Peter Obi and the Labour Party clashed on Wednesday with the Independent National Electoral Commission over INEC’s refusal to obey a court order to furnish them with more documents for their case.At the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), the lead counsel to Mr Obi and LP, Livy Uzoukwu, prayed the
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Congratulations to Hon Tajudeen Abbas and Hon Benjamin Kalu on their well-deserved emergence as Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively, of the 10th House of Representatives. June 13, 2023, will go down in history as the day the House of Representatives without rancour choose Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu to lead
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A former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), yesterday, called on President Bola Tinubu to order a probe into the statement made by Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa that he allegedly influenced his wife’s judgements as President of the Court of Appeal in favour of his fellow
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Civil Rights Advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), yesterday, asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to speed up investigation and immediately let the court decide the fate of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.HURIWA, in a statement by its national coordinator, Comrade
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) squadron leader and national coordinator of the Road Traffic and Vehicle Inspection Officers Mayors and a prominent civil society representative on road safety matters, Yusuf John Suberu, has urged the new Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas
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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has handed over the reins of government to his deputy, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa.Akeredolu submitted a letter to the State House of Assembly requesting a 21-day leave to undergo medical treatment overseas.In his letter, Governor Akeredolu stated that during his absence, his Deputy will assume the
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by Anietie Udobit, AbujaA statesman and chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Don Obot Etiebet has congratulated the newly elected Senate President of Nigeria, Chief Godswill AKpabio.In a message, made available to UNITY TIMES, the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, who described the current number three man
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President Bola Tinubu has met with former President Goodluck Jonathan in his office this morning.UNITY TIMES reports that the former President, however, declined to speak with State House correspondents after the meeting.The President has also met with Senator Godswill Akpabio, the newly inaugurated President of the Senate.Present in the President’s
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Seplat Energy said on Tuesday that the Ministry of Interior and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have restored the Working Permit, Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card (CERPAC) and other Visas for the entry or stay in Nigeria of the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Roger Brown.The company previously
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Borno State governor Babagana Umara Zulum has commissioned 312 tractors for the 2023 farming season. He said with the improved security situation in the state, more farmlands are expected to be put under cultivation.The governor also flagged off the distribution of 100 trucks of fertiliser amounting to 600,000 bags for sale
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