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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has affirmed Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the presidential candidate of the Accord Party for the 2027 presidential election. The court’s declaration on Monday brings a major legal dispute over the party’s presidential ticket to a decisive conclusion.
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' The 2027 political permutations gathered momentum on Monday as Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Fintiri visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Fintiri’s visit to the Rivers capital comes amid intensified consultations among political heavyweights ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has finally stopped the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to major marketers importing petroleum products into Nigeria. An official of the refinery confirmed this on Monday, saying the refinery would no longer sell petrol to those blending Dangote fuel with imported grades.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday said Nigeria’s national voters’ register had risen to over 103 million following the completion of the three-phase Continuous Voter Registration exercise and final biometric cleanup. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this in his keynote address at a one-day strategic workshop for editors organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors in collaboration with the commission in Abuja.
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Nine people were killed on Monday in a fatal crash that occurred at about 4:55 p.m. in the Bethel area along the Ijebu-Ode/Ore section of the Ijebu-Ode-Benin Expressway. The crash reportedly involved two vehicles: a white Toyota Hiace commercial bus belonging to Delta Line, and a white Sino Truck commercial vehicle, belonging to Bill Gas Solution Ltd.
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. The Nigeria Democratic Congress has dismissed allegations that its National Leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, is secretly working with the ruling All Progressives Congress to undermine the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The party described the allegation as false and malicious, insisting that Dickson remained committed to the NDC and its presidential ticket.
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The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Dumo Lulu-Briggs, says he would donate his salary and allowances to widows across Rivers State if elected governor in the 2027 general elections. Lulu-Briggs made the pledge during a media chat in Buguma, his country home in the Asari-Toru Local Government Area of the state, on Monday, where he unveiled his blueprint, titled ‘Reset Rivers State.’
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has acquired 57,000 new Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, devices to bolster its hardware and software infrastructure ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a strategic workshop organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, in collaboration with the commission.
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Sokoto State Government has debunked a report alleging that 18 students of Gamji College of Health Technology, Sokoto, were abducted by suspected terrorists while travelling to Oyo State. The government described the report as false, saying no student of the private health institution was abducted. The clarification was contained in a statement issued in Sokoto on Monday by Malam Abubakar Bawa, Director-General, Media and Publicity, Government House.
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Lagos State Government has announced the temporary closure of Freedom Park on Lagos Island from Monday, October 5, to Sunday, October 11, 2026, to allow for scheduled maintenance, clean-up, fumigation and upgrade works.
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture said the temporary closure was necessary to facilitate the planned works aimed at improving visitors’ experience and preserving the historic facility.
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Thanks for the update
ReplyDeleteRIP to all the dead both sir and land and condolences to their families.
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Thank you for the update SDK 4life