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Drama As REC Nominee Claims Membership of APC

Drama As REC Nominee Claims Membership of APC

There was mild drama in the Senate on Tuesday, during screening of three nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners( RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with one of the nominees claiming membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The nominee, Muideen Olamilekan from Osun State, not only owned up to being a card carrying member of APC but Director General of Campaign Organization of one of the party’s aspirants in the 2018 gubernatorial election in the state.

He was taken aback at the confirmation screening by the Senate Committee on INEC when he was confronted with petition against …

PDP Claims Loyalty Of 70% Registered Voters In Kogi State

PDP Claims Loyalty Of 70% Registered Voters In Kogi State

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that it has the support of more than 70 percent of registered voters in 18 local governments in Kogi.

The party made the claim on Wednesday in a statement ahead of its official campaign flag-off in Lokoja on Friday.

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said in the statement that the party expected a landslide victory in the Nov. 16 governorship election.

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“Since we kicked off our grassroots campaigns in the last few weeks, the PDP has continued to …

Presidency Claims Using Old Vehicles Despite Yearly Budget

Presidency Claims Using Old Vehicles Despite Yearly Budget

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Despite a yearly allocation for new vehicles, the presidency has claimed that some of them being used for daily operations in the State House are old since they were purchased as far back as 1999.

The Permanent Secretary, Mr. Jalal Arabi, who led a team of officials to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Special Duties to defend the 2020 budget proposals of the State House said there was an urgent need to replace those vehicles which he claimed had become …

President Donald Trump Claims Impeachment Is A ‘Lynching’

President Donald Trump Claims Impeachment Is A ‘Lynching’

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday likened the impeachment investigation against him to a “lynching,” a racially charged word from the darkest days of America’s slavery legacy.

There was an immediate backlash to Trump’s tweet in which he claimed that impeachment was unfair and stripping him of his legal rights.

“All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching. But we will WIN!,” Trump tweeted.

Kristen Clarke, president of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said she was “sickened to see Trump’s gross misappropriation of this term today.”

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Gbajabiamila rejects South Africa claims about Nigerians

Gbajabiamila rejects South Africa claims about Nigerians

Nigerian House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has rejected the claims by South African Foreign Affairs minister Naledi Pandor that many Nigerians in South Africa indulge in criminal acts.

Many Nigerians work in South Africa, but they are sometimes stereotyped as criminals. Pandor also reiterated that belief in an interview with eNCA on Thursday.

“The belief that our people have in reality that there are many persons from Nigeria who are dealing drugs in our country, who are harming our young people,” Pandor said adding that “I believe that Nigeria nationals are involved in human trafficking and other abuse of …

LASU absolves Okebukola of age falsification claims

Authorities of the Lagos State University (LASU) have said that there is no ambiguity in the date of birth or the retirement status of its academic member and former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Peter Okebukola.

An online newspaper last Saturday claimed documents obtained from the institution indicated discrepancies in the don’s bio-data, thereby making his retirement status appear foggy.

But clearing the air via a statement signed by the coordinator, Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, Mr. Ademola Adekoya, the school affirmed: “Professor Peter Okebukola joined the service of Lagos State University transferring his …

Fashola and his bogus claims

By Okechukwu Keshi Ukegbu

The ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) is peopled by a band of double speakers and elements who speak from both sides of the mouth. Buck passing and and blame game are their stock-in- trade. They always find excuses where none exists. And are always eager to justify lackluster performance by blaming the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) they took over from.

The Minister of Power,Babatunde Fashola ressurected these antics recently when he made a bogus claim that some states in the country enjoy 24 hours power supply. No response could better match this claim than that …

Crashed Ethiopian airline may gulp $60m insurance claims

Losses from Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft operated by Ethiopian Airlines have been speculated to be between 50 million dollars and 60 million dollars, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) said.

The Insurance firm said this on Tuesday.

The aircraft heading to Nairobi crashed on March 10, after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all 159 passengers on board including two Nigerians.

WTW is an Irish-domiciled global multinational risk management insurance brokerage and advisory company.

The firm dates back to 1828 and is the third largest insurance broker in the world.

According to a Reuters report, the global insurance brokerage and risk management …