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[description] => Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has publicly rejected reports and calls suggesting that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf was planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kwankwaso, who spoke on Saturday at his residence along Miller Road in Kano, said he was not in […]
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[description] => Nigeria has been scheduled to lead discussion as senior African government leaders prepares to converge in Cape Town from 3–5 March 2026 to drive investment, policy alignment, and deal-making in Africa’s rapidly expanding energy sector. Nigeria’s Power minister, Adebayo Adelabu, Ministry of Power, is listed as top priority speaker at the Africa Energy Indaba 2026, […]
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[description] => The senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sharafadeen Alli, has reaffirmed his unwavering support for the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a people-oriented vision aimed at national development and inclusive governance. Speaking at a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in the Oyo South […]
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[description] => Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has constituted a 7-member committee for 2026 Congress of the All Progressives Congress read more Eno raises committee for APC state congress ahead 2027 election
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[description] => The Ayetoro-Kiri community is now appealing to the Federal Government, security agencies, and all relevant authorities to come to their aid. The post Three Dead, Scores Abducted As Bandits Attack Kogi Community appeared first on Channels Television.
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[description] => Some indigenes and residents of Kabba-Bunu local government area, on Friday, staged a protest over worsening insecurity in the Western Senatorial District of Kogi State. The protest was coming few days after the President of Bunu Development Association (BDA), Pastor Kolawole Johnson Folorunsho, disclosed that over 70 people kidnapped from the area by armed bandits […]
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[description] => Fresh facts emerged on Friday that at least eight people died in the fire outbreak that razed the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Building in Marina, Lagos State. Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who made the revelation while speaking with journalists during an on the site assessment described the entire area as “extremely unsafe” and […]
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[description] => Factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Dr Nname Ewor, has collapsed his faction into the Aaron Chukwemeka-led committee supported by minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Ewor, formerly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, announced the dissolution of the factional body during Wike’s “Thank you” visit to Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni […]
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[description] => Labour leaders and workers across the country are demanding better welfare, improved working environments, sustainable wages and better national security from the federal government in the new year. KWARA: Workers Demand People-centred Leadership The chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kwara State, Comrade Saheed Murtala, said Nigerian workers expect far more decisive, […]
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[description] => Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that it viewed Governor Caleb Mutfwangs’s resignation from the the party as a betrayal of trust and a slap on the face of the people who trusted him against all odds. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Hon. Choji Dalyop, made this known […]
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[description] => The National Publicity Secretary warned the defecting governors that moving to the APC would not guarantee political success. The post Mass Defections Of Governors To APC A Shame — NNPP Publicity Secretary appeared first on Channels Television.
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[description] => Obi questioned the government’s approach to taxation and called for transparency, fairness, and people-centred fiscal policies. The post Prosperity Cannot Come By Taxing Poverty, Obi Faults Tax Laws appeared first on Channels Television.
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[title] => Kidnappers Demand N450m For Kwara Monarch, Son, Other Captives
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[description] => Abductors of the Oniwo of Aafin, Oba Simeon Olaonipekun, his son, and several residents in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State have reportedly demanded a total ransom of N450 million for their release. The kidnappers were asking N150 million for the monarch and his son, Olaolu, a member of the National Youth Service Corps […]
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[description] => Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed that key Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in the state, including Prince Uche Secondus, Rt. Hon. Austin Opara, Alabo Abiye Sekibo, and former governor, Sir Celestine Omehia, have decided to support his administration and that of President Bola Tinubu. Fubara made the revelation during the 2026 New Year […]
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[description] => * Says Rivers governor can’t be trusted The lingering crisis within the Rivers State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Friday as Dr. Nname Ewor, factional chairman of the party loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, collapsed his structure into the camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory […]
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[description] => Governor Ademola Adeleke has described Osun State’s performance in the newly released 2025 Third Quarter Fiscal Transparency Report as a strong confirmation of his administration’s commitment to transparency, accountability and good governance. In a statement signed by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke said the rating marks the state’s best performance in […]
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[title] => Alleged Persecution: Wike Or Anyone Cannot Influence Our Work, EFCC Tells Bauchi Governor
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[description] => The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has viewed with ‘great displeasure’ the claims by Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, about the Commission being used by political opponents, particularly the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to persecute him and his aides, saying nobody can influence its operations In a statement posted […]
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[description] => Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, Plateau state governor has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), ending weeks of political speculation following read more Governor Mutfwang officially defects to APC, receives membership card
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[title] => Driver Of Anthony Joshua’s Crashed Car Arraigned, Charged On Four Counts
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[description] => The suspect, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, was brought before a Sagamu Magistrate Court in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday. The post Driver Of Anthony Joshua’s Crashed Car Arraigned, Charged On Four Counts appeared first on Channels Television.
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[title] => Fubara’s loyalist hands over Rivers PDP faction to Wike’s bloc
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