YIAGA
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The Yiaga Africa, an election observer group, has lauded the credibility of Saturday’s governorship election in the 18 Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 366,781 votes. Aiyedatiwa defeated his closest contender, Mr Agboola Ajayi…
14 Nov
Bamidele Akingboye, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Saturday's governorship election in Ondo State, has accused political parties of flooding the state with money to influence the election. The state goes to the polls on Saturday to elect a governor, with the incumbent, Lucky Ayedatiwa, and his closest challenger, Agboola Ajayi, being…
8 Nov
Youth Initiative for Growth and Advancement, a non-profit civic hub, YIAGA Africa, has disclosed that political parties have begun to systematically induce voters with cash and food items ahead of the November 16 governorship poll in Ondo State. According to Yiaga, leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have distributed fertilisers, rice, cassava, and maize…
6 Aug
Thirteen Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to provide Nigerians with detailed
30 Apr
One year after the 2023 general election, stakeholders working to improve the country's electoral process have expressed dissatisfaction over the vague stance of President Bola Tinubu-led administration on electoral reform.
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Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Tuesday rejected "any foreign interference" in the country's war, a day after Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire. Speaking at an economic conference in Port Sudan, Burhan dismissed "dictates aimed at forcing solutions upon us that we do not accept" and praised Russia's…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, has approved N1.1 billion for payment of compensation to owners of properties affected by the ongoing construction of Airport Road to Kuje expressway. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, after he inspected the structures, comprising about 13 buildings, including some factories along the road corridor,…
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The mausoleum where the scant remains of DR Congo's fiery independence hero, Patrice Lumumba, are interred has been vandalised, the culture ministry said Tuesday. A tooth is all that is left of the anti-colonialist icon and first prime minister after the country gained independence from Belgium in 1960. "An act of vandalism took place on…
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A Russian court Tuesday sentenced a man to over 14 years in prison for "sabotage" after he allegedly set fire to railway equipment. Russia has issued heavy penalties to those suspected of sabotage on Kyiv's orders in retaliation for Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, often by damaging railway infrastructure. Maxim Bubenshchikov, 43, from Saint Petersburg was…
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A Spanish court on Tuesday said it was investigating the US hedge fund Gotham City for allegedly publishing "misleading" information about Spanish pharmaceutical firm Grifols, causing its shares to plunge. Gotham City released a research note in January accusing the Barcelona-based company, which makes blood plasma-based medicines, of "manipulating" its reported debt and operational results…
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The Federal Government has emphasized the importance of reviewing the National Migration Policy to enhance migration governance and management in Nigeria. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), stated this at a three-day meeting of the Technical Working Group on Migration and Development on Tuesday in…
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for Beijing and Berlin to develop ties with a "strategic" and "long-term" perspective Tuesday as he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Rio de Janeiro, state media said. "China and Germany are both major countries with significant influence," Xi told Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit, according…
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The Society of Cosmetic Scientists Nigeria (NICOS) has deplored the country's underperformance in the cosmetics market globally, noting that
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An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday remanded a 13-year-old boy (name withheld) in a corrections facility for allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl. The teenager is standing trial on a one count charge of defilement. He however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Magistrate, Mrs Ejiro Kubeinje, ordered the remand of the teenager in…