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Peter Obi’s camp swells with additional 15 deregistered parties
August 5, 2022
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Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP). By Advocatenewsng.com. THE 15 political parties deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance, on Friday declared support for the presidential ambition of the candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. The organisation said only Obi out of the candidates contesting for the 2023 Presidency can stop Nigeria from disintegrating. The CGG in a statement by its national chairman, Okey Chikwendu, and Publicity Secretary, Don…

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Nigerian universities to remain shut as ASUU extends strike by one month
August 1, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.com. THE National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public universities. A statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja partly confirmed the development. It partly read: “Following extensive deliberations and taking cognisance of Government’s past failures to abide by its own timelines in addressing issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA), NEC resolved that the strike be rolled over for…

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‘Enough is enough in Nigeria’ as Northern Elders Forum asks Buhari to resign
July 29, 2022
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Hakeem Baba Ahmed, spokesman for NEF. By Advocatenewsng.com. THE Northern Elders Forum has again advised President Muhammadu Buhari to resign due to the alarming insecurity and socio-economic problems facing the country. The NEF spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, stated this in a series of tweets. He added that 2023 might be the worst year so far for the country, considering the present state of the economy and security. He lamented the failure of Buhari as a president despite the huge resources….

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Woman in $400K GoFundMe scam gets one year in federal case
July 22, 2022
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Katelyn McClure taking oath in court. By Advocatenewsng.com. A woman who admitted her role in a scam that raised $400,000 using a fake story about a homeless man received a one-year prison sentence in federal court Thursday. Katelyn McClure was also ordered to make restitution and serve three years’ supervised release. The 32-year-old Bordentown, New Jersey resident is scheduled to be sentenced on state charges next month and could receive more prison time. A message was left Thursday with…

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Amadi denies defrauding Eunsell of N2.9b, disputes AGF’s suit against him in court
July 20, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.com Mr Kenneth  Ndubuisi Amadi has told Justice Ambrose Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos that he did not steal N2.9 billion or defraud such amount at all from Eunisell Ltd as alleged by the prosecution fronting for the Attorney General of the Federation, (AGF). Amadi made the statement  on Tuesday when he opened his defence in an alleged N2. 9 billion fraud charge filed against him by the office of the Attorney General of the…

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With old management, Buhari says new NNPC now free from institutional regulations
July 19, 2022
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President Buhari of Nigeria. By Advocatenewsng.com. PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday officially unveiled the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and declared that the new entity was henceforth free from institutional regulations, while still retaining the Corporation’s old management that has alleged mismanaged the company and put Nigeria into petroleum energy crisis over the years without any palpable solution till date. . Buhari, who made this public at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, stated that the oil firm would conduct itself…

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Nature visits Europe with extreme heat, as wide fires ravage most countries
July 18, 2022
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Europe’s wide fires. By Advocatenewsng.com. BRITAIN and France were in the grip of a fierce heatwave on Monday facing record temperatures as South-West Europe wilted under a scorching sun and ferocious wildfires devoured more forests. Forecasters in Britain warned of havoc in a country unprepared for the onslaught of extreme heat that authorities said was putting lives at risk. Temperatures climbed to 37.5 degrees Celsius (99.5 Fahrenheit) at Kew Gardens in South-West London by 3:00 pm (1400 GMT), nudging…

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Makinde appoints Lawal, new deputy governor
July 18, 2022
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Adebayo Lawal, new Oyo State Deputy Governor. By Advocatenewsng.com. THE Oyo State House of Assembly on Monday approved the appointment of Adebayo Lawal as the new Deputy Governor following the removal of Rauf Olaniyan. The approval followed the nomination of Lawal to the lawmakers for consideration by Governor Seyi Makinde as a replacement for Olaniyan. Before his appointment, Lawal was the Chairman of the State Housing Corporation. He had also served as the state Attorney-General. He hails from Kisi…

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Adeleke in early lead, finally picks Osun guber ticket
July 17, 2022
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Governorship candidate of PDP and winner of the election, Ademola Adeleke. By Advocatenewsng.com. THE popular purported dancer, and indeed a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, whose cousin, Davido, a maverick musician worked so hard to make the governor of the state, Mr. Ademola Adeleke has eventually clinched the ticket as the governor of Osun State having defeated the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola at the just concluded keenly contested election. From the portal of the Independent National…

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UN: Global population to reach eight billion this year, India to overtake China in numerical strength
July 15, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.com. As the world continues to grow, the latest report from the United Nations projects the global population will reach eight billion people later this year and continue to rise for the next eight decades. The World Population Prospects 2022 report, released on Monday by the U.N.’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division, outlined what countries around the world should expect in the coming years. The global population is expected to reach eight billion by November 15, the U.N. predicts, but it…

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