Oyo: Police release popular broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat
Ace broadcaster and owner of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, has been released from police custody. The PUNCH had reported that Hamzat, who had consistently
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Supreme Court reserves judgment in Electoral Act case
The Supreme Court yesterday reserved judgment in the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, to void
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Buhari, wife depart Abuja for AU extra-ordinary summit in Malabo
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, departed to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the African Union Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and
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Imo East: Onyeagucha defeats Onyewuchi in PDP primary
Former member of the Federal House of Representatives, who represented Owerri Federal Constituency, Hon Uche Onyeagocha,had a major upset as defeated the incumbent
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Jealous man kills ex-girlfriend for refusing to eject Abuja lover
A 31-year-old woman, Maria Ali, has been allegedly murdered by her ex-lover, identified only as Ben, in the Federal Capital Territory. Ben, it
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APC Guber primaries: Ebonyi produces two candidates from parallel primaries
All Progressives Congress (APC) Ebonyi State yesterday produced two governorship candidates for the 2023 general election. The candidates are the immediate past Chairman
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Wike slams Obi, says ex-gov lost elections since APGA exit
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at a former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, for quitting the Peoples
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Taraba APC Primaries: election committee member shot as Primaries are suspended
The crisis in the All Progressives Congress APC in Taraba state has turn for the worse as a member of the governorship election
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How Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, AbdulRazaq won tickets
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ogun, Kwara, Gombe, Yobe, Nasarawa and Borno counterparts – Dapo Abiodun, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, Yahaya Inuwa, Abdullahi
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Semenya claims she offered to show private part to IAAF officials
The 31-year-old South African middle-distance runner, who also earned 800m Olympic gold medals at London 2012 and Rio 2016 before being ruled ineligible
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Internet fraud: N21m found in teenager bank’s account, convict jailed
The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has convicted and sentenced a 19-year-old undergraduate, Oyedotun Adebowale, to two years’ imprisonment for
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Texas shooting: UNICEF urges leaders to keep schools safe
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged governments to take greater action to ensure schools remain safe for boys and girls. UNICEF’s Executive
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Otti withdraws from governorship primary, to defect to an unknown party.
One of the strong contenders to fly the governorship flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, yesterday
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Prophet Gbujie expresses shock over Peter Obi’s resignation from PDP
Prophet Godfrey Gbujie, Ministerial Leader of World Zionist Union in the South-East, Nigeria, has expressed shock over the sudden withdrawal of Mr Peter
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‘We took oath to conceal OAU student’s death’
The Osun State High Court presided over by Chief Justice Oyebola Ojo yesterday continued hearing on the murder case of master’s degree student
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Spain donates 4.4m COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria
The Spanish government has donated 4.4 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines to Nigeria. The donation, it said, was in line with its unconditional
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Eno, Gov, Udom’s choice, picks A’Ibom PDP Gov ticket
Pastor Umo Eno has emerged the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) in Akwa Ibom State. At the primary, which held at
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BREAKING: Peter Obi leaves PDP, writes the National, Ward Chairmen
A presidential aspirant Peter Obi has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obi, a former Anambra Governor, was until his resignation was
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’32 Borno villagers killed by Boko Haram are not farmers’
Thirty-two villagers killed in Kala-Balge in Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists were boys picking iron scalps for sale and not farmers as
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2023: Crisis hits Kaduna APC, Buhari’s in-law petitions INEC
Crisis has hit the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State with one of the governorship aspirants, Alhaji Sani Sha’aban, protesting against the congress
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EFCC operatives arrest Okorocha, break into his home through the ceiling.
The former governor of IMO State, Owelle Rocha’s Okorocha was late Tuesday evening arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
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2023 president: Nigeria, APC ‘ll benefit more from my candidacy — Nwajiuba
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has said that the country as a whole and his ruling party stand to
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Winners of PDP House of Representatives primaries in some States
Winners emerged yesterday in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives primaries. Rivers In Rivers, delegates re-elected Awaji-Inombek Abiante as a candidate
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APC approves revised timetable for 2023 primary
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved a revised timetable/ schedule of activities for the primary elections
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Police kill 4 gunmen in Anambra
Police operatives in Anambra State have killed four of the gunmen terrorising various parts of the state. The four were taken out at Umuchu
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No treatment for Monkeypox, NCDC warns
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said there are no specific treatments available for the monkey pox infection. The Centre also urged
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NBBF gets Interim management committee
Zenith Bank and nine other persons have been appointed by the federal government to oversee the affairs concerning Nigeria basketball It would be
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Dagogo set to regain freedom, lawyers threaten competent proceedings
The embattled Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Hon. Farah Dagogo is set to regain his freedom after being in incarceration
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BREAKING: Gov Wike dissolves cabinet, sacks Chief of Staff, SSA(Protocol).
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect. The Governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant Media,
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Bayelsa Queens Crowned 2022 NWFL Premiership Champions
Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa have been crowned the 2021/2022 NWFL Premiership Champions after defeating Nasarawa Amazons on Sunday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium,
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