May
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