Enugu Guber: Nweke Reassures On Issues-Focused Campaign As CAN, Candidates Meet

By NewsBits The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Frank Nweke Jnr has restated his commitment to maintaining an issues-focused campaign as the leadership of the Catholic Church in Enugu and the Christian Association of Nigeria, Enugu Chapter, convened a meeting with the gubernatorial candidates on Tuesday morning at the Bishop’s Court, Enugu. Hosting the meeting with the gubernatorial candidates were the Catholic Bishop of Enugu, Bishop Callistus Valentine Onaga, the auxiliary Bishop of Enugu, Bishop Ernest Anaezichukwu Obodo, the president of the Christian Association of…

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Protest Hits Enugu As Residents Protest Hike In Fuel Price, Scarcity Of New Naira

Protesters in Enugu By NewsBits Residents of Enugu Wednesday took to the streets protesting increase in petrol price and scarcity of new naira notes in banks. The protesters said the filling station owners kept increasing the prices daily while others hoarded the product. A correspondent, who monitored the development, observed that the protest, which began along Gariki and Agbani Road in Enugu South Local Government Area within Enugu, capital of Enugu State, hindered the vehicular movement of people going to Old Park and New Market in Enugu North Local Government…

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Pastor Publishes His Obituary To Avoid Repayment Of N3million Debt

By NewsBits A pastor in Ondo State, Paul Oyewole, has been accused of publishing and posting his own obituary on the social media platform, WhatsApp, in a bid to avoid repaying a ₦3 million debt owed to a church member. The 43-year-old pastor was arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court, Ondo Town, Ondo on charges of fraudulently obtaining ₦3m from one Boyede Emmanuel, with the promise to pay back the money within seven days, a promise he failed to fulfill, reports Vanguard on Wednesday. Police Prosecutor, Akao Moremi, informed the…

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2023 Polls: Supreme Court Sacks APC Governorship Candidate

By NewsBits The Supreme Court has nullified the nomination of Emmanuel Bwacha the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Taraba State. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, a five-member panel led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun affirmed the verdict of the Federal High court, which held that the APC did not conduct any valid governorship primary in the state. The Federal High Court Jalingo in September 2022 nullified the governorship primaries that produced Bwacha as the APC candidate. After the judgment, the Bwacha Gubernatorial Campaign Council urged supporters and the public to remain calm.…

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Celebrating Rev Fr Pius Chibuike Nwauzor, Ph.D

File photograph of Rev Fr Pius Nwauzor Ph.D whose Convocation and reception holds on February 4 in Imo State By Ori Martins The community known as Umuebi in Amuzu town, Aboh-Mbaise Local Government Area (LGA) used to be a sleepy enclave, just like most traditional villages in the Igbo nation. Blessed with massive arable farmlands, hard working men, dedicated women, and disciplined youths, Umuebi is today one of most developed communities, not just in Mbaise or Imo State but Southeast in general. In times of liberation struggles, Umuebi stood to…

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Herders Demand Military’s Apology As Accidental Bombing Kills 42

By NewsBits The Coalition of Pastoralists Association has said the number of its members killed during the accidental airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force in Nasarawa has risen to 47, while no fewer than 62 members sustained various degrees of injuries. The association which is an umbrella organisation of pastoralists’ groups in Nigeria also accused the military of carrying out similar airstrikes on armless herders in Keana and Awe In Doma local government area of Nasarawa State, adding that soldiers last year killed their members in Kaduna. Addressing journalists on…

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Gang Up As Bauchi LP Campaign Director Dumps Obi For Atiku

By NewsBits The Bauchi State Labour Party campaign director, Alhassan Bawu, has dumped the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, for the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar. This is coming barely three weeks before the presidential election slated to hold on February 25. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Bauchi, Bawu said his defection to PDP was to support Atiku after he and other LP leaders in the North-East noticed that they may be wasting their votes for Obi. He disclosed that the defectors believed Atiku had the…

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Sokoto State Governor’s Aide Dies At PDP Campaign Rally

By NewsBits Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Female Education, Hajiya Aishat Maina, is dead.She died minutes after attending the Presidential rally of the People Democratic Party (PDP) which took place in Sokoto State on Tuesday. Hajiya Maina was reportedly caught in a stampede that occurred at the exit gate of Giginya Stadium, the venue of the rally. “A motorcyclist fell down from his bike at the exit way of the stadium and that caused a serious stampede, with people falling upon one another. She was one of…

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Some People In Aso Rock Are Working Against Tinubu, Nasir el-Rufai Alleges

By NewsBits The crack within the All Progressives Congress (APC) family widened on Wednesday when the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, alleged that some forces in the presidency are working hard to ensure that the ruling party loses the February 25, 2023 elections. The Kaduna helmsman said they were ganging up against the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The conspirators, according to him, were those whose candidates lost the APC presidential primary but who are still bitter. The Kaduna governor who was on Sunrise Daily, a Channels…

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Buhari Grieves Over The Death Of Emir Of Dutse

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari is mourning the death of Dr. Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi, the first-class traditional ruler (Emir) of Dutse, the capital city of Jigawa State. The revered monarch died Tuesday evening in Abuja. Though details of his death are still sketchy, reports said he died after a brief illness. He was aged 79. In a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari said the late Emir “was recognized as one of Northern Nigeria’s modernizing leaders.” Before his death, the Emir of…

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