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BREAKING: Bisi Kolawole Wins Ekiti PDP Governorship Primary

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Godsboyfilmz

Honourable Bisi Kolawole, a former state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti state, has emerged the winner of the governorship primary of the party. Kolawole defeated a former governor of the state, Segun Oni, Professor Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, the immediate past Deputy Governor, Wale Aribisala and others to emerge winner.

Trump wall: President addresses nation on border ‘crisis’

Posted on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 by Kelvin Funkeye

US President Donald Trump has made his first TV address to the nation from the Oval Office, escalating a stand-off with Congress that has led to an 18-day partial government shutdown. Mr Trump insisted on funding for his long-promised US-Mexico border wall. However, he did not declare an emergency that would enable him to bypass the lower house of Congress now controlled by the opposition Democrats. Democratic leaders accused him of holding the American people…

Looters’ List: Court adjourns Dokpesi’s N5bn suit against Buhari’s ministers

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Kelvin Funkeye

The FCT High Court, Abuja, yesterday adjourned until October 23, the N5bn defamation suit, instituted by Chief Raymond Dokpesi against the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN). According to Justice Adegboyega Adeniyi, the adjournment was to make room for Dokpesi to react to the preliminary objection raised by the two ministers on the Court’s jurisdiction over the matter. Dokpesi, a chieftain of…

Gov. Okorocha formally declares to run for Senate

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Kelvin Funkeye

The Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has officially declared to run for Orlu zone senatorial seat in 2019. He made the declaration over the weekend, while responding to the call by Orlu Zone Political Leaders who visited him at the Government House, Owerri, urging him to contest for the position. This was contained in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo. Governor Okorocha would be contesting the position on the platform…

Atiku says he’ll end Boko Haram “within the shortest possible time” if Elected

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Kelvin Funkeye

Former Vice President and 2019 presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar has said he’ll end the Boko Haram insurgency if he’s elected. Punch reports that Atiku said this on Tuesday while addressing supporters at the Forshams Hall, Maiduguri, Borno State. Nigeria ended its civil war in only two and a half years despite the thick forest in the South-East. I wonder why the war against insurgency took us nine years; there must be something wrong somewhere. If elected, I will…

Buhari says 2019 General Elections Will Cost N242.4bn

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Kelvin Funkeye

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the 2019 general elections will be costing about 242.4 billion Naira. The President said this on Tuesday in a letter sent to the National Assembly, seeking that the funds be drawn from the 2018 and 2019 budgets. In the letter he explained that implementing a budget of 9.12 trillion Naira for 2018 will be extremely challenging and does not consider it expedient, to increase it to accommodate the funds needed for the…

Bawumia meets Deputy UN Secretary General

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Kelvin Funkeye

Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, 11 July 2018, met with the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Mrs Amina J. Mohammed, to discuss the leadership role that Ghana is providing on several initiatives that harness data revolution for sustainable development. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the meeting of Board members of the UN’s Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), which took place in New York, United States of…

I couldn’t sleep on terrible Eastern Corridor road – Akufo Addo to Mahama

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Kelvin Funkeye

President Akufo Addo has hit back at ex-President John Mahama over the true state of the Eastern Corridor road project. During the 2016 electioneering campaign, then President Mahama accused candidate Akufo Addo of sleeping in order not to recognize the unprecedented road projects initiated by his government. President Akufo Addo who was addressing the Chief and People of the Volta Region to wrap up his tour stated that the state of the road is nothing…

Akufo-Addo inaugurates Special Prosecutor board today

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Kelvin Funkeye

The Governing Board of the Office of the Special Prosecutor will be inaugurated by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the Presidency today. The law that set up the Office of the Special Prosecutor outlined some administrative processes, including the establishment of a governing board, that need to be all secured before the office could be fully functional Making this known at the commemoration of the African Union (AU) Day Against Corruption in Accra…

Watch: President Buhari’s Supporters Clash In Abuja

Posted on July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 by Kelvin Funkeye

Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari have clashed in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The supporters made up of the youth organization were scheduled to hold a rally on Tuesday morning at the Eagle’s Square in the nation’s capital. The rally which is in preparation towards President Buhari’s 2019 Presidential race could not hold as a fight broke out during the distribution of souvenir. Dignitaries who came to support the rally were seen driving out of the…

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