Obasanjo walks out on emissaries Buhari sends to Abeokuta to solicit his support

FORMER president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo walked out of a meeting with several emissaries sent to plead with him by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday telling them that he could not back their principle because he was incompetent.

 

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Ipob's call for a sit-at-home to mark the anniversary of Operation Python fails woefully in Enugu

YESTERDAY'S call by the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) for citizens to sit at home to mark the anniversary of the declaration of their erstwhile republic apparently failed badly in Enugu as locals failed to heed to call and went about their normal business.

 

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Southern and Middle Belt Forum leaders describe Buhari's appointment of new DSS boss as parochial tribalism

LEADERS of Nigeria's Southern and Middle belt Forum (SMBF) have condemned President Muhammadu Buhari's appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the new director-general of the Department of State Security (DSS) calling it parochial tribalism.

 

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Lagos police inspector arrested after caught drinking beer confiscated from driver while on duty

LAGOS State police commissioner Imohimi Edgal has ordered the arrest of one of his officers Inspector Emmanuel Egba after he was seen drinking a bottle of beer confiscated from a commercial driver while on duty.

 

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Dogara picks up PDP nomination form as he is set to formally defect and leave APC

HOUSE of Representatives speaker Hon Yakubu Dogara has picked up the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) nomination form seeking to stand in his Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro constituency in Bauchi State in February's elections.

 

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Oshiomhole sued by Delta State governorship candidate over exorbitant cost of nomination fees

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Adams Oshiomhole has been dragged to court by Chief Sunny Ofehe one of the party's gubernatorial candidates in Delta State over the exorbitant cost of its governorship nomination forms.

 

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Cherubim & Seraphim Church leader warns Tinubu to desist from imposing candidates as Buhari wades into Lagos row

CHERUBIM & Seraphim Church leader Reverend Samuel Abidoye has warned All Progressives Congress (APC) leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to be mindful of the consequences of his attempts to impose a governor on Lagos State as it could set Nigeria on fire.

 

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Southgate insists he will battle to prevent Everton's Ademola Lookman from playing for Nigeria

ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate have revealed that he will put up a spirited fight to keep hold of Everton striker Ademola Lookman in a bid to prevent Nigeria laying their hands on the player and acquiring him for the Super Eagles.

 

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About 23 PDP lawmakers threaten to decamp to APC because governors oppose their reselection

NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing an internal crisis as 23 of its members in the Federal House of representatives have threatened to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) because they are not being allowed to return.

 

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Buhari to address UN later this month where he will lobby for a permanent Security Council seat

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been invited to speak at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 18 where he will use the occasion to canvass for Nigeria to be given a permanent United Nations (UN) Security Council seat.

 

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