Day: January 14, 2018

Umeh wins Anambra senatorial seat

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Chief Victor Umeh of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has won the Anambra Central Senatorial re-run election conducted on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The senatorial election took place in seven local governments of Anambra including Njikoka, Awka North, Idemili South, Dunukofia, Awka South, Anaocha and Idemili North. APGA won in the seven council areas in the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) early Sunday morning. Announcing the final result, Prof Charles Esimone, the returning officer said Umeh having scored the highest number…

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2019: Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar, other defectors free to contest presidential ticket – PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party has said politicians who either defected to its fold recently or planning to do so, will be allowed to contest its 2019 presidential ticket. The former ruling party explained that its constitution made it possible to accommodate the defectors in its desire to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress in 2019. A former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, defected from the APC to the PDP shortly before the latter held its elective national convention on December 9 and 10 in Abuja. Though he said…

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The youths have the power to change Nigeria!

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I am a worried man. I love Nigeria and Nigerians with all my heart and might. That’s why I am very worried about the state of both of them. At the start of the year, I celebrated lavishly because I sincerely believed (and I still do) that the present times are the best times to be alive, to be an active participant and an observer of the greatest ‘comeback’ in the history of the black race. In sports, a ‘comeback’ is to transition from the brink of defeat to victory…

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President Buhari and violent herdsmen

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The president says it’s not tribalism. His impotence against the herdsmen is baffling. He has figures to prove it. The herdsmen killed 756 people in 2 years during Jonathan’s era. That is astonishing. The herdsmen have been invading communities and killing since the ages. Buhari denies tribalism has shackled the arms of the law and tempered his customary allergy for social disorder. I believe him. But a president who inherited such a massive security threat, as his figures evidence, should have had an urgent containment strategy. What has the president…

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Atiku reacts as Gani Adams is installed as Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland

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Nigeria’s former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has spoken on the installation of Otunba Gani Adams, as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. The event took place on Saturday, at Durbar Stadium, Oyo state. “I wish the new Aare-Ona Kakanfo, Gani Adams a successful tenure, and hope you will find it an opportunity to rally your people and Nigerians towards the greater good of unity, peace and progress of our dear country,” Atiku tweeted. Among those present at the installation were: Former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao Akala, Senator…

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Hat trick for Davido at SoundCity MVP awards

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Davido swept the SoundCity MVP awards on Friday night, winning a hat trick of awards. His massive 2017 hit “IF” won Song of the Year and Video of the Year while he also bagged the African Artist of the Year award. Maleek Berry won Best New Act, Tiwa Savage won Best Female MVP, Diamond Platnumz won Best Male MVP and Sarkodie won Best Collaboration for his “Painkiller” song with Runtown. There was an award for Wizkid as well. Davido’s ‘blood brother’ bagged Digital Artiste of the Year award. And Davido…

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Israeli army destroys cross-border Hamas tunnel

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The Israeli army says it on Sunday destroyed a Hamas tunnel which came from the Gaza Strip and crossed into Israel and Egypt. It was the third time in two months that Israel said it had destroyed such a tunnel. It has recently boasted of secret technology allowing it to locate and destroy them. Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Concricus said the tunnel was 1.5 kilometres long and crossed 180 metres into Israeli territory underneath the Kerem Shalom border crossing, before snaking into Egypt to form a “U” shape. “Contrary to…

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IYC petitions Senator Saraki, Rep Dogara over AGF Malami’s letter on maritime university

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The Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC) Worldwide has petitioned Dr Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, and Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, over a letter written to the National Assembly by Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), on the name of the National Maritime University, in the Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State. In the petition titled ‘Abubakar Malami’s Letter to the NASS: Avert the Danger It May Cause to the Niger Delta,’, the IYC sought the two NASS leaders’ urgent intervention as the AGF’s letter could lead to crisis…

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China snubs Trump’s demands for Iran nuclear treaty change

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China has called on all parties to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran to respect it, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s demands for a renegotiation. The agreement, which was “not come by easily” must be respected, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in a statement on Saturday, adding that all relevant parties should “bear the larger picture and long-term interest in mind.” He also said the deal was key to maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East and that it was China’s “consistent and clear-cut position” to oppose unilateral…

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2 Chinese firms build subsea pipeline for Dangote Refinery

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Two Chinese companies have held a groundbreaking ceremony to start the construction of a subsea pipeline installation for Dangote Oil Refining Company Limited in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub. Top officials of the Nigerian Dangote’s Group, Xie Xianju, Deputy General Manager of China Harbor Engineering Co (Nigeria) and Zhang Qing, General Manager of China’s Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) attended the ceremony on Friday, near the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ). The pipeline project is part of Dangote’s $17 billion gas pipeline, fertilizer, petrochemicals and refinery projects. The work-scope includes transportation…

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