Ondo governorship election
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A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Nicholas Tofowomo, has said that the party lost the November 16 governorship election due lack of preparedness, a divided house and complacency by party leaders and supporters.
29 Nov
The Ondo State off-cycle governorship election, conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on November 16, 2024, was preceded by a surfeit of challenges.
18 Nov
Nearly a year after Lucky Aiyedatiwa mounted the saddle as the governor of Ondo State, following the demise of his boss, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the helmsman of the sunshine state was declared winner of Saturday’s Ondo governorship election...
17 Nov
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has dismissed the recently concluded Ondo governorship election as fundamentally flawed, describing it as a “poor excuse for democracy.” The group criticised the electoral process, alleging widespread vote buying, partiality by security agencies, and a general lack of adherence to democratic principles. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the gubernatorial candidate…
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Suspected vandals have allegedly infiltrated the headquarters of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS), a unit of the Lagos State Police Command, stealing the brain box of the RRS Commander’s official vehicle. The incident occurred overnight on Sunday, December 15, when the Toyota Hilux belonging to CSP Shola Jejeloye, the RRS Commander, was targeted.…
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A corps member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Tayachibiyacha Ebal, has died after slumping at the Dakin Gari orientation camp in Kebbi State. Sources at the camp revealed that the corps member collapsed suddenly and was immediately rushed to the camp clinic. The deceased, a female, was referred to the Federal Medical Centre…
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Between May 2023 and April 2024, an estimated 1.4 million people were victims of sexual offences, including rape, in Nigeria. Seventy-three per cent of these crimes were perpetrated with the use of knives. The National Bureau of Statistics revealed these figures in its Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey 2024, a report that details…
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Over 28% of murders carried out across the country are not reported to the police because the police would not respond satisfactorily, according to the latest Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report. The NBS publication titled Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey 2024, published on Tuesday, covers the period ranging from March 2023 to April…
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A multinational oil and gas firm, TotalEnergies EP, has once again reiterated and reaffirmed its commitment to renewable energy, local content development, and sustainable development in the Niger Delta and Nigeria, adding that the people remain its major focus in its new drive to contribute its own quota to their well-being. The Executive Director, JV…
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A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that about ₦2.2 trillion was received by kidnappers as ransom within one year. The survey, which produced estimates at national and zonal levels covering both urban and rural areas for a 12-month reference period of May 2023 to April 2024, also disclosed that abductions…
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France from Tuesday evening will impose a nighttime curfew on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, after the French overseas territory was devastated by a cyclone feared to have killed hundreds, the interior ministry said. According to the latest official toll, 21 people are confirmed to have been killed by Cyclone Chido when it barrelled…
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The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution suspending for two months the chairmen and vice chairmen of the state's 18 local government areas. The House also mandated the leaders of the legislative arms to take over leadership of their respective councils. The suspension of the council chairmen and their deputies followed…
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Dr. Fabian Osita, a lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, was shot dead during a carjacking incident in Anambra State. The attack occurred on Monday night near the high-tension area in Aroma, Awka, as the lecturer was driving home from work. Eyewitnesses reported that unidentified gunmen intercepted his vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, and shot…
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The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has called for a holistic review of the 1959 Firearms Act for efficient control of illicit arms in Nigeria. The Director-General of NCCSALW, retired DIG Johnson Kokumo, made the call at the Workshop on the Review of the Firearms Act of 1959…