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The Northern Professionals Movement and the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) Elders Support Group have called for the suspension of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike for alleged anti-party activities. In a statement jointly released by the two groups ahead of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting…

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Prof. Vincent Osunkalu, the Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (LUTH), says donated blood cannot be given for free due to the cost involve. Osunkalu spoke against the backdrop whereby many Nigerians believe that blood that has been donated should be given free to patients who need…

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A Kano State High Court has restrained the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, from parading himself as a member of the party. Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, on Wednesday, made the order, following an exparte motion filed by Dr Ibrahim Sa’ad on behalf of two APC executive members of…

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The House of Representative Public Accounts Committee has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission and Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) to amicably settle the differences on the alleged non-remittance of over N45 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Chairman of the Committee, Bamidele Salam, gave the directive on Monday in Abuja during the Committee’s public hearing…

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An Ikeja, Lagos State Sexual Offences & Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man identified as Tayo Akinboyewa to life imprisonment for defiling a twelve-year-old girl. The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday. DSVA said Akinboyewa’s name will be registered in the Sexual Offenders Register as…