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LP appoints Hilda Dokubo as caretaker chairman for Rivers Comrade Julius Abure, National Chairman of the Labour Party, has appointed Hilda Dokubo to lead a three-person Steering Committee for the Rivers State chapter of the…
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INEC: Court Dismisses Labour Party Suit Seeking Electronic Transmission Of Election Result The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Labour Party (LP) to compel the Independent National Electoral…
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We haven’t seen court judgment allowing Temporary Voter Cards for election — INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stated that it had not received the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the federal high court's…
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Mass defection rocks PDP as former lawmaker, others, join APC, says party has lost focus  Many members and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State have dumped PDP for the ruling All Progressives…
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Wike begins Second Phase of war, Vows To Chase Atiku, Ayu, Others from PDP The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has pledged to chase away Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate, Iyorchia Ayu, the PDP’s…
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Why Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade loses senatorial bid to Jarigbe Agom of PDP  Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has lost his bid to return to the Senate. The All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts in the…
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Labour Party Governorship Candidate Steps Down, Declares Support for PDP The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Nasarawa State, Joseph Ewuga, has shelved his ambition and declared support for the candidate…
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Senator Orji Uzor Kalu's Phone Stolen While Collecting Certificate Of Return Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that his two cell phones containing the MTN and Glo lines have been stolen. …
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Governor, two others kill in a bomb blast, Police reacts  Taliban’s governor and two others have been killed in a blast in his office in northern Balkh province in Afghanistan on Thursday. The blast tore…
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Court remands ex-Imo deputy gov, Gerald Irona in prison On Thursday, a Magistrates' court in Owerri, Imo State, remanded the former deputy governor of the state, Gerald Irona, to prison. Read Also: APC suffers…
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Soludo sternly warns Anambra electorate Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has threatened his constituents if they do not vote exclusively for the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, he will ignore…
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Election: INEC Explains Relationship Between BVAS And IReV says they are different entities INEC has stated that its Results Viewing Portal (IReV) and the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) are two separate and…
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9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army Discover Voting Materials, PVCs Stashed in Lagos Residence Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were recovered by the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army from an apartment in the Olodi-Apapa neighborhood of…
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Apostle Suleman backs Peter Obi legal action against Tinubu  Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries has backed the court action instituted by the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi.…
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Train crushes govt staff bus in Lagos On Thursday morning, a passenger train derailed and crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus in the PWD area of the state, causing numerous civil servants to sustain injuries. …
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There are plans to cause total chaos in the country after governorship, State Assembly elections — DSS raises alarm  The Department of State Services (DSS) says there are “orchestrated plans” to cause a…
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35 days after, Cross River Commissioner for Women Affairs rescued as Army ambush kidnapper's den in Calabar  Troops of the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Calabar, deployed for Operation Akpakwu, have rescued the…
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Ebonyi boils as Gunmen kill Assistant Superintendent of Police, set ablaze two vehicles, filling station  The Police Command in Ebonyi has neutralized three and arrested two gunmen in the state. …
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I’m still PDP senatorial candidate for Enugu East –Nnamani Chimaroke Nnamani, the former governor of Enugu State, has described his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party as a ruse, claiming that he has been cleared by the…
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INEC postpones governorship and state house assembly elections Emerging reports indicate that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has  postponed Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections to March 18,…
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