Kaduna State police commissioner disputes casualty figures quoted by Governor El-Rufai

KADUNA State police commissioner Ahmad Abdulrahman has disputed figures peddled by Governor Nasir El-Rufai when he claimed that 130 Fulanis were killed in communal clashes in Kajuru Local Government Area recently.

 

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Lagos high court issues bench warrant for the arrest of former Super Eagles skipper Jay Jay Okocha

FORMER Super Eagles captain Augustine Okocha popularly known as Jay Jay is facing the prospect of imminent arrest after a Lagos high court issued a bench warrant against him over his refusal to appear to face tax evasion charges.

 

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12 presidential candidates withdraw from tomorrow's election and endorse Buhari

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's campaign has got a slight boost after 12 of his rivals for Saturday's presidential elections  pulled out of the race and decided to endorse his candidature yesterday.

 

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Showbiz star Shade Ladipo advises Nigerian women not to marry men below their standards

SHOWBIZ personality and Silverbird’s co-host of the show What Women Want Shade Ladipo has advised Nigerian women not to marry men below their standards as most males feel threatened by the successes of their wives.

 

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Akpabio tells Niger Deltans to vote against PDP over its plans to privatise the NNPC

FORMER Akwa Ibom State governor Senator Godswill Akpabio has cautioned people of the south-south geo-political zone against voting for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its plans to sell the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

 

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Inec chairman disagrees with Buhari saying Electoral Act punishes ballot box snatching with 24 month jail term

INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (Inec) chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu has revealed that Nigeria's Electoral Act only provides for a 24 month jail sentence for anyone caught snatching ballot boxes and not the death penalty.

 

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Nnamdi Kanu dares the government to touch him saying that he plans returning to Nigeria

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has pledged to return to Nigeria shortly pointing out that he will dare the government to do its worst as his campaign for a fair deal for Ndigbo will continue after the elections.

 

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Akwa Ibom launches state-owned airline with two Bombardier planes and aims to go international

AKWA Ibom State has officially launched its state-owned airline Ibom Air involving the touching down of two aircraft at the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo and the cutting of a tape by Governor Udom Emmanuel and senate president Senator Bukola Saraki.

 

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Senator Adeleke's bodyguard charged to court for being in possession of dangerous weapons

OSUN West Senatorial District lawmaker Senator Ademola Adeleke's bodyguard Olawale Fadipe has been charged to court with carrying offensive weapons after he was arrested in possession of a jack knife and an electric shock gun.

 

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Atiku warns Buhari that history will condemn him if Saturday's elections are not free and fair

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has warned President Muhammadu Buhari that history would condemn him if Saturday’s presidential election was not free and fair amid claims that the government intends to rig the polls.

 

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