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November 22, 2015

BREAKING: Audu Abubakar defeats Idris Wada to win Kogi governorship election

Audu Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress has defeated incumbent governor, Idris Wada, of the Peoples Democratic Party, to win the Kogi governorship election. Out of the votes collated from the 21 local governments in the state, Audu got a total of 231, 863 votes while Wada polled 199, 514 votes. Audu Abubakar won in 16 local... Read More
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November 22, 2015

Opinion: Can President Buhari’s ministers advance his change agenda?

After three months of speculations, disappointments, criticisms, long wait and anxiety over the choices of President Buhari’s ministers, the President finally announced his cabinet members who are expected to advance his change agenda. But are these appointments a symbol of change? Looking at the President’s choice for the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, President... Read More
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November 22, 2015

South African fans can’t get enough of Davido, Wizkid at African Music Concert (WATCH)

Wizkid and Davido joined a line up of African stars at the African Music Concert to perform to a massive crowd on Saturday, at the Nasrec Expo Centre, Johannesburg. Davido came on stage in a blue vintage Rolls Royce as he performed his breakout song Dami Duro. Wizkid followed in spectacular fashion as he came up from underneath the... Read More
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November 22, 2015

Army doesn’t need mercenaries to fight Boko Haram – Presidency

The Presidency has maintained that Nigeria will not seek the help of foreign mercenaries in ending the activities of terrorist group, Boko Haram. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this to Punch on Saturday. Adesina insisted that President Buhari would not allow the military to seek the help of hired mercenaries.... Read More
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November 22, 2015

Opinion: Arewa nation and the Bauchi Quranic recitation competition

Nigeria is a dynamic place really. We claim to be a secular state yet we belong to religious organizations, recognize sharia and spend billions of naira annually to fund pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Mecca. Like a swarm of bees, top government officials lead Nigerian pilgrims to the Holy lands every calendar year. I found the... Read More
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November 22, 2015

“You can’t treat me like this” | This is how frustrated Governor Wada was yesterday

Kogi governor, Idris Wada didn’t exactly have the best of days, on Saturday, November 21, when the state governorship election was held. Although it took Wada 15 minutes to conclude his accreditation, his wife, Halima Wada, didn’t have it that easy. Her details could not be electronically captured during the accreditation, and after repeatedly trying to... Read More
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November 22, 2015

Today, Igbo leaders, groups, governors will gather to deliberate on Biafra agitations

Biafra! To be or not to be– will be deliberated upon when Igbo stakeholders converge in Enugu on Sunday, November 23, to discuss on the way forward. South-East governors, Igbo leaders and groups are expected to take a stand on the ongoing protests and agitation for the creation of the Biafra state. The detention of Nnamdi Kanu,... Read More
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November 22, 2015

Urhobo group to Buhari: ‘Don’t ignore us like Jonathan did’

Urhobo National Youth Council has accused former President, Goodluck Jonathan, of ignoring them in the area of political appointments, when he was in office. Consequently, the group has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari not to disregard them in appointing people into key political positions. Speaking through its President, Comrade Monday Oyeghe and National Publicity Secretary, Comrade, Aghogho Orhotomare,... Read More
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November 22, 2015

Pro-Biafra protests will hurt South East – Femi Adesina

Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, has said that the South East region would be hurt by the agitations and protests for the creation of a Biafran state. Adesina says unless the current strategy being employed is changed, the region will be greatly affected by the ceaseless protests and agitations... Read More
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November 21, 2015

Meet the resource persons for Sportspro 2015

  BODE AKINBOYE, Group Managing Director, Standard Alliance Insurance Group Bode Akinboye has a verifiable and significant record of performance in the Insurance Industry. Until his assumption of his current office, he was the Vice Chairman of Gemrock Management Company Limited, the special purpose vehicle which acquired strategic stake in Standard Alliance Insurance Plc in... Read More
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November 21, 2015

Ballot snatching: INEC cancels election in Ayingba

The governorship election in Itaja Ward in Ayingba in Dekina LGA of Kogi, has been cancelled by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kogi. The election was cancelled as a result of the ballot-snatching incident in the ward. According to Premium Times, accreditation was ongoing when miscreant thugs attacked voters in the unit, and made away with sensitive materials.... Read More
November 21, 2015

#KogiDecides: ‘Voters running to collect money’ in 2 polling units

Voters in the ongoing gubernatorial election in Kogi state, are being induced by party agents. According to observers on ground, money has exchanged hands in two different polling units. An All Progressives Congress party agent has also been accused of being involved in a monetary exchange with a polling officer. According to Election Monitoring,  At PU... Read More
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