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17 Jan
With the electorate set to elect chairmen and councillors across the 18 local council areas and 203 wards of Ondo State, some residents have disclosed that they were not aware that the election would be held on Saturday. While speaking to The Guardian, the residents expressed dismay over the inactive sensitisation on the part of…
21 Sep
Some Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Oredo Local Government Area (LGA) on Saturday encountered difficulties in locating their polling units in the ongoing Edo governorship election. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent covering the election observed the issue at two different wards in the LGA, where four voters on wheelchairs struggled to find their…
21 Sep
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting time at Polling Units (PUs) where the voting process in the ongoing Edo governorship election began late. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Saturday. Haruna said INEC had continued to monitor the…
21 Sep
Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Saturday commended the enthusiasm of electorates to cast their votes despite the heavy rain. Obaseki who arrived at his polling unit at Ward 4 unit 19 at Emokpae primary school in Oredo local government area at 11:50 am, did his accreditation and voted at about 11:57 am. READ…
16 Sep
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming off-cycle gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has urged the electorate, particularly members of the party, not to be intimidated by the power of incumbency ahead of the poll. According to Ajayi, the people, when united, will resist any form of ploy…
13 Sep
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Friday called on voters in Edo to turn out en masse for the Sept 21 governorship election in the state. IPAC also urged voters to choose candidates based on manifestos, leadership qualities, and track records and reject any form of vote-buying. Yusuf Dantalle, the National Chairman of IPAC,…
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The Health and Development Support Programme (HANDS), an NGO, has trained community health workers in Kano on the Social Behavioural Communication Change (SBCC) strategy. The training, held on Monday in Kano, focused on raising awareness about Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) practices. Mr Muhammad Dan’Aro, the state Programme Officer of…
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nwaorisa Gerald, has criticised the party’s leadership for failing to address growing tensions with former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The reaction follows reports suggesting that El-Rufai is dissatisfied with both the party and the president, with speculations that failure to address the issue could deepen…
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The Senate Committee on Power has kickstarted discussions with a South Korean energy firm, BK Energy, to explore mini-grid solutions and alternative energy sources, including coconut-derived graphene for power generation. This comes against the backdrop of Nigeria’s persistent national grid collapse and unstable power supply. During a meeting on Monday, the Committee Chairman, Senator Enyinnaya…
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The Inspector-General of Police has ordered the deployment of more decoy operatives to Osun State to maintain law and order following violence over a court ruling on the reinstatement of sacked local council chairmen. Police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed the new move by the police, noted that it was in response to the…
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The Federal Government has donated food and non-food relief items to Borno Government to support the resettlement of Nigerians who returned from Chad. Mrs Fatima Daura, the Director, Refugee Department at the National Commission for Migrants, Refugees, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) made the presentation on Monday in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…