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Edo 2024: Philip Shaibu declares support for opposition candidate

Dailyblast — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:36:20 +0000

A former deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has declared support for the opposition, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the upcoming September 21 governorship election in Edo state. According to Shaibu, the governorship race started with three homeboys- himself, Okpebholo, and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP). “I will support [...]

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Some Senators have received N2m recess ‘prayer’ – Senator Ningi

Dailyblast — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:50:23 +0000

Senator Abdul Ningi has said that some lawmakers have gotten N2m as holiday allowance even though he is yet to see his own. Recall that during plenary on Tuesday, August 8, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, was caught on tape telling the Senators to expect a “token” to enable them to enjoy their recess. “In order [...]

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Ganduje’s dollar bribery video is real, not doctored – Forensic Analysis

Dailyblast — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:46:25 +0000

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has said that a forensic analysis carried out has confirmed that the 2017 viral video that captured a former Governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, allegedly receiving bundles of dollar notes from a contractor and stuffing the money inside his flowing dress known as ‘babanriga’ [...]

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Winners Chapel pastor arraigned for defrauding Landmark University of N19.3m

Dailyblast — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:46:19 +0000

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday June 21, arraigned an associate pastor with the Living Faith Church also known as Winners Chapel, Temidayo Eseyin, for allegedly defrauding Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, to the tune of N19.3 million. Eseyin, a lawyer and former member of the Disciplinary [...]

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Yahoo criminal, Woodberry pleads guilty, forfeits $8m, assets

Dailyblast — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:59:00 +0000

Nigerian fraudster and yahoo-yahoo criminal, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, known as Mr Woodberry, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. He also agreed to forfeit $8 million in proceeds of wire fraud as well as luxury cars and watches to the foreign government. Woodberry, a known associate of the now-imprisoned internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, better known as [...]

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Benue killings: Attackers must be found and dealt with ruthlessly – Buhari talks tough

Dailyblast — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 14:00:35 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday condemned the “extreme violence” and killings of scores of people in Benue State within one week. The President, in a statement by one of his spokespersons, Garba Shehu, condemned the “use of terrorism as a tool in inter-communal conflicts”, directing that the attackers “be found and dealt with” swiftly under [...]

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Labour Party condemns invasion of party’s office in Imo State

Dailyblast — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:28:46 +0000

The Labour Party has condemned the invasion of its office in Imo State. In a statement on Monday, the National Secretary of the party, Umar Farouk, stated that the secretariat was sealed by the police in alleged connivance with the state government. The party alleged further that the action was part of a plot by [...]

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Buhari’s govt spends N12 billion on fire trucks for airports

Dailyblast — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:06:33 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime is to deploy the newly acquired N12 billion fire trucks to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. Aviation minister Hadi Sirika announced this while presenting the eight fire trucks to the Aeronautical Rescue and Fire Fighting Services of the Federal [...]

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Peter Obi: I never campaigned for any politician, says Bishop Oyedepo (video)

Dailyblast — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 13:37:21 +0000

The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, said on Sunday that he never campaigned for any politician or spoken on their behalf in the build-up to the 2023 General Elections in the country. Oyedepo said this while speaking to the congregation at the church’s headquarters, Faith Tabernacle, Ota, Ogun State, in reaction [...]

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Woman sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for possession of 4.5kg marijuana in Kaduna

Dailyblast — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:03:32 +0000

Justice Mohammed Garba of the Federal High Court in Kaduna State has sentenced a 38-year-old woman, Felicia Raymond, to three years imprisonment for dealing in 4.5kg of marijuana. Raymond was sentenced on Friday, March 31, 2023, following her guilty plea to illegal possession of a substance filed against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement [...]

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