Fayemi’s party, the All Progressives Congress, recently merged with the New Peoples Democratic Party, to which Oni belongs
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The commissioner also said that the state recorded 54 robbery cases, adding that 146 robbers died in shootouts with the police while 472 robbers were arrested
The Police Public Relations Officer of Gombe State Command, Fwaje Atajiri, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria that the gunmen attacked the station at about 2am
Ngige, who spoke on their behalf at a joint news conference in Awka on Sunday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh poll in the state
A senior health officer, who pleaded anonymity, said that the armed men invaded the hospital located along Irona area at about 1am and suddenly began molesting medical officials on night duty
Addressing a news conference in Awka on Sunday, Nwoye alleged that the poll was manipulated by the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies for a particular political party
Kukah, who was a guest speaker at the second NGF retreat holding in Sokoto, made the call on Saturday, saying it was imperative for the forum to remain united
It stressed that governors would persist in efforts to ensure more effective devolution of powers to safeguard democracy and promote rapid development in the country
One of the suspects, Salawo Ayodele, denied the alleged intent to rig the Anambra State election
Kwaifa said health personnel had been deployed to the affected areas to contain the situation
Fagge announced the decision at a news briefing in Kano on Wednesday and explained that the union found it necessary to suspend the meeting following the sudden death of Prof. Festus Iyayi
Iyayi was travelling to Kano for the National Executive Council meeting of ASUU, scheduled for Wednesday, when the accident occurred at about 11:45am
Tukur said Anambra State people had given the state to the PDP at the inception of the current democratic era and urged the people of the state to return the state to the party
The statement added that intelligence reports had indicated that the terrorists were in the process of finalising plans to carry out simultaneous suicide attacks in Abuja and Kano
The prosecutor, Corporal Gbenga Salami, told the court that the accused, on November 1 on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, by Alaba, assaulted one Corporal Chikaodiri Obi
Elechi said that the sponsorship of such programmes was tantamount to the use of public funds to satisfy the wishes of a small section of the population
The fire brought commercial activities in the Balogun area of Lagos Island to a standstill
Jonathan gave the assurance in his message at the Third Session of the sixth Synod of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion in Ihiagwa, Owerri, Imo State
Tukur spoke at the empowerment programme of Senator Sahabi Ya’u, representing Zamfara North Senatorial District in Gusau on Sunday
The witnesses said that trouble started when some CDA members, who were loyal to the association’s vice chairman, allegedly tried to wrest power from the incumbent chairman