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1 week ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Chuks Okocha |Deji Elumoye |James Emejo
•Says Nigeria loses 5% of annual GDP to reactivate disaster responsesDeji Elumoye in AbujaThe federal government has taken proactive steps to prevent flooding through strategic measures to enhance disaster preparedness and risk management across the country. These steps are being taken by the government at the centre as the rainy season sets in, with its attendant torrential downpours.
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1 week ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Adedayo Akinwale |Chuks Okocha |Adeyinka Salami
•Obi says Nigerians dying, urges president to end France trip •Govt functioning optimally despite Tinubu’s absence, says Omokri •PDP being revived as counterforce to coalition, says LukmanChuks Okocha and Adedayo Akinwale in AbujaFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday asked President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on his own ‘disastrous’ presidency, saying Nigeria was already in full blown state of emergency, even without official proclamation.
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4 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Chuks Okocha |Adedayo Akinwale |Sunday Aborisade |Emma Okonji |Agnes Ekebuike |Ibrahim Oyewale
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the current leadership of the National Assembly of corruption. Atiku spoke in an interview with ARISE News Channels. The former vice president's comments came as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had written the suspended senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, of the petition submitted by her constituents to recall her.
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1 month ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Adedayo Akinwale |Chuks Okocha
Adedayo Akinwale in AbujaThe opposition coalition in the country has accused the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of frustrating the registration of new political parties ahead of the 2027 elections.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Deji Elumoye |Chuks Okocha |Adedayo Akinwale |JOHN SHIKLAM
The presidency, yesterday, said former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai's inordinate ambition was the reason he left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), stressing that his excessive motivations are doomed to fail. But El-Rufai insisted that the current situation in the ruling party was unhealthy, hence his decision to quit, ending months of speculation concerning his political future.
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1 month ago | 
thisdaylive.com | James Emejo |Chuks Okocha
James Emejo in AbujaThe Executive Vice Chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr. Tunji Bello, yesterday disclosed that the commission has initiated an investigation into the escalating costs and price disparities of blood pressure (BP) and diabetic drugs across various markets in the country. The move seeks to promote the accessibility and affordability of essential medications for Nigerian consumers.
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1 month ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Non-Oil Sector |James Emejo |Chuks Okocha |Dike Onwuamaeze
•Warns against exploitation, summons company •DStv, GOtv offer subscribers support packages to mitigate price increaseJames Emejo in AbujaThe Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), yesterday summoned MultiChoice Nigeria to explain its proposed subscription price increase, set to take effect on March 1, 2025.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
allafrica.com | Alex Enumah |Chuks Okocha
Embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources under the Goodluck Jonathan presidency, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has clarified she has no connection whatsoever with the sum of $52.8million recently repatriated to Nigeria from the US. Diezani who spoke through her team of lawyers led by Prof.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
arise.tv | Chuks Okocha
The national secretariat of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday, opened for business after a 20-day Christmas and New year break, with the lingering leadership battle festering further over the office of the party’s national secretary. The PDP schedule of activities did not include the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting mandated by the governors to take place in the first week of February this year.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Chuks Okocha
Chuks Okocha in AbujaThe leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has recognised Hon. Sunday Ude-Okoye as the substantive national secretary of the party. But the embattled national secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has said he has applied for a stay of execution of the Court of Appeal judgement as well as to the Supreme Court.
