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No Matter Political Maneuvering, Only One Aspirant Wins APC Ticket, Says Adamu

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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, on Wednesday, disclosed that all the 28 presidential aspirants vying for the party’s ticket were aware that only one could clinch it. This was as he chided people comparing the manner he was picked as a consensus candidate at the APC chairmanship convention to decide the 2023 presidential primary of the party. Adamu made the statement during an interview with Voice of America Hausa service at the APC national secretariat in Abuja. “You can’t stop our party stalwart from contesting election or aspiring for the presidency. It is their right and we are happy for them. There is nothing wrong with anybody aspiring for the exalted seat of the presidency. “It is

Monkeypox Ravages Spain As 59 Test Positive

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Spain, on Wednesday, detected 59 cases of monkeypox, the government said, adding that it would obtain vaccines and antiviral drugs to stem its spread through a joint European Union procurement deal. A total of 59 people tested positive for the illness via polymerase chain reaction test, of whom 20 were confirmed to have it through genome sequencing, Health Minister Carolina Darias said. In total, 171 suspected cases of monkeypox had been reported nationwide. “Spain also intends to acquire Imvanex smallpox vaccines and Tecovirimat antivirals, usually used to treat the same disease, through an EU joint procurement scheme to try to stall the spread of monkeypox,” Darias said. The European Union’s Health Emergency Response Authority “is going to make the smallpox vaccine available to member

JUST IN: PDP Runaway Presidential Hopeful Peter Obi May Join Labour Party

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Indications have emerged that a former Governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi,  who dumped the People's Democratic Party, (PDP), on Wednesday may join the Labour Party to actualise his presidential ambition. DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS had reported that Obi in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, announced his resignation from the party saying recent developments within the party had made it impossible for him to continue in the presidential race. He, however, said he was happy to have contributed to the growth of the country through the PDP. DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS gathered that the former Anambra State governor had been in talks with the Labour Party and might be defecting to the party soon. However,

JUST IN: To Stem High-Level Of Insecurity: Soludo Declares Curfew In Anambra

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The Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has declared curfew in Anambra State. Soludo made this declaration in a state broadcast on Wednesday evening in Awka. The curfew, according to the governor, will commence on Thursday from 6:00pm to 6:00am. He said, “With effect from tomorrow, Thursday, 26th May, 2022, a 6pm to 6am curfew is hereby placed on motorcycles (okada), tricycles (keke), and shuttle buses in the Aguata, Ihiala, Ekwusigo, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Ogbaru, Orumba North and Orumba South Local Governments until further notice. Until further notice also, motorcycles, keke and shuttle buses are banned from operating in these local governments on Mondays until the Sit-at-Home completely stops. “The youths of every community in the zone are hereby enjoined to assist the

BREAKING: Peter Obi’s Supporters In Limbo As Ex- Governor Resigns From PDP Ahead Of Party Primary

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A presidential aspirant Peter Obi has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obi, a former Anambra Governor, was until his resignation one of the 15 aspirants vying for the presidential ticket of the PDP. The letter conveying his resignation from the party was submitted to the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu. See Peter Obi's resignation letter from PDP... Details Shortly…

JUST IN: IPOB Cancels Thursday’s Sit-At-Home In South-East

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The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB),says it has cancelled the May 26 sit-at-home it earlier announced. The group said the move follows the postponement of the court case of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, earlier scheduled to come up on Thursday. In a statement on Wednesday, IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, urged the peopleto maintain restraint and “keep their eyes on the ball”. Powerful said the announcement became necessary in order to notify their members both home and abroad that Kanu’s court case in Abuja on May 26, has been postponed to June 28. It said that IPOB was informed by the Federal High Court’s registrar, through its legal counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, that the case was postponed because Justice Binta Nyako

UNCOVERED: Senator Stella Oduah Didn’t Complete NYSC, May Be Tried For Perjury

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The National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC), says the lawmaker representing Anambra-North senatorial district, Stella Oduah, did not complete the mandatory one-year NYSC programme. The NYSC said this in a letter marked NYSC/DHQ/PPRU/783/Vol III. In a letter by the Director-General of the NYSC which was signed on his behalf by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, the agency said Oduah commenced her NYSC programme in 1982 but absconded. The letter was in response to an inquiry by a group known as the Concerned Anambra North PDP Stakeholders. In the previous letter, the group had written a letter to the NYSC accusing some officials of the agency of colluding with Oduah to hide the truth. In its response, titled, ‘Re: Doubtful NYSC Participation Collusion of

JUST IN: It’s False! Emefiele Is At His Duty Post As CBN Governor, Apex Bank Denies Rumoured Sack By Buhari

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The Central Banks of Nigeria, (CBN), has debunked reports that its Governor, Godwin Ifeanyichukwu Emefiele was sacked. Several online media platforms particularly blogs (DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS not included) had reported that the CBN governor was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. While some social media users believe the president may need to go through legislative processes before sacking the governor, others have continued to spread rumours of his alleged sack. But when contacted, the Head of Corporate Communications of the Central Bank, Osita Nwanisiobi said the purported sack was not true. Denying the report, Osita said, “I heard it just the way you got it too. As far as I am concerned, it’s a rumour, I’m not aware of any sack” The CBN Governor has been

Oluyole Reps Seat: Group Drums Support For Kehinde Olaosebikan, States Reasons Why He’s The Best Choice

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Ahead of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) primaries in Oyo State, APC Youths and Adults in Oluyole Federal Constituency have been advancing reasons why Alhaji Kehinde Olaosebikan, is the best choice to represent them in the House of Representatives in 2023. The APC Youths and Adults’ Groups Federation in a statement signed by Leader of the youths, Aliyu Bukola Adepoju and Samuel Agbaje for the Elders, urge party stakeholders and residents of oluyole to support Olaosebikan, stating the following 20 reasons: HE IS THE ONLY PERSON AMONG THE ASPIRANTS THAT IS CAPABLE OF ATTRACTING A GOOD NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF PDP AND OTHER PARTIES TO APC. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO WIN THE FIRST ELECTIONS, OVERWHELMINGLY. WITH THE FIRST ELECTIONS WON,

JUST IN: Senator Abaribe Makes A Shoking U-turn, Withdraws From Abia PDP Guber Race, Hours To Primaries

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Senate Minority Leader and a frontline governorship aspirant of the ruling People's Democratic Party, (PDP), in Abia State, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has formally withdrawn from the PDP governorship primaries scheduled for today (Wednesday). Abaribe who disclosed his withdrawal from the exercise in a press statement cited use of “imaginary delegates list and lack of transparency” as reasons for his action. Similarly, another leading governorship aspirant from Abia North, and former State Chairman of PDP, Senator Nwaka, has also said he would not participate in the primaries which he dismissed as a charade. Nwaka expressed disappointment over non compliance with due process and the extant laws in the conduct of the three-man delegate congress which he insisted never held. Senator Abaribe also said there was

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