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Rio Ferdinand Insists Man Utd Need Osimhen to Become Title Contenders

Former Manchester United centre-back, Rio Ferdinand, has said that the Red Devils can only become title contenders if they sign either Victor Osimhen or Harry Kane in the next summer transfer window. The Nigerian and Napoli striker, Osimhen, scored in Napoli’s 2-0 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday night to take his total goals tally so far this season to 20. Ferdinand insisted that with…

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Labour Party Calls for Postponement of Election in Enugu East over Murder of Candidate

The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to call of the election in Enugu East senatorial district, Enugu State.   The call followed the gruesome murder of the party’s senatorial candidate, Hon Oyibo Chukwu, with five of his supporters at Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area yesterday. Abure…

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Peter Obi: A New Nigeria is Possible on 25th February 2023!

On 27th May 2022, I took a most important decision in my life to join great and patriotic Nigerians in Labour Party to rescue our dear country Nigeria from litany of leadership and governance failures. Later, I was most graciously elected as the Presidential Candidate to lead the crusade for a New Nigeria! I sincerely thank the members and leadership of Labour Party and other committed Nigerians…

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Rivers AA Guber Candidate Supports Obi’s Presidential Bid

The governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Rivers State, Dr. Dawari George, and his campaign organisation, the Bridge Campaign Organisation (BCO), have endorsed the  presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, for the February 25 election.  In a statement co-signed by George and Prof. Kiikpoye Aaron, in Port Harcourt Wednesday, the campaign director-general…

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Power Shift to South Non-negotiable, Say Jonathan’s Kinsmen

Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, kinsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan, have again called on Nigerians to vote for a Southern President to ensure a balance. The kinsmen who are members of  Citizens Network For Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN), in a press statement signed by the National Secretary, Chief, Francis Okereke Wainwei, said Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the right fit…

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HFN: Nigeria to Liaise with Doctors in Diaspora on Cutting-edge Technology to Tackle Brain Drain

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said Nigeria would liaise with doctors acquiring more skills and cutting-edge technology abroad to tackle the dearth of skilled medical personnel in the country. He made this known at the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria 2023 Annual Conference and General Meeting from February 3rd to 4th in Lagos on the theme, “Building the Healthcare of Our…

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Nigeria’s Elections is Closely Monitored, Says UK

The United Kingdom Government has expressed the importance it attaches to Nigeria’s elections, insisting that the country matters and that the run up to the elections is closely monitored. It also promised to continue to work closely with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the civil liberty organisations to ensure that the forthcoming elections are peaceful and credible,…

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As Benue Governor Finishes with Ortom-Atic  Flourish

You have to give it to Samuel Ioraer Ortom, Governor of Benue State. Benue is the geo-polity which savours the bragging rights of being the “food basket” of the nation. For emphasis, you are embraced into Makurdi, capital of the state, by a humongous artistic simulation of the agrarian essence of the state, at the triangular intersection, as you approach the city, from Yelwata and Agan. It is…

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Red-hot Osimhen in Germany for Eintracht Frankfurt, Napoli Clash

Fears that Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen, may miss today’s UEFA Champions League clash against Bundesliga club, Eintracht Frankfurt were put to rest yesterday as the red-hot top scorer in the Italian Serie A traveled with Napoli to Germany. Osimhen, 24, was earlier doubted to miss the all-important Last 16 encounter following his late substitution in Napoli’s 2-0 win against Sassuolo…

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2023 Election: Buhari has arrived in Lagos for an APC campaign rally.

Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has arrived in Lagos State, Nigeria’s economic center, to attend the final leg of the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally. The Leonardo AW139 helicopter transporting Buhari from Murtala Muhammed International Airport landed at the National Stadium at 2:35 p.m., after which he was transported to the 25,000-seater Teslim Balogun Stadium in…

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CBN to arrest and prosecute anyone spreading fake news in the new naira

The Central Bank of Nigeria has threatened to investigate, arrest, and prosecute anyone spreading false information about the new naira policy.This threat was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Edward Adamu, and Director, Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi.In response to a purported press release shared on the…

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Lufthansa has reduced its summer 2023 schedule.

Lufthansa is set to cancel more than 30,000 flights from its original summer 2023 schedule, according to reports in Germany.The airline is planning to reduce its schedule by some 34,000 flights this summer, according to German business newspaper WirtschaftsWoche, due to continuing staff shortages in the aviation industry.A Lufthansa spokesperson did not confirm the number of cancellations but…

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New Notes: Adamu, Malami, 3 APC Govs Meet

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulahi Adamu, Chairman of Progressives Governors Forum, Atiku Bagudu,  Kaduna state Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, Yahaya Bello of Kogi and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara Monday met behind closed doors ahead of Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling on the Naira redesign…