Dino Melaye declares interest in Kogi governorship poll

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDino Melaye declares interest in Kogi governorship poll

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 28, 2023

Former senator and a spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential campaign council, Dino Melaye has declared his interest to contest in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Kogi state. Melaye disclosed this on his Twitter page on Sunday, calling on Nigerians to support his governorship ambition. Lets do it together. We shall recover Kogi State. pic.twitter.com/3hI8RMClGm — Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) March 26, 2023 Melaye, who represented Kogi West senatorial district in the...

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Scrutinizing Obi’s Bizarre Entry at Soludo’s One-Year-in-Office Celebration

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsScrutinizing Obi’s Bizarre Entry at Soludo’s One-Year-in-Office Celebration

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)March 28, 2023

“As a former governor himself, Obi knows and understands protocols and he knows that it was wrong for him to walk into a hall where the governor who is the host, was already speaking,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu On Saturday, the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo formally celebrated his one year in office at the international convention centre. The programme which was well attended by so many public figures and leaders of industries, left many...

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AY breaks silence on 17-year-old rift with Basketmouth

LifestyleNewsNigeriaAY breaks silence on 17-year-old rift with Basketmouth

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 28, 2023

Ayodeji Makun, alias AY, says his long-running fallout with his colleague Bright Okpocha, also known as Basketmouth, is because the latter refused to pay him N30,000 for an event he stood in for him. AY made the revelation in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, on the latest episode of his podcast, #WithChude. He narrated how he had represented Basketmouth on an occasion because he had other engagements and when his payment was not forthcoming, he...

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Abuja protest was not for Atiku, Obi to congratulate Tinubu – Co-ordinator

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAbuja protest was not for Atiku, Obi to congratulate Tinubu – Co-ordinator

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 28, 2023

Supporters of Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the last presidential election, staged a peaceful protest in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Monday to defend the mandate of the president-elect. The declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the election held on February 25 has continued to spark controversies with the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party, LP, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, respectively, discrediting the...

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Will the court, not the electorate, determine the winner of the presidential poll?

NigeriaOpinionPoliticsWill the court, not the electorate, determine the winner of the presidential poll?

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 27, 2023

“None of Nigeria’s presidential election results has ever been overturned by the courts” No election in Nigeria’s recent history has faced many protests and rejections by those who lost. So controversial was the 2023 general election that aggrieved candidates have headed to court to challenge the outcome of last month’s presidential election. Nigerians demonstrated their dedication to democracy on February 25, but there are many angry and frustrated Nigerians who believe that the president-elect, Bola...

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Obasanjo Warns Against Igbo-phobia

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObasanjo Warns Against Igbo-phobia

PilotnewsMarch 26, 2023

Former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has warned against the dangers of the conspiracy against the Igbos of the South East which he described as ‘Igbophobia’ contending that it would not mean well for the unity and development of the country. Obasanjo who spoke at the one year anniversary celebration of the regime of Gov Charles Soludo in Awka further described the duo as most outstanding of all the appointments he made while in...

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Ex -Chief of General Staff, General Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya is dead

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEx -Chief of General Staff, General Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya is dead

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 26, 2023

The former Chief of General Staff under the late military head of state, General Sani Abacha, General Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya has died this morning a few days before his 79th birthday. According to a message confirmed by Olawale Adekoya, Special Adviser, Media and Strategy to the late General, Diya died at the early hour of Sunday. The message, which was signed on behalf of the family by Barrister Prince Oyesinmilola Diya stated that further announcement...

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Nigeria Correctional Service Destroys Items Worth Over N1.5m Seize From Inmates

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Correctional Service Destroys Items Worth Over N1.5m Seize From Inmates

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 26, 2023

Items valued at over N150, 000,000 included cell phones, SIM cards, laptops, hard drugs, power banks, and other electronic devices seized from various custodial centers across the country have been destroyed by Nigeria Correctional Service (NCos). The Controller General of the Corrections, Haliru Nababa said the prohibited items were seized after a search of the cells over some time and the destruction was in line with sections 51 and 52 of the Service Standing Orders....

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Over 51, 000 Boko Haram Fighters Surrendered From July 2021-May 2022

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOver 51, 000 Boko Haram Fighters Surrendered From July 2021-May 2022

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 26, 2023

About 51,828 Boko Haram fighters surrendered to the Federal Government between July 2021 and May 2022. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor disclosed this in a lecture he delivered at the 7th Founders’ Day of the Edo University, Uzairue, Edo state, explained that 13,360 of those who surrendered were fighters. The lecture was titled “National Defence Policy and the Transitional Justice Approach in the War Against Insurgency in Nigeria”. According to him,  “From...

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Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: The Vote-Buying Malady

BlogColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsNigeria’s 2023 Elections: The Vote-Buying Malady

PilotnewsMarch 26, 2023

Every Election has three phases, namely: Public Campagn, Vote Casting and Court Litigation. Each phase is crucial. And, for any Election to be credible, a candidate MUST win all three phases. He or she must win at the People’s Parliament, get majority of the votes cast and successfully defend his or her mandate in Court, if necessary. Of these three Phases, Vote Casting is the most critical and most problematic because it is subject to...

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