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Lagos to construct new airport in Lekki

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Lagos government has unveiled its plan to construct a new airport in the Lekki-Epe axis of the state. Jubril Gawat, senior special assistant (SSA) to the governor of Lagos state on new media, who quoted Ope George, special adviser to the governor on public private partnerships (PPPs), said the project …

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Talks with Wike inconclusive, says PDP BoT

    The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared Tuesday’s closed-door meeting with Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike inconclusive.   The Acting Chairman of the BoT, Adolphus Wabara, however, said the seven-member BoT, who met with the Governor at the Government House, Port Harcourt, achieved …

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Peter Obi visits Wike in Rivers again

The Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has again paid a visit to Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike.   It was gathered that Obi held a discussion with the Rivers strongman behind closed doors at Wike’s country home in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state capital. Though details of their …

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FG declares Monday public holiday

     The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 3 as a public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. Aregbesola congratulated all Nigerians on the celebration and assured of the government’s …

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10 takeaways from Wike’s media chat on PDP crisis

    Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday held a media chat for almost two hours on Friday during which he addressed many issues on the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).   Here are major takeaways from the chat that held many spell-bound: 1. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led the foundation …

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INEC clears Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, 15 others for 2023 presidency

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the names of eighteen candidates for the 2023 presidential election and 4,223 others for the National Assembly elections. Those published were considered validly nominated by their respective political parties. Prominent among the presidential candidates that made the final list were Asiwanu Bola …

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A King’s tears for his beloved mother

A tearful King Charles III and his grief-stricken family surrounded the Queen’s coffin at her state funeral in Westminster Abbey in a moving and majestic farewell to the late monarch today in an extraordinary service followed by a national two minute’s silence and the Last Post. Her Majesty made her …

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