Nigeria Breaking News Today, Tuesday January 08, 2018

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Court Nullifies Result Of APC’s Governorship Primaries In Rivers State

A Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, earlier today has nullified the direct and indirect primary elections conducted by two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC)in Rivers state.

Delivering judgment, Justice Kolawole Omotosho, said both factions of the APC acted in disrespect of a pending suit before a Port Harcourt High Court.

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2019: Buhari Hands Over His Re-Election Campaign To Tinubu. See Why

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been chosen to lead the party’s campaigns for the February general elections in place of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the Chairman of the APC Campaign Council.

This decision was arrived at by President Buhari, today while inaugurating the campaign council.

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Biafra: Umahi Raises Alarm Over Alleged Plans By IPOB To Kidnap And Kill Five Governors

The governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi, has alleged that some members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) have plans to kidnap five Southeast governors.

The Governor further alleged that the plan of the Biafra fighters is to kill themselves and their kidnapped victims after they may have collected ransom.

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ASUU Strike: Ngige Appeals To University Lecturers To End Strike

Labour and Employment Minister, Chris Ngige has appealed to teachers under the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)  to show mercy on students by calling off their strike.

Naija News recalls that members of ASUU began a nationwide strike since November, last year, over some disagreement between the union and the Federal Government.

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What Trader-Moni, Market-Moni, N-Power Is For – Osinbajo Tells People In Oyo State

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has again, clarified what the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is up to with the TraderMoni, MarketMoni and the N-Power programmes.

This is as criticisms have taken place in recent times, tagging these poverty alleviation programmes as forms of dirty politics such as vote buying, Naija News reports.

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