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A newly wedded couple on Saturday joined the rally in support of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi held in Abuja. The couple had become a centre of attraction as they were seen in their wedding attires. Many at the rally were seen snapping photos with the couple. Hailing the newly wedded couple for joining the rally,Obi in a video shared on his official Twitter handle,expressed his happiness and congratulated the couple for identifying with his struggle to become Nigeria number one citizen next year. Obi while congratulating the latest couple also prayed for a…
Hundreds of thousands of people are without power as Hurricane Fiona began to batter Canada’s Atlantic Coast. Parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick are experiencing torrential rain and winds of up to 148 km/h (92 mph). The Canadian Hurricane Centre warned ahead of its arrival that Fiona could be “a historic, extreme event”, with expected power cuts and flooding. At least eight people died when Fiona cut through the Caribbean. “It’s going to be a bad one,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. “We encourage everyone to stay safe and to listen to the instructions…
A member of the presidential campaign council of the All Progressive Congress and former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has asked the Peoples Democratic Party to sort out its internal wrangling instead of poking nose into the affairs of the All Progressive Congress. Fani-Kayode said the party needs to get to the roots of the N1bn alleged to have been stolen by the National Chairman of the party Iyorchia Ayu. Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike had alleged that Ayu stole the money. “Instead of these Atikulators to put their house in order, beg Nyesom Wike and find out what their…
Ogun State Police Command says it’s operatives have arrested one 84-year-old identified as Stephen Jack for having unlawful carnal knowledge of an eight year old girl (name withheld). This was disclosed by the state’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement issued on Saturday in Abeokuta. Oyeyemi said the octogenarian who resides at Okun Owa area of Ijebu Ode was arrested following a report lodged at Obalende divisional headquarters. He said the girl’s father reported the case to the police having discovered that his daughter was bleeding from her private part. According to Oyeyemi, the father said…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has accused his major contender Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress of masterminding the crisis rocking the party. Atiku spoke through the spokesperson of his Presidential Campaign Council,Dino Melaye vowed that those ganging up against him in the battle to win the forthcoming election would be defeated. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, lambasted the former vice president, Atiku and the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, and vowed to continue the fight until his demands are met. Wike, who was defeated by Atiku during the…
A massive crowd of supporters are in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday to express support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party Mr. Peter Obi. Obi, who is currently in Kano as part of his consultations, reacted from Kano to express appreciation for the supporters. “From Kano, I am watching the OBIdients gathered in Abuja and exercising their Constitutional rights to peaceful assembly. I salute you all. I appreciate you all. God bless you all and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria. -PO” Obi wrote on Saturday As early as 8am many supporters of the Labour…
The Appeal Court in Abuja has rejected Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s request to relocate the sitting of the Tribunal sitting in Osun over July 16 governorship election in the state to Abuja. Oyetola had on August 23, wrote to the President of the Court, Justice M.B Dongban Mensem of Appeal to relocate the Tribunal sitting over the governorship election in Osun to Abuja claiming the security reports at his disposal is pointing to possible crisis that may erupt after the Judgement might have been passed. Oyetola in his letter accused the governor-elect,Ademola Adeleke of tormenting troubles in the state.…
The Federal Government has selected Ethiopian Airlines (ET) Consortium as preferred bidder for Nigeria Air. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika made this known during a media briefing on Friday in Abuja. According to him, ET scored 89 per cent out of 100 as regards the technical bid and 15 out 20 as regards financial bid. Sirika explained that the Request for Proposal (RFP) under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Act, governed by Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission(ICRC) regarding the Nigeria Air was now completed. “After a careful, detailed and ICRC governed selection process, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) Consortium has been selected…
The voting portal for the 2022 edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) will be opened on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 21:00 (CAT), to the public. Mr Mike Dada, AFRIMA’s Executive Producer, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Dada said the voting was to globally decide the winners of each of the 39 award categories. He encouraged African music lovers to vote intensively using the voting portal live at www.afrima.org, before the it closes on Dec. 10, eve of the awards. He said that the voting process would be audited by the international auditing firm, PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PWC) According…
The Presiding Pastor, Power of the Holy Ghost Evangelical Ministry, Lagos, is to spend seven years in prison for N59.7m Justice Sherifah Solebo of the Special Offences Court siting in Ikeja, Lagos convicted the clergyman Cletus Ilongwo, According to the EFCC statement obtained by the NPO Reports, Ilongwo was first arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on November 5, 2018 on 11-count charges , to which he pleaded “not guilty”. He was subsequently re-arraigned on June 16, 2022 on an amended seven-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence to…