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10 Oct
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that candidates whose results have been withheld can begin re-checking their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results starting Monday, October 14, 2024. This update follows the conclusion of the Nigeria Examinations Committee's (NEC) 78th meeting, which took place on October 9, 2024. In a post…
23 Sep
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Damagum, has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently review the results of the just concluded governorship election in Edo State. "The PDP demands that INEC within the time stipulated by Section 65 of the Electoral Act, 2022 review the Edo State governorship election…
22 Sep
Arising from the results collation by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) so far, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, led by Tony Aziegbemi, on Sunday disclosed that there are massive irregularities in INEC's results based on the PDP's preliminary analysis of the 2024 Edo governorship election. Briefing newsmen in Benin, Aziegbemi said INEC…
22 Sep
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday demanded the restoration of the collation process in accordance with the Electoral Act and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rules and regulations for Saturday’s governorship election. Addressing newsmen in Benin, at the Edo Gubernatorial Election 2024 Situation Room, Adamawa State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Campaign…
16 Aug
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims of discrepancies between the results on its website and those presented by returning officers at the National Collation Center, which were broadcast live. READ ALSO:Be more vigilant, INEC tells security agencies ahead Ondo, Edo polls The commission stated this in letter dated Aug. 15 to the…
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the 280-bed multi-specialist General Hospital in Ojo Local Council would be ready for operation by December.
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A Lagos High Court in Ikeja, presided over by Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay, has convicted and sentenced Olayemi Ayomide to 10 years’ imprisonment for robbing a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member and an artisan.
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja after attending a two-day Africa Heads of State Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he joined other African leaders to participate in the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit. President Tinubu's aeroplane, Zero-Zero-One, landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 7:40 pm.…
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The Cross River State Ministry of Education has flagged off the annual school census for the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 academic sessions. The event, which was held on Tuesday at the Ministry of Education Headquarters in Calabar, targets gathering data from public, private, and technical schools across the state to support effective planning and decision-making…
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More controversies have continued to trail the inauguration of the Independent Shari’ah Arbitration Panel in Ado, the Ekiti State capital, last week. This followed a protest by the Yoruba Regional Alliance (YRA) worldwide in collaboration with all Yoruba self-determination organizations. Recall that the State government had earlier distanced itself from the Shari'ah panel. In a…
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Tuesday welcomed a delegation from the World Bank to its Oshodi headquarters in Lagos. The delegation, led by Mr. Luc Gendre, embarked on a fact-finding mission to evaluate LASTMA’s traffic management and control strategies within Lagos State. The engagement, presided over by the General Manager of LASTMA,…
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The Ayo Adebanjo faction of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has called for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. According to the group, Kanu's release has become necessary due to the controversial and conflicting legal proceedings in different courts regarding his case. The call was made in…
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A total of 3,690 Nigerians are at risk of deportation from the United States as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to address illegal immigration. According to a document from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which was shared with the media, this move is part of a wider initiative to remove over 1.4…
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The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Amb. Gautier Mignot, has pledged the bloc's commitment to neutrality in its engagement with Nigeria’s electoral process, stating that the EU is not in the country to interfere in political affairs. Mignot made this remark on Tuesday during a visit to the headquarters of the Independent National…
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An Akure-based lawyer, Femi Emodamori, has urged the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, and the Commissioner for Finance in the state to resign over the purported over-bloated 2025 budget. Emodamori stressed that the duo ought not to wait for the investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before…