No fewer than 31 passengers and staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) were believed to have been abducted by gunmen on Saturday at the Igueben train sub-station in Edo State, while several passengers were injured. Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, disclosed this on Sunday, during a media briefing. The state police command, in a […]
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Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has urged Nigerians to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), ahead of the 2023 general election. He made the call via a video shared on his Twitter handle on Friday. On Thursday, INEC announced the commencement of the distribution of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) to registrants at the 8,809 electoral wards […]
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The Edo State Commissioner for Communications and Orientation, Hon. Chris Nehikhare has said that security operatives have arrested one of the suspected kidnappers involved in the kidnapping of 32 passengers at the Igueben train station, in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. The commissioner disclosed this during a press briefing in Benin City, adding that one out of the 32 […]
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Suspected gunmen have abducted scores of passengers waiting to board a train from Igueben in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State to Warri in Delta State. The incident which occurred on Saturday evening, January 7, 2023, left many other travellers with bullet wounds. The Edo Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident in a statement. The statement […]
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The open endorsement of the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, elicited angry reactions from the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and that of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of APC described the endorsement of Obi by Obasanjo as […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has urged all the opposition party candidates including the All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin to withdraw their candidacy for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Seyi Makinde. This was revealed Thursday at the PDP rally in Ibadan, Oyo state capital by the G5 governors’ spearhead. Wike argued that Seyi Makinde is the […]
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• Warn on wrong steps ahead of elections • It’s significant year for Nigerians, says Ajibola • ‘How electoral outcome will determine economic progress’ • Inflation, cost of living crisis among major challenges Stakeholders across business communities have said insecurity, financial leakages, free fall of naira, rising debt, and other factors could stall economic progress, as the country heads into […]
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Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana, has urged newly inaugurated Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to shun impulsive award of new contracts. This is as the new Chairman of the Commission, Lauretta Onochie, promised that the new board will turn things around by reviewing existing policies and guidelines to enable it have a clear sight […]
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Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, on Thursday, advised President Muhammadu Buhari, not to waste his precious time campaigning for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, because Nigerians have roundly rejected him for his narcotics connection. This is as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, […]
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Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said there is no going back on fuel subsidy removal if elected president next year. Tinubu, who stated this while speaking at the business luncheon with business owners titled: “Business Forward” on Thursday in Lagos, hinted that, no matter how long people protest, it would not stop him from […]
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