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Gunmen Assassinate APC Chieftain In Benue

Unidentified gunmen, on Monday, assassinated a prominent Idoma politician and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, Ejeh Udeh. New Telegraph gathered that the politician was attacked in the early hours of Monday at about 11 pm at his residence in Ugboju. Witnesses said the assailants, who stormed...
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Ekiti Guber: No Preferred Aspirant

The Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ekiti State governorship ticket on Monday said the ruling party has no preferred aspirant. The Chairman of the Screening Committee, Tunji Olawuyi, who stated this to the media parley in Abuja after the inauguration of the committee, said that aspirants would be screened based...
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Tinubu Celebrates Shema On 65th Birthday

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday celebrated the former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema, as he clocks 68 on September 22. In a congratulatory message issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described Shema as a leader with a peculiar legacy of financial discipline. The statement read,...
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Edo PDP Kicks As Elected Councillors Get Certificates Of Return

Despite protests in some quarters, including the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, the 63 elected councillors in the by-election conducted by the State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) last Saturday were on Monday issued Certificates of Return. The main opposition PDP had earlier gone to court to stop the by-election, maintaining that the tenure...
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Shettima Receives Briefings From Foreign Affairs Minister

…Reinstates Nigeria’s commitment to multilateralism, partnership Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York, United States of America, to attend the 80th week-long session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), scheduled to hold in the city from Monday. Representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Vice President is set to deliver Nigeria’s national statement...
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Court Adjourns Natasha’s Trial To Oct 20

The commencement of trial in the cybercrime charges brought against the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, before the Federal High Court in Abuja has been adjourned to October 20 following an objection raised by her counsel, Ehiogie West-Idahosa, SAN. At the resumed sitting on Monday, the prosecuting counsel, David Kaswe, informed the court that...
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2027: ADC Will Form Next Gov’t In Nigeria

Nollywood Veteran, Kenneth Okonkwo, has predicted that the newly formed coalition, African Democratic Congress (ADC), will emerge successful in the 2027 elections and take over from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Okonkwo made this prediction on Monday while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise programme. New Telegraph recalls that the ADC failed to secure any seat...
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Nguroje Backs Creation Of Sardauna State

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Babangida Nguroje, has thrown his weight behind the creation of Sardauna state, constitutional roles for traditional institutions and special slots for women in the Nigerian legislature. In his presentation at the stakeholders’ public engagement organised by the Constitution Review Committee in Abuja on Monday, Nguroje said...
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Coalition Wants Obi As Presidential Candidate

A coalition which styled itself “Atiku Givus Obi 2027” (AGOBI’27), has called on the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to step down for the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, to fly the coalition ticket in 2027. The coalition comprising Save Democracy Mega Alliance (SDMA), Coalition of United Political Parties...
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