Senate passes amended Electoral Bill
One month after President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the 2021 Electoral Amendment Bill over the removal of indirect primaries, the Senate on Wednesday passed
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2023: South East presidency overdue – Orji Kalu
Former governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate Senator Orji Uzor Kalu said on Wednesday that the ruling All Progressives
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BREAKING: Court adjourns case to February 16 as the IPOB’s leader pleads not guilty to charges
The Federal High Court in Abuja presided by Justice Binta Nyako has adjourned hearing in the matter of detained leader of the Indigenous
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Electoral Act: Senate makes U-turn, expunges direct primary as the only method of electing candidates by parties.
The Senate today at its resumed plenary resolved to expunge the vexatious direct primary only clause as the method to be adopted by
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Breaking! Court declares invasion of Kanu’s residence and detention, illegal. Awards N1bn against FG.
An Umuahia High Court has declared as illegal the invasion by armed soldiers of the residence of the leader of the Independent Peoples
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Scarry! Over 18 million Omicron cases reported in one week, says WHO
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday said globally, over 18 million confirmed cases of the Omicron COVID-19 virus have been reported in one
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IPOB’s sit-at-home grounds South-East, Kanu’s trial holds today
Hoodlums, suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, on Tuesday, stormed the St Theresa Catholic Church, Calcutta Parish, Awada, near
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Gunmen invade Enugu APC meeting, kill two chieftains, abduct one
Two stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State were on Tuesday evening gruesomely murdered during the invasion and attack of
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Soludo’s Transition Committee fantastic says Knights of St. John
The Knights of St. John International (KSJI), an international fraternal organisation of the Roman Catholic Church, has described as fantastic and exemplary, the
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FG amends charges against Kanu, files 8 fresh ones
The Federal Government has filed 8 new charges against the leader of proscribed Independent Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The amended charges were
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M.I Okpara cannot be comfortable in his grave.
By Mazi Omife I. Omife When Zik, the spirit man, left Onitsha province, Awka District, to Umuahia and appointed Dr. M. I. Okpara
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BREAKING: Gunmen abduct another Plateau monarch
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped HRH. Da Gyang Balak Gut, the Da Gwom Rwei of Vwang District of Jos-South Local Government Area of Plateau
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Enugu: Pandemonium in Obollo-Afor while streets in Enugu deserted over sit-at-home
There was confusion in Obollo-Afor, the headquarters of Udenu Local Government Area, Enugu State as hooded gunmen enforcing the suspended IPOB sit-at-home order
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NRC puts 8 am train ride on hold
he Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the 8 a.m. train ride from Ujevwu in Delta from Jan. 17, due to technical glitches.
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Human Rights Watch demands criminalisation of child marriage
Human Rights Watch has called for the urgent adoption of the Child Rights Act to prevent the prevalence of child marriages, faulting the
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Panic in Imo community as gunmen behead 65-year-old man
There was panic amongst the people of Ubudom Atta community in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo state as unidentified gunmen beheaded
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Supreme Court reverses self, admits registry’s error on ruling in Innoson/ GTBank
The Supreme Court has reversed its earlier decision which dismissed an appeal filed by Guaranty Trust Bank against a N2.4bn judgment given in
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PDP Governors meet in Port Harcourt
A meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party governors is starting in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State today. The meeting is being hosted
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Electoral Act: Don’t override Buhari, Jega warns N/Assembly
The National Assembly should not override the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the stalemate on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, a
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ESUT, Geometric to build hydropower plant in Enugu
Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) in collaboration with the Geometric Power Limited will commence the construction of a hydropower plant in
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Nnamdi Kanu: South-East govs, Igbo leaders to meet Buhari, insist on political solution
The South-East Governors Forum, leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Igbo leaders of thought will meet the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), within
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To achieve reduced electricity tariffs, Govt cuts gas price to GenCos
The Federal Government is set to reduce electricity tariffs this year while improving the power supply. To achieve this, the government said it
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Release Kanu, Igboho, seek political solution, Igbo think tank tells Buhari
The Igbo Think Tank, Nzuko Umunna, has again called on the President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for the release of Nnamdi Kanu
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NAF special forces rescue 26 kidnapped victims – Spokesman
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces (SF) has rescued 26 kidnapped victims while on a fighting patrol along Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road. The
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ICPC to retrieve N110.4 million illicit funds traced to primary school teacher in Anambra
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of N110.4 million traced to the bank accounts of one Mr James
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2023 Presidency: Party leaders can’t help you, PDP chairman tells Dele Momodu
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu, on Thursday, told popular journalist, Dele Momodu, that members of the party, and
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Jailbreak: NCoS, NSCDC to beef up security in custodial centres in Rivers
The Rivers command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), says it is collaborating with sister security agencies to beef up security in custodial
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Nigeria’s current leadership structure faulty – Ex-Kwara Gov Abdulfatah
A former Governor of Kwara State Abdulfatah Ahmed has faulted the current leadership structure of the country which he said was devoid of
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I look forward to spending your money, Simi tells Adekunle Gold on third wedding anniversary
Nigerian singer, Simisola Kosoko, simply known as Simi, and her musician husband, Adekunle Gold, on Thursday, marked their third wedding anniversary. The couple
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BREAKING: Many feared dead in fatal crash along Bauchi-Jos Road
Many people have been killed in a fatal crash that occurred on Thursday along Bauchi-Jos Road, The PUNCH has learnt. Though the exact number of
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