January 26, 2023

[GIST] Ikonne: Abia PDP can conduct fresh primary – INEC

[GIST] Ikonne: Abia PDP can conduct fresh primary – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party, Abia State chapter can conduct a fresh primary within 14 days following the death of its governorship candidate, Prof Uchenna Ikonne. A statement issued on behalf of the family by his son, Dr Uche-Ikonne Chikezie, revealed that the politician died on Wednesday in


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January 25, 2023

[GIST] Sanwo-Olu approves new vehicles for state directors

[GIST] Sanwo-Olu approves new vehicles for state directors

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The Lagos State government has approved the distribution of 100 units of new vehicles for state directors in the mainstream, teaching and health sectors. The state Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, announced this in a circular issued on Tuesday, adding that an e-ballot process will be deployed for eligible officers. The letter partly reads,


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[GIST] Govt votes N21bn to modernise railway operations

[GIST] Govt votes N21bn to modernise railway operations

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The Federal Government has earmarked the sum of N21.09bn for railway modernisation, rehabilitation and maintenance of ongoing railway projects nationwide. An analysis of the 2023 Appropriation Act by The PUNCH showed that the railway modernisation project under the line item with code ERGP13195543 was allocated the sum of N10bn. Also, rehabilitation of the narrow-gauge track


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[GIST] Uncertainty over Emefiele bad for economy

[GIST] Uncertainty over Emefiele bad for economy

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FOR Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, the fresh intermittent air of uncertainty over his office could not have come at a worse time for the Nigerian economy. In this instalment, the State Security Service sought his arrest, accusing him of financing terrorism. On his part, Emefiele, a two-term governor, employed his annual


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[GIST] Uche relishes Nigeria AFCON win 

[GIST] Uche relishes Nigeria AFCON win 

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Former Super Eagles forward Ikechukwu Uche is still relishing his Africa Cup of Nations, his only trophy the national team, The PUNCH reports. The ex-Villarreal and Getafe forward stated during an interview with La Liga Tv. Sunday Mba scored a magnificent winner as Nigeria won the AFCON for the third time in South Africa in


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[GIST] Jandor expresses worries over attacks on campaign train

[GIST] Jandor expresses worries over attacks on campaign train

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The Lagos Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, also known as Jandor on Tuesday decried incessant attacks on his campaign train by suspected political thugs. Adediran reiterated the concern at a meeting with council of Chief Imam at the Ketu Central Mosque in Kosofe Local Government Area during his campaign tour of the


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January 24, 2023

[GIST] Lagos projects jobs as Buhari opens rice mill, seaport

[GIST] Lagos projects jobs as Buhari opens rice mill, seaport

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has unveiled the $1.5bn Lekki deep seaport, and the Imota Rice Mill in Ikorodu, Lagos. The Lekki deep seaport has been described as one of the largest seaports in the country and one of the biggest in West Africa which its promoters have said would improve efficiency and


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[GIST] Ex-poly student jailed for faking American lawyer

[GIST] Ex-poly student jailed for faking American lawyer

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An Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos State, on Monday, sentenced a former student of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Francis Nduka, to two-year imprisonment for pretending to be an American lawyer. Nduka, an Internet fraudster, defrauded his victims of $3,700. Justice Ramon Oshodi handed down the verdict after the convict, who said he had been into


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[GIST] Government warns Lagosians against pipeline vandalism

[GIST] Government warns Lagosians against pipeline vandalism

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The Lagos State Government has called on residents of Ejigbo, Egbe-Idimu, Alimosho, Oshodi and their environs to promptly report suspicious moves or vandalism of petroleum pipelines to the government and other relevant authorities. The Head of the Department of Oil and Gas Department in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Sesan Odukoya, made the


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[GIST] Hoodlums kill churchgoer, gang member in Anambra

[GIST] Hoodlums kill churchgoer, gang member in Anambra

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Some hoodlums on Sunday killed two people during an invasion of Mgbuka-Amanzu Road, Nkpikpa, in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. An eyewitness, who identified herself as Mama Chinedu, said the gunmen, numbering about four, were in a tricycle. She noted that the gang cornered an unidentified man going to church, shot and


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