Author: Aaron ossai
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2019 elections: Gombe APC set to capture power –Mu’azu
By Sule Aliyu Gombe A Gombe state 2019 gubernatorial hopeful on the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Habu Ma’azu has called on the party’s executives in Balanga Local Government Area of the state to continue to hold political activities as a way of consolidating on the gains of the new found unity…
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Southern Mandate of Nigeria Condemns Call for Buhari’s Re-contest
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin city Members of the defunct CPC from the seventeen southern states of Nigeria, under the auspices of Southern Mandate of Nigeria (SMN) has described the call by members of BUHARI Support Group for President Mohammadu Buhari to contest in 2019, as political sycophancy that do not mean well for their…
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N15 Million Edo Welders Association Fraud, EFCC Testifies
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin city The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said the documents before the commission shown that Gov Adams Oshiomhole approved the sum of N15 million for Edo Welders Association empowerment. Mr Ganiyu Ajisafe of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), stated this when he testified before Justice…
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APC wins Kware/Wamakko Federal Constituency Bye-election
By Najem Francis, Sokoto Predictably, the All Progressive (APC) candidate, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammad Kalambaina, has been declared the winner of last Saturday’s bye-election for the Kware/Wamakko Federal Constituency of Sokoto State whose occupant, Alhaji Abdullahi Wamakko, passed on last July. He polled 31,288 votes while his closest rival, Alhaji Aminu Bello Kware of the People Democratic Party…
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Sokoto to Partner German Firms on Solar Power
By Najem Francis, Sokoto Sokoto State government has commenced the connection of a number of rural households with solar power as part of efforts to promote energy usage and enhance rural electrification in the state. The Spokesman to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Malam Imam Imam, said in a statement that a pilot scheme has already…
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Fire Outbreak In My House Act of God – Wamakko
By Najem Francis, Sokoto Former Sokoto Governor, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has described the collapse of a section of a building in his residence at Gawon Nama area of Sokoto on Sunday as an act of God. This was contained in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Bashir Rabe Mani, which…
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Saraki Vs Sahara Reporters: Judge Orders Transfer Of Contempt Case
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A Kwara State High Court judge, Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, has excused himself from a contempt application filed by Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, against an online publisher, Omoyele Sowore and his company, Sahara Reporters. At the resumed hearing of the matter on Thursday, Oyinloye also ordered a halt to further proceedings…
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PDP: Getting convention right will ensure 2019 victory – Mark
Former President of the Senate, Sen. David Mark has again cautioned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to avoid impunity and imposition of candidates during its national convention on Dec. 9. Mark stressed on Thursday in Abuja that getting the convention right was the first step toward electoral victory in 2019. In a statement issued by…
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Bauchi Igbo APC Forum Backs FG on Nation’s Unity
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Director, Bauchi State Television (BATV), Ibrahim Idris Shall has observed that agitations for Nigeria’s restructuring and secession are being championed by retrogressive elements that are against the people’s oriented policies and programmes of the present administration in the country. According to him, those elements are hell bent to retard the wheels…
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Anti corruption Crusade: Governor Abubakar Calls for Attitudinal Change
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has reechoed the need for Nigerians to have attitudinal change of view to confront the numerous challenges facing the nation, which “underscores the significance of the ‘change begins with me’ campaign launched by PMB and currently being pursued in earnest at various levels.” According to him, foremost…