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Wike vows to chase Atiku and Ayu out of PDP because they have become liabilities

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has promised to chase former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the national chairman Senator Iyorchia Ayu out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for being liabilities.

 

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Richard Montgomery appointed as UK new high commissioner to Nigeria with effect from April

BRITAIN'S government has announced the appointment of Dr Richard Montgomery as its  new high commissioner to Nigeria to succeed the current incumbent Catriona Laing with effect from next month.

 

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Newcastle consider offer for Arsenal's on-loan striker Balogun at the end of the season

ENGLISH Premier League giants Newcastle United are considering submitting an official offer for Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun currently out on loan to French side Reims during the forthcoming summer transfer window.

 

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It is unfortunate that Bola Tinubu did not use the occasion of International Women’s Day yesterday to unveil the following policies

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] As from 2024, all political parties must make sure that at least one third of all their candidates for elective offices are female

[2] As from 2024, at least one third of all political appointees must be female. Any state cabinet that fails to meet this requirement will not be recognised and have its federal allocation withheld

[3] All girls in secondary school and tertiary institutions will be provided with free sanitary towels every month

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Kano North's Jubrin Barau emerges as the frontrunner to become next senate president

SENATOR Jubrin Barau the lawmaker representing the Kano North Senatorial District and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations has emerged as the frontrunner to become Nigeria's next senate president.

 

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Wike tells PDP it has only itself to blame as it lost elections because it abandoned zoning

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has lashed out at the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying their decision to abandon zoning for the 2023 presidential elections what an act of self-destruction which cost them dear.

 

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Tinubu uses occasion of International Women's Day to promise action on gender equality

NIGERIA'S new president-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has used the occasion of International Women’s Day to promise that his government  will stick to its promise to enhance the role of females and enable then contribute more towards economic development.

 

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Presidential election petition court rules in favour of Inec as it dismisses Labour Party plea on BVAS

NIGERIA'S Presidential Election Petition Court has granted the request of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) asking that it be allowed to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) it used for the recent presidential election.

 

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Chelsea and Arsenal eye Birmingham City's Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Trevan Sanusi

SEVERAL English Premier League sides are lining up to sign Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Trevan Sanusi who is set to turn 16 next month thus making him eligible to sign an adult contract.

 

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As gubernatorial elections loom, here are 10 states where the governors really have their work cut out 

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Lagos State
The Lagos State governor arguably has the toughest task of any politician in Nigeria today. He has to run a state of 22m people and a metropolis of 12m souls. Mass transit remains a nightmare, so he needs to build an underground metro and construct an overground heavy goods network that will among other things allow goods to be moved from Apapa by rail. 

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