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Among other offers, including the one he is enjoying now as star minister, the APC is Offering Him Party Leadership In Rivers. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said efforts were ongoing to woo the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to the party and that whenever he agrees to join it, he would assume the position of the leader of the ...
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December, 2023
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16 December
NSCDC’s ‘My oga at the top’ becomes Dep. Commandant-Gen
Shem Obafaiye is really getting on top.He has been decorated by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo as Deputy Commandant-General for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Obafaiye was decorated alongside two of his colleagues — Fasiu Adeyinka, ex-Kwara commandant; and Raji, former Imo commandant; as deputy commandants-general. In 2013, Obafaiye became a popular figure in Nigeria ...
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15 December
Supreme Court upholds treasonable charge against Kanu
Nigeria’s Supreme has upheld treasonable charges against the detained proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has since been in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, since he was re-arrested in 2021. The federal government prayed the court to set aside an earlier judgement by the Court of Appeal, which quashed the treasonable felony charge ...
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15 December
Omatsola Ogbe replaces Wabote at NCDMB, sets agenda
The newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board ,(NCDMB) Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has assumed office and held his first official meeting with the Directors and management of the Board. Ogbe was appointed on Thursday by President Bola Tinubu, replacing Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, who had served for seven and half years in office. At ...
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15 December
Ex-Anambra Gov. Chukwuemeka Ezeife dies at 85
Elder statesman, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, the first Executive Governor of Anambra State, is dead, his family announced in a statement issued in the wee hours of this Friday, December 15, 2023. Aged 85 years, the outspoken academic, politician and nationalist died yesterday evening in Abuja, according to the statement entitled,“PRESS RELEASE ON THE PASSING OF OKWADIKE IGBOUKWU”. Signed by Chief ...
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15 December
Shettima Meets Creative Industry Stakeholders, Pledges Support
Vice President Kashim Shettima has pledged more support for Nigeria’s creative and entertainment industry through the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises programme. According to a statement posted on his official X handle on Wednesday evening, he made this known during a meeting with key industry stakeholders led by the Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, at ...
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15 December
My Story As Hawker And Orphan To Africa’s Football King – Osimhen
“As a young boy who came from the streets of Olusosun, who had to hawk in traffic almost every day of the week while growing in order to survive the numerous challenges my family and I were facing, becoming a Treasure in Africa and World Football was a wild dream. Words can’t express the joy in my heart; this is ...
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15 December
Rivers : 6 loyal to Wike resign from Fubara’s govt
The Rivers State political crisis deepened further on Thursday as six commissioners loyal to ex-governor Nyesom Wike resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This was as the two factions of the split state House of Assembly held separate sittings on Thursday. The commissioners, who tendered their resignation were the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor ...
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15 December
Rivers: Assembly factions hold parallel sitting at locations
The two factions of the state House of Assembly held parallel sitting at different locations on Thursday. The Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, who leads 27 pro-Wike lawmakers, sat at the Assembly quarters along Aba Road Port Harcourt. On the other hand, the Edison Ehie-led faction, which is loyal to Fubara, reportedly held plenary at Government House, Port Harcourt. It may be ...
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14 December
Osun: Adeleke return 32 days after, states travel reasons
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has arrived in Nigeria after a month of working vacation outside the country. The spokesman of the Governor, Olawale Rasheed, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. According to Rasheed, Adeleke arrived at the Murtala International Airport in an elated mood. The Governor says he feels refreshed and recharged for more ...
