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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 9, 2022

Ozekhome, others seek elections for vacant Senate seats

Stakeholders in the nation’s electoral process have faulted the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission not to conduct bye-elections into three Se…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 9, 2022

Atiku, Wike can’t negotiate without PDP leaders – Lamido

A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has warned that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, should not enter into an…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Aug 9, 2022

Blood Sisters director, Biyi Bandele, is dead

Biyi Bandele, a Nigerian novelist, playwright, director of Half of a Yellow Sun and co-director of Blood Sisters, a Nigerian series, is dead. This was made known in…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 9, 2022

Ihedioha denies calling Peter Obi ‘crafty’

A former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has denied talking down on the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Some reports (not The PUNCH) had o…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Aug 9, 2022

Audit Query: Senate Probes N1.7trn MDAs’ Service Wide Votes

The Senate has commenced investigation into the utilisation of over N1.7 trillion Service Wide Votes spent by federal agencies outside of their approved budgets bet…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Aug 9, 2022

EFCC Arrests Three Internet Fraud Suspects in Kwara

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested three internet fraud suspects at the Ilorin Interna…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 9, 2022

Osun PDP Reassures Members of Inclusive Govt

Osun State Chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday reassured its teeming supporters that no segment of the party would be excluded from participati…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 9, 2022

How Osun election rekindled PDP’s hope of re-enacting 2003 scenario in Southwest

The outcome of Osun State governorship election where the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke trounced the incumbent governor and candi…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 9, 2022

Wike, Atiku camps return to trenches

• PDP postpones NEC, National Caucus meeting over Atiku’s absence, fear of Ayu’s removal • Postponement not because of Atiku, he prepared for the meeting, aide insi…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 8, 2022

Ohanaeze faults Buhari over Southeast insecurity

Ohanaeze also described as uncharitable and mischievous, the attempts by the presidency to poison undiscerning minds by insinuating that non-indigenes and security…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Aug 8, 2022

UK Solar Programme Moves to Bridge Nigeria’s Energy Gap

A United Kingdom funded solar programme, the Africa Clean Energy Technical Assistance Facility (ACE TAF) has announced plans to bridge Nigeria’s huge energy deficit…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 8, 2022

Monarch, Subjects Oppose Fayemi Over ‘Wrongful’ Naming of LCDA

A First Class Monarch and Elekole of Ikole Ekiti, in Ikole Local Goverment Area, Ekiti State, Oba Ajibade Fasiku, yesterday, protested that Governor Kayode Fayemi,…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Aug 8, 2022

Three talking points from the Premier League’s opening weekend

Manchester City took an early lead in the expected fight for the Premier League title with Liverpool after the first weekend of the season as Erling Haaland’s debut…

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General Abiola Obayomi • Aug 8, 2022

UNICEF commends Kebbi Govt. for domesticating Child Rights Act

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended Kebbi Government for signing into law, the state’s Child Rights Bill that was passed by the State House of Assembly. U…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 8, 2022

Wike’s camp slams Atiku over divide-and-rule in PDP

The gulf between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike deepened at the weekend. The gove…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 8, 2022

Security’ll become worse if Makinde is re-elected – APC

The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has said security in the state will be in a total mess if Governor Seyi Makinde is re-elected for a second term in office…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 8, 2022

Abe:Lack of Investment in Youths, Responsible for Societal Failure

Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has identified lack of investment in youths as responsible for fail…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 8, 2022

No plans to return some schools to original owners, says Oyo State Govt

The Oyo State Government says there’s no plan to return some schools to missionaries or individuals. This is contained in a statement signed and issued on Sunday in…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 6, 2022

Falling naira: EFCC threatens to arrest dollar hoarders

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has threatened to arrest Nigerians hoarding dollars and other foreign currency. Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Abdu…

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Politics & Governance Abiola Obayomi • Aug 6, 2022

Adeleke forged certificates, Oyetola tells tribunal

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State on Friday asked the Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo to nullify the election of the governorship candidate of the Peop…

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