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Aug
02
2022
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Northwest, Southwest lead in voter registration

Northwest, Southwest lead in voter registration

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The Northwest is top on the table with 22,672,373 prospective voters. It is made up of seven states: Sokoto, Kano, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna and Jigawa. The region is being trailed by the Southwest, which has 18,332,191 voters. The zone is made of the six states of Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti. Prospective voters from the two regions account for 41.7 per cent of the total number of registered voters as gleaned from the INEC website by The Nation yesterday. The electoral body had registered 84,004,084 voters for the 2019 polls. Thus, there are new 12,298,932 registered voters. Northcentral…
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Aug
02
2022
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2023: APC Set To Unveil President Campaign Council

2023: APC Set To Unveil President Campaign Council

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Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council are to be unveiled soon, it was learnt last night. The committee mandated to carry out consultations and develop a structure for the Council submitted its report to the presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his running mate Senator Kashim Shettima in Abuja yesterday. Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai told reporters after submitting the report that a decision on the Director-General of the Council and more consultations would be made on other members. The Governor said the report will be presented to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) before the former…
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Aug
02
2022
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We ‘ll provide adequate incentives to boost foreign investments – New OGFZA, MD, Sen. Kaura

We ‘ll provide adequate incentives to boost foreign investments – New OGFZA, MD, Sen. Kaura

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... assumes office; unfolds agenda soon   THE newly appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive Office (CEO) of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura has promised to create adequate business climate to boost the volume of foreign investments to Nigeria. Kaura made the promise on assumption of work at the Authority's office in Abuja on Monday. It will be recalled that Kaura was recently appointed to replace Mr. Umana Umana who is now the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Meeting with top management staff who had accorded him a rousing welcome on arrival to the office,…
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Aug
01
2022
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US Based Business Mogul, Juruobi Hails Sen Orji Kalu For Replicating His Performance As Governor in Senate

US Based Business Mogul, Juruobi Hails Sen Orji Kalu For Replicating His Performance As Governor in Senate

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United States Based Real Estate Mogul, John Juruobi has applauded Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate , Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for replicating his performance as Governor of Abia state between 1999 to 2007 in the ninth senate as the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial district This is even as he charged the traditional rulers in Abia North to adopt Kalu as the consensus senatorial candidate of the zone and return him unopposed Juruobi who hails from Isuikwato in Abia North made the call in Washington DC on Monday during a meeting of Abia State…
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Aug
01
2022
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Beware of scam artists, we are not recruiting, FIRS tells Nigerians

Beware of scam artists, we are not recruiting, FIRS tells Nigerians

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On repeated occasions, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has cautioned the general public to be vigilant and circumspect not to deal with scam artists who pose as recruitment agents for the Service and collect huge sums of money from unsuspecting victims with the promise to provide them employment. Again, the Management of the FIRS wishes to caution the public to be wary of these employment scam artists. The Service wishes to emphatically state that it is not conducting any recruitment at the moment, and importantly that it does not conduct recruitment exercises through back door channels. Should the FIRS…
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Jul
29
2022
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Naira/Dollar: EFCC Storms Bureau De Change Hub In Abuja

Naira/Dollar: EFCC Storms Bureau De Change Hub In Abuja

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday stormed Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, home to most bureau de change operators in the Federal Capital Territory, A source told Channels TV that the raid was a covert operation to dislodge currency speculators who are alleged to be massively mopping up available foreign currencies. The raid is said to be product of weeks of surveillance in which agents of the EFCC have been monitoring the activities of most of the Bureau de change operators in the Wuse 4 axis. The anti- graft agency is said to be working on…
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Jul
29
2022
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Police dismiss officer in viral video justifying extortion, official corruption

Police dismiss officer in viral video justifying extortion, official corruption

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The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a Police Inspector, Mr. Richard Gele, who was caught in a viral video dignifying and justifying extortion of members of the public and official corruption. THE WHISPERER recalls that the video of the officer trended recently on all social media platforms. The officer was until his dismissal, attached to Police Mobile Force 77 Squadron, Okene, Kogi State, and deployed to the Itobe – Anyigba Road, for the safety of road users and commuters, along the route, where the incident occurred. The dismissal was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public…
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Jul
29
2022
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APC Senator Backs Call To Impeach Buhari Over Insecurity

APC Senator Backs Call To Impeach Buhari Over Insecurity

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A serving senator of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has backed the move by his opposition colleagues to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari, the leader of his party, over the security challenges bedevilling the nation. Senator Elisha Abbo, who represents Adamawa North senatorial district in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, made his position known on Friday in an exclusive interview with Channels Television He spoke on the sideline of the APC Northern Christian Leaders summit held in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The lawmaker, who said he was in full support of the impeachment move against the President,…
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Jul
29
2022
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N109bn Fraud: How Suspended Accountant General of the Federation Compromised TSA, GIFMIS, IPPIS, for Personal Gains

N109bn Fraud: How Suspended Accountant General of the Federation Compromised TSA, GIFMIS, IPPIS, for Personal Gains

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Fresh facts have emerged on how former suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris compromised the Treasury Single Account , TSA, Government Integrated Financial Management Information System , GIFMIS, Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system , IPPIS, and carted away billions of naira belonging to the government. Idris and his co-defendants: Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman are standing trial in a N109 billion fraud before Justice A. O. Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT, Maitama, Abuja. At the resumed trial of the case on Thursday, July 28, 2022 , Chief Investigative Officer of the case…
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Jul
29
2022
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BREAKING: Aftermath Of PDP Presidential Primary, Wike Breaks Silence, Blasts Atiku

BREAKING: Aftermath Of PDP Presidential Primary, Wike Breaks Silence, Blasts Atiku

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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has reacted to the events that have unfolded in the aftermath of the presidential primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He spoke on Friday at the Port Harcourt International Airport in the Rivers State capital shortly after he returned from a foreign trip. “I have decided to be quiet because PDP is a party I love so much,” said the governor during a briefing with reporters. “I have moved on to conclude my social contract with the people of Rivers. However, it is time to let Nigerians know the truth.” Governor Wike…
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