Benue State PDP gubernatorial candidates say Governor Ortom is not welcome back to the party

BENUE State governor Samuel Ortom looks set to remain in the All Progressives Congress (APC) after 13 of the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) gubernatorial aspirants kicked against him returning to their fold.

 

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Security men forcefully evacuate Chris Giwa faction from NFF secretariat on Buhari's orders

PRESIDENCY officials have ordered the Chris Giwa faction of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to vacate from the parastatal's Abuja office immediately as the government is keen to avert a Fifa ban.

 

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Leicester fail to convince Ahmed Musa to stay as he appears set on mouth-watering Saudi deal

LEICESTER City have failed in their bid to persuade Ahmed Musa to have a change of mind over  his decision to quit the club following a mouth-watering bid from Saudi Arabia’s big spenders Al Nassr Riyad.

 

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PDP gives R-APC two weeks to decide if they are defecting or not ahead of next year's elections

NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given disaffected members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a two week deadline to decide on whether they want to join them or not ahead of next year's general elections.

 

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National Council for Arts and Culture boss warns Nigeria Air not to give out free tickets

DIRECTOR-general of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) Otunba Olusegun Runsewe has asked the federal government not to give free tickets to politicians and officials who would patronise the services of the new national carrier.

 

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Italy's Lazio are preparing €25m bid for Arsenal's Alex Iwobi ahead of the new season

ITALIAN giants Lazio are preparing a €25m bid for Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi with a view to purchasing him from Arsenal during the current transfer window as a replacement for Felipe Anderson who just left for West Ham.

 

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Dancing Senator Ademola Adeleke emerges as PDP's Osun State governorship candidate

NATIONAL Assembly dancing sensation Senator Ademola Adeleke has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun State after narrowly winning the party's primaries yesterday by seven votes.

 

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Man charged with fraud in Edo after he marries another woman shortly after traditional introduction

POLICE in Edo State have charged a 41 year old man with fraud after he accepted N4,285,000 ($11,867) from his fiancée and agreed to marry her only to tie the knot with another woman a few days later.

 

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Obasanjo drops bombshell saying only two states nominated women for ministers during his tenure

FORMER president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that only two states nominated female ministers when he assumed office in 1999 after he asked governors to send him their list of ministerial nominees.

 

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Biafra Zionists Federation threatens to seize Government House Enugu on August 20

SECESSIONIST group the Biafra Zionists Federation (BZF) has vowed to prevent elections taking place across the southeast next year when Nigeria goes to the polls and has threatened to seize Government House in Enugu on August 20.

 

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