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Campaign Fund Embezzlement: Aisha Yesufu Tackles Labour Party Chairman, Abure

Campaign Fund Embezzlement: Aisha Yesufu Tackles Labour Party Chairman, Abure

Aisha Yesufu Tackles Labour Party Chairman, Abure, Over Campaign Fund The Obi-Datti fundraising team has refuted Monday’s claim by the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, that only Aisha Yesufu and Pastor Itua Ighodalo, were responsible for managing the campaign funds of LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at the 2023 election. Abure had told journalists in Abuja after a meeting of the National Executive Council on Monday that there was no iota of truth in the allegation that he embezzled the party’s campaign donations The embattled national chairman emphasised that there was no way he could have accessed…
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Eguavoen Gives Reason For Resignation As Super Eagles Coach

Eguavoen Gives Reason For Resignation As Super Eagles Coach

Eguavoen Resigns As Super Eagles Coach, Gives Reason Augustine Eguavoen has resigned as the interim coach of the Super Eagles. According to Politics Nigeria, Eguavoen said his mandate was only for two games, which he has now completed The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) technical director was appointed as interim coach after the federation’s attempts to hire a permanent head coach for the national team were unsuccessful. During his brief tenure, Eguavoen led the Super Eagles in two crucial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda. While the Nigerian senior men’s team defeated Benin Republic 3-0,…
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The Importance Of Petrol Subsidy Removal – President Tinubu

The Importance Of Petrol Subsidy Removal – President Tinubu

Why Petrol Subsidy Removal Is Important – President Tinubu President Bola Tinubu says the removal of subsidy on premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, is designed to free up budgetary resources for critical investments. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday during the 17th annual Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) banking and finance conference in Abuja. He was represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima. On May 29, 2023, Tinubu announced the removal of subsidy on petrol — a development that immediately led to a spike in the price of PMS, as well as goods and services. Speaking at the conference,…
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2 Nigerians Found Guilty Of Rape In UK

2 Nigerians Found Guilty Of Rape In UK

Two Nigerians Found Guilty Of R@pe In UK Northampton Crown Court in the United Kingdom has found two Nigerians, Tosin Dada and Solomon Adebiyi, guilty of multiple rape charges. Northamptonshire Police disclosed this in a statement on its official Facebook page on Monday, obtained by PUNCH Online on Tuesday This follows weeks after a Nigerian pilot, Olukayode Ojo, was convicted in a Texas court in the United States for making false statements to obtain a certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. Before their conviction, Northamptonshire Police stated that Dada and Adebiyi had each been charged with three counts of rape…
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Abia Ready To Partner Nigeria Content Development And Monitoring Board To Accelerate The Establishment Of An Industrial Park – Gov. Otti

Abia Ready To Partner Nigeria Content Development And Monitoring Board To Accelerate The Establishment Of An Industrial Park – Gov. Otti

ABIA READY TO PARTNER NIGERIA CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING BOARD TO ACCELERATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARK – GOV. OTTI The Governor of Abia State Dr. Alex Otti OFR has expressed the readiness of the State Government to partner with the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to accelerate the development of the Abia Industrial and Innovation Park (AIIP) in Owaza, the Ukwa west Local Government Area of the State. Governor Otti expressed the readiness of the State on Friday 6th September, when he received a delegation of the Nigeria Content Development and Monitory Board led by the…
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NLC President, Joe Ajaero Released On Bail By DSS

NLC President, Joe Ajaero Released On Bail By DSS

DSS Releases NLC President, Joe Ajaero, On Bail The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been released from custody on bail. The development was confirmed by the Omoyele Sowore, the .presidential candidate of the African Action Congress party in a post on social media platform X. It can be recalled that Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja while en-route to the United Kingdom to attend a conference on workers’ rights and social justice. Reacting to the arrest, the NLC…
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Abia Infrastructure Mandate (AIM) condemns xenophobic comments against Ndigbo.

Abia Infrastructure Mandate (AIM) condemns xenophobic comments against Ndigbo.

! PRESS RELEASE ! PRESS RELEASE ! IGBOS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM OF NIGERIA Being a release by Abia Infrastructure Mandate (AIM) in response to Professor Ahmed Bako's inaugural lecture titled "The Igbo Factor in the History of Inter-Group Relations and Commerce in Kano: Opportunities and Challenges Revisited" Preamble:A pan Igbo infrastructure development think tank, Abia Infrastructure Mandate (AIM) has punched holes in the just presented "inaugural lecture" by Professor Ahmed Bako of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna State wherein he went overboard distorting and manipulating history and contemporary events to justify inherently prone Igbo-toxic verses and narratives in…
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Ahead Of 2027: Labour Party Reverses Automatic Presidential Ticket For Obi

Ahead Of 2027: Labour Party Reverses Automatic Presidential Ticket For Obi

Labour Party Reverses Automatic Presidential Ticket For Obi The Labour Party (LP) faction led by Julius Abure says all its tickets ahead of the 2027 general election are open to all qualified Nigerians to contest for. The faction took the decision after it held a national executive committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday. “NEC in session also reviewed the decision of the National Convention to reserve its Presidential and Governorship tickets for Peter Gregory Obi and Alex Otti respectively,” a communique from the meeting reads. “Consequently, all tickets of the party from Presidency to the House of assemblies are…
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NLC Threatens Showdown As They Confirm Ajaero’s Arrest

NLC Threatens Showdown As They Confirm Ajaero’s Arrest

NLC Confirms Ajaero’s Arrest, Threatens Showdown The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has accused security operatives of abducting its President, Joe Ajaero, and forcefully whisking him away without a warrant. Recall that GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported Ajaero’s arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport this morning. Following the arrest, the NLC alerted all its affiliates, state councils, and Nigerian workers, urging them to remain vigilant and on high alert. The NLC in a statement by its Head Media/Information, Benson Upah, described the arrest as “an unmistakable demonstration of the height of lawlessness being perpetuated by the Nigerian government and its agencies…
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Hundred Million Fraud: Fake NNPC Director Lands In EFCC Custody

Hundred Million Fraud: Fake NNPC Director Lands In EFCC Custody

Fake NNPC Director Lands In EFCC Custody Over N100 Million Fraud The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Ibrahim Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State for fraud. According to a Monday statement on EFCC X.com handle Shuaibu is facing prosecution on a seven-count charge, including criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining by false pretence, amounting to N100 million. Count one of his charges reads, “That you, Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (a.k.a Ishaku Abdulrazak) (M) and lIya Garba (now deceased) sometime in 2017 in…
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