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Bolivia To Hold Presidential Vote May 3: Electoral Tribunal

January 4, 2020 3:53 pm

Bolivians will choose a new president May 3, more than six months after a disputed election sparked violent street protests and the resignation of Evo Morales.

Interim leader Jeanine Anez has been overseeing a caretaker government since then, after Morales fled the country for Mexico.

The new presidential election will be “the first Sunday of May, I can let you know that much,” said the vice president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Oscar Hassenteufel.

Once complete, the electoral schedule will include dates for registration of candidates, the campaign timeframe, rules on advertising, and rules on a potential second round.

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Edo: Obaseki Clashes With Oshiomhole Over Godfatherism

January 2, 2020 12:13 pm
Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, has vowed to end godfatherism in the state’s politics.

Obaseki stated this while hosting ward leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oredo local government area of the state.

According to him, he came into office to fight godfatherism, but is facing resistance from former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, who he claims is “reneging on the mandate” .

Obaseki said: “Comrade Oshiomhole came to me, asking that we join forces to fight and bring an end to the practice of godfatherism in the state.

“The partnership helped us in changing

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Governor Sule Speaks On APC Considering Buhari For 3rd Term

January 2, 2020 12:12 pm
The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has disclosed why the All Progressives Congress, APC, never thought of presenting a third term agenda to President Muhammadu Buhari.

Sule stated that the APC was aware that Buhari will never accept such a move, hence the party never thought of a third term agenda.

Appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the governor said there are some people who belong to the school of thought that owing to his respect for the rule of law, Buhari will never accept to maneuver and change the constitution in order for him to remain in power.

He

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Kanu Exposes The Fulani Cabal In New Year’s Eve Broadcast

January 1, 2020 10:25 am

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on his verified Facebook page has opened the can of worms on the obscure individuals behind the Fulani cabal, their modus operandi and how they have been actively involved in all religious mishaps happening in the country since the late Muhammadu Buhari was elected into power.

Any doubt surrounding who the financiers and beneficiaries of Fulani terrorism (Boko Haram, ISWAP, Al-Queda in the Mahgreb, Miyetti Allah) are in Nigeria, has been dispelled by the incontrovertible proof presented in this landmark broadcast.

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CAC: Nigerian Govt Appoints New Acting Registrar-General

December 31, 2019 2:36 pm
The Federal Government on Tuesday appointed Hajiya Saratu Shafii as the Acting Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Mr. Moses Adaguusu, the Head of Public Affairs of the commission made this known in a statement in Abuja.

Adaguusu said Shafii’s appointment was conveyed to CAC through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.

He said that until her appointment, Shafii was a Director, Incorporated Trustees Department of the commission.

The new acting registrar-general is a graduate of Law from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985.

Shafii started her working career with

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Civil War: Militia Leader Sentenced To 20yrs In Prison

December 31, 2019 2:35 pm
Charles Ble-Goude, an ally of former Cote d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo, has been sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison by a court in Abidjan, for his role in the civil war.

The civil war followed the 2010 presidential election, his lawyers said.

Ble-Goude headed the notorious Young Patriots street militia during Gbagbo’s presidency.

Gbagbo and Ble-Goude were acquitted in January by the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, of charges of crimes against humanity during the violence, in which some 3,000 people were killed.

But Ivorian prosecutors this month brought charges against Ble-Goude, who has remained in

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2020: Prophet Omale Releases Prophecies On Buhari, Aisha

December 31, 2019 2:35 pm
The founder of the Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, Abuja, Dr. Emmanuel Omale has prophesied events that would happen in 2020.

Omale on Tuesday prophesied that a retired General will be implicated in coup attempt.

He also gave predictions on President Muhammadu Buhari, his wife Aisha, governors, the US election among others.

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The cleric warned Buhari to scrap the visa on arrival policy, noting that such would create problems for Nigeria.

The prophecies below:

1. President Buhari should scrap the visa-on-Arrival for Africans program as it will create

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Nigerian Insurance Companies Get Recapitalisation Deadline

December 31, 2019 12:50 pm
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has extended the recapitalisation deadline for Insurance and Reinsurance Companies earlier slated for June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

A circular with No: NAICOM/
DPR/CIR/25-03/2019 /DECEMBER 30, 2019 signed by Mr Pius Agboola, Director, Policy and Regulation, NAICOM for the Acting Commisioner for Insurance, Mr Sunday Thomas, conveyed the new directive to all insurance and reinsurance companies.

It reads: “This circular is in furtherance to our earlier circulars referencedNAICOM/DPR/CIR/25/2019 dated May 20, 2019 and NAICOM/DPR/CIR/25-01/2019 dated July 23, 2019 on the above
subject matter.

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“The

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EFCC Told To Probe Governors’ Wives

December 31, 2019 7:50 am
The Writers Against AIDS has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the financial transactions of state agencies for the control of HIV/AIDS mostly headed by governors’ wives.

This was contained in a statement on Monday by the National Coordinator, Wole Adedoyin.

WAAIDS said the funds, which ought to have been used in taking care of people living with AIDS, were either diverted into unknown accounts for selfish purposes.

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In some states, Adedoyin noted, the chairmanship and membership of the agency for the control of HIV/AIDS was

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Land Use Charge: Lagos Assembly Amends Ambode’s Law

December 31, 2019 7:50 am
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have amended the Land Use Charge Law, 2018 passed by the Akinwunmi Ambode government.

Ambode was widely criticised for the controversial Law.

The 6-man Ad Hoc Committee, Chaired by Hon. Rotimi Olowo, presented the report of the findings of the committee to members at the Plenary on Monday.

According to him, the House in response to the outcry of residents in some sections in the Principal Law on Land Use Charge, 2018, organised a Public Hearing to ensure public participation.

During the presentation of the report, the Lagos Chairman of the 6

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No Gov Has Done One-Tenth Of What I Did In Imo – Okorocha

December 31, 2019 7:48 am
Rochas Okorocha, Imo West Senator, has described himself as the most highly misunderstood person in Nigeria, saying that no governor, past or present in Imo State has been able to beat his record of achievements.

Okorocha, who was the immediate past governor of Imo State, anchored his claim on the feedback he gets from people who define him differently.

The lawmaker spoke on Channels Television programme, Newsnight.

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Okorocha insisted that no governor past or present has been able to do one-tenth of the projects he embarked on during his tenure.

He

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Pastor Tunde Bakare Meets Buhari In Aso Rock

December 31, 2019 5:24 am
The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Bakare was Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 general election.

However, in September this year, he declared that he would succeed Buhari as Nigeria’s next president.

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No official reason was given for the meeting and the cleric also did not speak to newsmen.

While leaving the Presidential villa, Bakare pleaded with reporters that he had a flight to catch.

 

 

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