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18 Nov
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has condemned former President Olusegun Obasanjo's calls for the removal of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
18 Nov
The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has opposed the recent call by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the removal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
17 Nov
The election observers delegation for Saturday’s local government councils election in Zamfara has commended the peaceful conduct of the exercise. The leader of the delegation, Dr Larazus Nwachukwu, who spoke to newsmen in Gusau on Sunday said that the election was largely peaceful, free and fair. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 18…
17 Nov
Clears all 18 council areas PDP, ADP clinch second and third positions Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who is the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Olayemi Akinwunmi, made the declaration at…
16 Nov
Some All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains have lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for the peaceful conduct of Ondo State governorship election. The chieftains, who spoke in a separate interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday after casting their votes, also commended the punctuality and dedication of INEC…
16 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 94.13 per cent of the results from the Ondo State Governorship election to its result viewing portal. Out of the 3,933 polling units, 3,702 have their results uploaded and made available online as of 7:56 pm on Saturday, the day of the election. Earlier, the Resident Electoral…
16 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded 97 per cent of the results from the Ondo State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal. READ ALSO: Ondo Election: INEC reports 97% success with BVAS The Guardian reports that results from 3, 815 out of the 3,933 polling units where elections were held in the state have…
16 Nov
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State, Oluwatoyin Babalola, has reported that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has recorded a 97 per cent success rate in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election on Saturday. She disclosed this to newsmen while monitoring the election at some centres…
16 Nov
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has reported a mass malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). Addressing newsmen after casting his vote, Ajayi said it took him 10 minutes to do so because of the issue with BVAS which shouldn't have been…
16 Nov
The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said he will accept the outcome of the election even if it means defeat. He also urged citizens to accept the outcome of the election while commending them for the voter turnout recorded and their peaceful…
16 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said that it is ready for the governorship election in Ondo State on November 16. INEC National Commissioner Supervising Ondo, Ogun and Osun States, Professor Kunle Ajayi, made the announcement on Channels Television's Politics Today in Akure. Ajayi told the Ondo electorate that INEC won’t disappoint them…
16 Nov
With staunch assurances by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies that they have perfected preparations for the Ondo State governorship election, eligible voters in the state are eager to determine the fate of the 18 candidates contesting for the position.
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The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has directed the arrest and prosecution of one Ndukwe Ayansi and five others for allegedly selling and diverting materials meant for the state’s Ministry of Health. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor, issued a statement on Sunday confirming the action. According to Uzor, the governor was en…
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A female National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Katsina State, Nafisa Umar-Hassan, has trained 20 women on poultry farming and feed production. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Prof. Ahmed Bakori, disclosed this at the graduation of the women in Katsina on Saturday. Commending the corps member, Bakori said the beneficiaries…
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The police in Borno on Friday recovered eight unexploded devices from the Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri. A statement by ASP Grace Michael, its spokesperson, said that the recoveries followed a distress call about some unidentified objects suspected to be explosives near an uncompleted building in Dala-Abuja Talakawa Area, Maiduguri. “Our Explosive Ordnance Disposal…
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Republic of Benin in a dominant display on Saturday emerged winners of the West Africa Regional Rowing Regatta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the maiden edition of the two-nation West Africa Regional Rowing Regatta was held at Bics Boat Club, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. The regatta which began Nov. 21 was rounded…
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A report from the Auditor-General of the Federation has uncovered over N197.72 billion in irregular contract payments across multiple ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs). The Auditor-General’s Annual Report on Non-Compliance and Internal Control Weaknesses, covering the period from 2020 to 2021, exposes these breaches and calls for corrective action to recover misappropriated funds. Among the…
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Alhaji Jafaru Makarfi, a respected Islamic leader and retired public servant, is dead. Jafaru died in Kaduna at the age of 93. Alhaji Suleman Abdulkadir, who announced the death on behalf of the family on Saturday in Kaduna, said he passed away on Saturday night. Abdulkadir, who is also the Garkuwan Zazzau, said Makarfi was…
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President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after attending the 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The President’s aircraft landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at approximately 10:20 p.m. local time. During the summit, Tinubu endorsed a global alliance to combat hunger and poverty, highlighting its importance…
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The title giant of Africa has for many years been attributed to Nigeria, the most populous and generally the richest African country in recent times. But the facts have changed between South Africa and Nigeria about who the true giant of Africa is. Nigeria in the last decade, has witnessed tremendous downturn in what has…
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Ngozi Orabueze, a staunch loyalist of separatist leader Simon Ekpa, has declared that the sit-at-home observed on Mondays in the Southeast should continue, despite Ekpa's recent arrest by Finnish authorities. Orabueze, who identifies herself as the Chief of Staff in the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), reaffirmed her support for the controversial protest action.…
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The Jigawa State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members to embark on an indefinite strike following the state government’s failure to implement the approved N70,000 minimum wage. It is recalled that the state government had earlier constituted a committee to align with the national wage policy. While the committee made…