Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday said that the state will soon enact disability law to cater for the needs of people living with disabilities. He said this during the distribution of support materials to people with disabilities in Osogbo. The governor said his administration would review the legal framework as it affects the […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied a story alleging that its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, issued a directive at variance with the approved guidelines of the commission to distort Abia governorship election results collation. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, advised the […]
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Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai Kaduna state government has denied that it declared curfew in Jema’a and Kaura local government areas following the outcome of the state election. A report alleged that the government had declared a curfew in Jema and Kaura council areas of Kaduna State. But Kaduna State commissioner for internal security and […]
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Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared his intention to contest for Senate presidency in the 10th National Assembly. Kalu, who won re-election to represent Abia North in the Red Chamber, disclosed this Tuesday while briefing newsmen at the National Assembly. He made this assertion while answering questions from reporters at the […]
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Former Mobil Executive Vice Chairman Otunba Solomon Oladunni, was among senior managers, who recruited the young Bola Ahmed Tinubu – fresh from America in 1983 – into the American oil giant. Forty years later, he speaks of what Nigerians should expect from the administration of the president-elect. He explains how Tinubu impressed the panel, made […]
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Struggle to meet customers’ demands Nigerians, who are eager to transact with the new Naira notes, may have to wait for a while as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have stopped the supply of the new N200, N500 and N1,000 notes to the Money Deposit Banks (DMBs). Banks visited, and others contacted said […]
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PDP, Ohanaeze youths pressure INEC to declare Mbah winner Hopes that a governor-elect will emerge in Enugu State from Saturday’s election was dashed, yesterday, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced suspension of collation of results, following a petition by the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Chijioke Edeoga. Collation of results in […]
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Destroy property, set vehicles ablaze An unidentified number of political thugs celebrating the victory of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) in the just-concluded governorship election, yesterday, attacked and ransacked the headquarters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano. The thugs launched the attack on the APC secretariat along Maiduguri Road in the […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Dauda Lawal, as the winner of the governorship election in Zamfara State. He was declared the winner in Gusau, Zamfara state capital in the early hours of Tuesday after defeating the incumbent governor, Bello Matawalle in what may be described […]
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Supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asking Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare PDP winner at the INEC office in Enugu…yesterday. Photo:NAN 2023 election lacked transparency, damaged public confidence in INEC, says EU Sani, Sule, Oborevwori, Fubara, Yusuf, others declared winners Following the dissatisfaction of some electorate in the management of the governorship and […]
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