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The All Progressive Congress has disowned a letter purportedly written by the National Chairman of the party Adamu Abdulahi rejecting the composition of the presidential campaign council. A letter had surfaced earlier today detailing Adamu’s alleged vituperations against the composition of the council as approved by the presidential candidate Bola Tinubu. Details later….

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and other dignitaries were present on Thursday when President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a new complex for the Body of Benchers in Abuja. The Chairman of the Body Of Benchers, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), said the Rivers State Government under the leadership of Wike donated N500m to the construction of the edifice. Also present at the event include the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; the Attorney-General of the Federation, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN); amongst others. Wike, a lawyer, and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a critic of…

The Federal Government on Wednesday declared Monday, October 3, 2022, as a public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence anniversary celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians on this year’s celebration. Aregbesola in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, assured of government’s commitment to tackling all the challenges facing the nation and bringing smiles to the faces of all the people, reiterating the eminent position of Nigeria in the comity of nations and the greatness ahead of the country. “The world…

Disgraced singer R. Kelly may be ordered to pay over 300,000 U.S. dollars to one of the victims of his elaborate scheme to sexually exploit young aspiring singers and underage children. A restitution order by U. S. District Judge Ann Connelly, that was still being finalised, is intended to cover the cost of treatment for the individual’s herpes and psychotherapy. The victim, who remains anonymous, has accused the singer of giving her the sexually transmitted disease during one of their encounters. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June, after being convicted on multiple counts of racketeering, relating…

A major crisis is brewing in the All Progressive Congress as the Presidential Campaign Council is becoming a source of acrimony among its leaders. The National Chairman Adamu Abdulah has written to the presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu accusing him of breaching agreement over the modalities for The constitution of the council. The party chairman accused Tinubu of arrogating to himself the power to make all Decisions concerning the campaign council. He said the list of the campaign council as released last week runs contrary to agreement and stands to weaken the campaign of the party. See Details of the…

Coolio, the rapper whose smash hit “Gangster’s Paradise” sent him to international stardom has died, according to a report. The beloved artist who was 59 visited a friend in Los Angeles on Wednesday and went to the bathroom but never emerged, the report said. According to the report, when the friend went to check on Coolio, he found him unresponsive on the floor. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Coolio’s cause of death remains unclear, but his manager said the paramedics believe he died from cardiac arrest. Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Ivey Junior, rose through the…

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has solicited for supports from Nigerians in actualising his dream of succeeding President Muhammad Buhari. Tinubu said this in his message to Nigerians as the campaigns for the 2023 general election begins. The former senator said he is ready to lead the country to greater glory through innovative ideas. “I invite all Nigerians to join me and HE Senator Kassim Shettima on this exciting and important journey as we set our shared vision of renewed hope for the people of our dear country, Nigeria,” the statement reads. “We will,…

The cracks within the Peoples Democratic Party showed its depth further on Wednesday as Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State; Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, all believed to be allies of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, boycotted the inauguration of the Party’s Presidential Campaign Council. Part of the event was also book launch in honour of the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. All the Governors absent are loyalists of Wike. Also absent from the event was the National Chairman of the PDP who, according to the Deputy National Chairman…

Following it’s recent successes recorded in bursting drug lords and cartels, the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a total sum of N580,500, 000 million for the purchase of four armoured personnel vehicles to National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. As an agency under the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,Malami disclosed this after the weekly FEC’s meeting in Abuja The FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari also reviewed the successes of the agency, where it was briefed that between January and July 2022 the Retired Brigadier General Buba Marwa-led agency…

The Osun Progressive (TOP) a factional group of the All Progressives Congress in Osun has lauded the party leadership at the national level for considering it appropriate to include the name of the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola into the campaign team. The group led by the former party scribe in the state,Hon. Razaq Salinsile lauded the party’s leadership for taken the right decision on the matter of mutual Inclusion of relevant individuals and groups to the party operations. This was disclosed in a statement released in Osogbo by the Publicity Secretary of the group,Com.Biodun Agboola described the…