Members of House of Representatives have ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to immediately arrest the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Prof Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, for contempt of the legislature. The Interim Management Committee of the NDDC led by Pondei had staged a walk-out from the committee
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, Timi Alaibe, challenging the emergence of Governor Duoye Diri as the party’s candidate in the last year’s election. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour dismissed
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French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe on Friday announced his resignation. He resigned ahead of a government reshuffle by President Emmanuel Macron, expected to win back disillusioned voters ahead of a possible re-election bid. The Elysee Palace in a statement on Friday said that Philippe would handle government affairs until a new cabinet is named. In French government
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The federal government has named committees in all 36 states and Abuja for its planned creation of 774,000 jobs across the federation. In October 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari approved a Pilot Special Public Works Programme in the rural areas, domiciled in the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) for implementation. The Special Public Works in
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A former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, is dead. According to SaharaReporters, the 70-year-old, who had been on a life support machine since last Friday at First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos, after slipping into a coma following Coronavirus complications, finally died on Thursday. On Monday, a reliable source close to the ex-governor had told
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In an interview conducted by Ayo Musa, Associate Editor of The Bold News, Prince Segun Akanni, Ex- CoS to Aare Gani Adams, narrates his ordeals. He once walked through the valley of the shadow of death but came out unscathed. Prince Segun Akanni ex- Personal Assistant and later Chief of Staff to Aare Gani Adams, who
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The Deputy Head of Mission, Ghana High Commission to Nigeria Ms Iva Denoo in a recent Visit to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has assured Nigerians living in Ghana of maximum security. According to a release signed by Gabriel Odu, Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, Ms Denoo gave this assurance
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A roundtable aimed at promoting discourse on the role of the media in promoting electoral reforms holds today - Thursday June 25, 2020 from 10.30am to 12.30pm. In a release signed by Sanmi Falobi, Programme Manager, International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, Nigeria, the roundtable is being convened with the Yiaga Africa,
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...Demands a Public Inquiry Ghana's National Democratic Congress,NDC Minority in Parliament has condemned the demolition of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana, which the Government claimed was carried out by unidentified elements. In a statement signed by MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa of North Tongu, a ranking member of Ghana's
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Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged the governorship candidate of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC), polling 27,838 votes to beat two other aspirants. The other two aspirants, Dr. Pius Odubu and Mr. Osaro Obaze came second and third with 3,776 votes and 2,324 votes respectively. Announcing the results, submitted by the 18 Local Government Retiring
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