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Job racketeering committee asks ICPC to investigate extortion allegation

  By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, Aug. 31, 2023 The House of Representatives Ad hoc committee investigating alleged job racketeering by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) has written to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission  (ICPC), urging it to investigate allegations of bribery and extortion made against the lawmakers. …

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Imo guber : Okorocha’s Rescue Mission, Araraume’s Destiny group endorse PDP’s Anyanwu as party inaugurates campaign council

By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, Aug. 29, 2023 Imo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated its campaign council ahead of the Nov. 11 governorship election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the council was inaugurated by the party’s Chairman, Mr. Charles Ugwu, in …

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Lamidi Apapa’s Chairmanship claim is false – Labour Party; Insists that Athan Achonu is party’s Imo guber candidate (Read full text of statement here)

By Angela Atabo Abuja, Aug. 25, 2023 The Julius Abure-led Labour Party(LP) says the claim by Lamidi Apapa that the court has affirmed him as the authentic National Chairman of the party is false. Malam Umar Farouk, the National Secretary of the LP said this at a news conference in …

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Trouble in Lagos as State Assembly rejects 17 commissioner nominees, confirms 22

By Adekunle Williams  Ikeja, Aug. 23, 2023 The Lagos State House of Assembly has rejected 17 commissioner nominees of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, including former commissioner for health, Prof. Akin Abayomi and former commissioner for information, Mr Gbenga Omotosho. The lawmakers, however, confirmed 22 other commissioner nominees of the governor. The …

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COPDEM condemns arrest of political activist, Chigozie, demands his immediate release

Coalition for the Protection of Democracy (COPDEM) has condemned the arrest of Mr. Chigozie Ifeanyichukwu, who is the Convener of “UpNorth Ambassadors for Peter Obi’ by security agents in Abuja. In a statement signed by Spokesman of COPDEM, Danjuma Garba, the frontline democracy campaign organisation said Chigozie was arrested on …

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Seventy-six days of APC government: From darkness to gross darkness! By Balogun Akin Osuntokun

After over seventy-six days in office, what are Nigerians getting and how are they faring: unplanned and ill-thought removal of fuel subsidy and unification of exchange rates; uncoordinated and confusing policy announcements; exponential increase in the prices of all goods and services especially food and other basic consumables; decline in …

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Atiku in court as parties adopt final addresses

By Wandoo Sombo Abuja, Aug. 1, 2023 The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, was at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) on Tuesday as parties were set to adopt their final written addresses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the adoption of …

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