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Fayose warns Atiku that the PDP will not back him due to the breach of the rotation principle

FORMER Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate that he is unlikely to receive the backing of the party due to the way he treated Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the breach of the rotation principle.

 

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Zamfara State governor signs new bill punishing banditry with death penalty into law

GOVERNOR Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has signed a new bill into law punishing armed banditry and kidnapping with the death penalty as part of an attempt to combat the growing insecurity across the state.

 

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Ekweremadu's case brought forward to today as Nigerian senate hires lawyers to defend him

NIGERIA'S former senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice appeared before Uxbridge Magistrate Court this morning after their ongoing trial for organ harvesting was surprisingly brought forward from July 7.

 

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Which of Nigeria's presidential candidates will have the audacity to come up with a foreign policy centred around drastically reducing the number of African nation states

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On May 14 1897, Great Britain signed a treaty with Emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia, creating bilateral relationships between Ethiopia and British Somaliland. It guaranteed the rights of the citizens of both territories and opened the door to trade between them

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Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress both throw their weight behind Peter Obi

FORMER Anambra State governor Peter Obi has received the full backing of the Nigerian workers in his presidential bid as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have both thrown their weight behind his candidacy.

 

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Abuja court denies Nnamdi Kanu's bail application amid fears he might abscond again

INDIGENOUS Leader of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has been denied bail by the federal high court in Abuja amid fears that he may abscond again if released from detention as happened the last time.

 

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Justice Tanko to receive at least $6m as severance pay as well as a mansion in any city of his choice

FORMER chief judge of Nigeria Justice Mohammed Tanko will receive about N2.5bn ($6.01m) as a severance package from the federal government following his recent resignation despite there being corruption question marks surrounding his tenure.

 

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Nigeria's House of Reps plans to pressurise British House of Commons to get Ekweremadu released

NIGERIA'S House of Representatives has intervened in the organ harvesting saga involving former deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu by urging the British authorities to handle the case fairly.

 

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Peter Obi coming under increased pressure to pick Shehu Sani as his running mate

FORMER Anambra State governor Peter Obi is coming under increased pressure from his supporters to pick the one-time lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District Senator Shehu Sani as his running mate for next year's presidential elections.

 

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Nigerians should only vote for a presidential candidate who will bribe them with this kind of comprehensive railway plan

Ayo Akinfe

[1] A rail network will be constructed across the country over the next 20 years linking all 36 states, employing no less than 10m people. This will also involve the manufacturing of carriages, tracks, signal boxes, equipment, etc

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