Asari Dokubo explains why LP candidate can’t defeat Atiku,Tinubu: Peter Obi is a sham

Asari Dokubo, an ex-militant leader, believes Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi will not be elected president in 2023. The founder of the now-defunct Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force declared in a live video on his official Facebook page that the current ‘Obi-dient’ movement is a scam. Dokubo stated that the Labour Party candidate succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari in …

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Raising interest rate alone will not tackle inflation – LCCI

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to implement more accommodating supply-side policies in order to boost the country’s productive sectors. LCCI President Michael Olawale-Cole stated this on Tuesday in Lagos at the chamber’s third quarterly media briefing on the state of the Nigerian economy in 2022. To combat rising inflation, …

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40-year-old Jos man gets death sentence for killing girlfriend

Tuesday saw the execution of Mr. Badung David Dele, age 40, for the murder of Nanchin Zacharias in a Jos-based Plateau State High Court. On February 15, 2016, the deceased was killed. For strangling Miss Zacharias of Angwan Nasarawa Gwom of Jos North Local Government Area, Mr. Dele was found guilty by Justice Christy L. Dabup of High Court No. …

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Nollywood celebrities honour Olu Jacobs in advance of his 80th birthday

Nollywood celebrities such as Yul Edochie, Femi Adebayo, and others have praised industry veteran Olu Jacobs on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Olu Jacobs, who will turn 80 on July 11, 2022, is a veteran actor who has appeared in a number of Nigerian and British drama series and films. Joke Silva, his actress wife and fellow veteran, hinted …

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Gunmen kill guard, burn gas station in Ondo

Unknown gunmen assassinated Mr. Sunday, a security guard at the Titolu Venture filling station in Igoba, Akure North Local Government Area, Ondo State. The hoodlums set fire to the filling station after killing the security guard, according to reports. The incident was said to have sparked panic in the surrounding area. According to the station’s manager, Ajisafe Oluwatobiloba, he was …

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Gunmen kidnap naval officer in Kogi

Unknown gunmen are said to have kidnapped a Nigerian Navy officer in Kogi State. According to reports on Tuesday morning, Musa Lawal, a Naval officer with the enlistment number X12775 ABRP3, was abducted on Monday night. At around 8:00 p.m. yesterday, the officer serving with the Naval Headquarters in Abuja was whisked away from his residential home located behind Post …

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2023: You’re not presidential material – Ohanaeze attacks Kwankwaso over Peter Obi

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has stated that former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso is not a presidential candidate. Ohanaeze’s National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, was responding to a remark made by the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. Kwankwaso previously stated that the Southeast was too politically immature to produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. …

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Group rejects el-endorsement Rufai’s as Tinubu’s running mate

Disgruntled youths from the All Progressives Congress’ North East Stakeholders Forum have spoken out against Tinubu Support Organisation’s open endorsement of Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai as the best candidate for the vice presidency. According to the TSO, El-Rufai is the best candidate among those being considered as running mate to APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Aminu Suleiman, Director-General …

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1,600’repentant’ Boko Haram fighters have learned trades – Lai Mohammed

The government of President Muhammadu Buhari claims that at least 1,600 “repentant” Boko Haram fighters have taken trade classes and are now part of society. The regime had been successful in halting the insurgency in Nigeria, according to information minister Lai Mohammed, who made this disclosure during his interactions with international media outlets in London. Mr. Mohammed assured the media …

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12 people lost their lives in Plateau village vigilante attacks on bandits

In Zak community, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, there have been 12 fatalities as a result of fighting between vigilantes and bandits. Nine bandits and three vigilantes were killed as a result of the incident, which took place around 9 am on Sunday. Major Ishaku Takwa, a spokesman for Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a multi-security taskforce that maintains …

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