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I Was Not Even Allowed To Leave My LG: Peter Obi Replies El-Rufai Over Detention

I Was Not Even Allowed To Leave My LG: Peter Obi Replies El-Rufai Over Detention

It is no longer news that Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has accused Peter Obi of arresting and detaining him for 48 hours during the governorship bye-election in Anambra state in 2013 when he was still the governor of the state. It would be recalled, that the former Anambra State governor during the interactive session organised by the Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna on Monday, replied Nasir El-Rufai over his claims. Reacting to El-Rufai's claim during a recent interview with journalists, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, dismissed El-Rufai's claim as falsehood saying that he was even detained in…
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Just In: Wike Under Probe Over Indiscriminate Charity Outside Rivers

Just In: Wike Under Probe Over Indiscriminate Charity Outside Rivers

Wike under fire over ‘reckless charity to outsiders’ The Spokesman of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC), Darlington Nwauju has expressed serious displeasure with the donations made by the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike to some individuals in other states. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Governor Wike had on Tuesday donated N300 Million to the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials and hours later donated N200Million support to a library built by his political ally, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. “We congratulate the Governor of Rivers State for being the first amongst his peers to have doled out several millions…
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2023 Presidency: Tinubu Is Corruption Free. He Will Declare His Assets When He Wins The Election – Farouk Aliyu(APC Chieftain)

2023 Presidency: Tinubu Is Corruption Free. He Will Declare His Assets When He Wins The Election – Farouk Aliyu(APC Chieftain)

If Tinubu wins the election, he will declare his assets — APC Chieftain Farouk Aliyu, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), said on Tuesday that if his party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, wins the election, he will declare his assets. The party chieftain made this statement on Channels TV Politics Today programme when responding to a question about the source of the wealth of Tinubu. Aliyu insisted that his party presidential candidate has no trace of dubious and questionable enrichment and insisted that the question of his source of wealth be sent to…
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Just In: Abia And Benue States Denied CBN Loan Because Of Their Governors’ Support For Me – Wike

Just In: Abia And Benue States Denied CBN Loan Because Of Their Governors’ Support For Me – Wike

Wike Alleges CBN Denied Abia, Benue Loans Because of Their Governors’ Support for Him Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike yesterday alleged that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stopped the release of the loan for Abia and Benue States because they were standing with him on his demands for justice and equity in the system. Wike stated that the motive was to punish Governors Samuel Ortom and Okezie Ikpeazu for standing with him to demand for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu. He threatened to expose some persons who were behind…
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ICOSD(International Christian Organization For Sustainable Development) Launches War Against Global Poverty. Obi, Tinubu, Atiku, Kwakwanso, Osibanjo And Others For Awards.

ICOSD(International Christian Organization For Sustainable Development) Launches War Against Global Poverty. Obi, Tinubu, Atiku, Kwakwanso, Osibanjo And Others For Awards.

PRESS RELEASE: WAR AGAINST GLOBAL POVERTY: ICOSD THE WAY FORWARD. At the United Nation’s sustainable development summit held on the 25th of September 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 agenda for global sustainable development whose goal is to end extreme poverty, fight inequality, injustice and tackle climate change by 2030 hence the emergence of ICOSD. The Organization represents the global voice of billions of people from all ramifications of life who are rising against poverty in the global community. It aims at establishing a global structure which will change the current global poverty narrative by restoring the divine model for…
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Breaking: Wike Described As ‘Pepper Dem’ Governor As He Storms Women Conference Lagos With Sanwo-Olu, Fayose And Fayemi

Breaking: Wike Described As ‘Pepper Dem’ Governor As He Storms Women Conference Lagos With Sanwo-Olu, Fayose And Fayemi

Just in: Wike, Fayose, Fayemi, storm women conference in LagosOctober 18, 2022 WIKE AND FAYOSE.As Sanwo-Olu’s wife dubs Wike “pepper Dem” gov It was a loud ovation as Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, former Ekiti State governors, Ayodele Fayose, Kayode Fayemi, and other dignitaries, stormed Eko Hotels and Suits for the formal opening of the 22nd National Women’s Conference (NWC) holding in Lagos. The roof of the convention hall erupted as Wike made his way into the Hall. The annual conference with the theme: ‘Spring Forth, Stand Out,’ commenced on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The three-day event is organized by…
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2023 Presidency: Peter Obi(Labour Party Presidential Candidate) Replies El-Rufai Over Detention In Anambra

2023 Presidency: Peter Obi(Labour Party Presidential Candidate) Replies El-Rufai Over Detention In Anambra

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, while addressing the Arewa Joint Youth Committee, reacted to the claim that he arrested and detained Mallan Nasir El-Rufai in Anambra State when he came to the state for the by-election. According to the claim, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai stated that in 2013, Peter Obi got him arrested and detained for 48 hours in Anambra, adding that he is now the Governor of Kaduna State, and Peter Obi is coming to Kaduna. Peter Obi stated that he had no hand in his arrest and detention, adding that the state Commissioner of Police was responsible…
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2023: 1 Die, 18 Injured In APC, PDP Youths Clash

2023: 1 Die, 18 Injured In APC, PDP Youths Clash

One man was killed and 18 people were injured following a fight between members of two youth organizations, according to the Zamfara Police Command. According to the police, the groups were suspected to be members of APC and PDP in the state. SP Muhammad Shehu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) gave the confirmation in an SMS message to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Sunday.
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2023 Presidency: ‘You’re A Dying Breed, Playing With Fire’. Fani-Kayode Fires Atiku Over Ethnic Comment.

2023 Presidency: ‘You’re A Dying Breed, Playing With Fire’. Fani-Kayode Fires Atiku Over Ethnic Comment.

Fani-Kayode fires Atiku over ethnic comment: 'You're a dying breed, playing with fire' Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has attacked the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over his comment that northerners do not need a Yoruba or an Igbo president.Atiku had played the ethnic card in other to get the votes of the north.Reacting to this development, Fani-Kayode said Atiku is a dying breed who still see things from a regional, ethnic and religious prism.“Atiku’s words are not only unacceptable but also insulting, irresponsible and despicable. This is especially so given the fact that by next year we would have…
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2023 Presidency: I Pity Whoever Becomes The Next President Of Nigeria – Sanusi Lamido

2023 Presidency: I Pity Whoever Becomes The Next President Of Nigeria – Sanusi Lamido

The deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has said he is concerned for the next president of Nigeria after President Muhammadu Buhari. Sanusi stated this in Kaduna on Saturday while addressing notable politicians at a Kaduna Investment programme titled “Building a resilient economy.” He explained that the country’s economy has been tied to the oil and gas sector, and subsidy removal is fast mitigating the economy’s growth. Sanusi said: “In other words, debt service is now 108 percent of revenue. Every naira the Federal Government earns goes to service debt, and it is not enough, (as the FG) has to…
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