GTBank denies giving Tinubu N500m new notes for election

The management of Guaranty Trust Bank has debunked a report that it gave the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, N500m naira new notes on the eve of the presidential and national assembly elections The bank urged its customers to disregard the unsubstantiated claim in its entirety. A Twitter user, @ifygold21 […]

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Election results: NOA, Ooni call for patience, decorum

The National Orientation Agency has appealed to Nigerians to remain calm and avoid acts and utterances capable of overheating the polity as the Independent National Electoral Commission collates results of the general elections, especially the presidential election. The Director General of the agency, Garba Abari, in a statement on Tuesday appealed to citizens to conduct […]

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Tinubu leads Atiku, Obi, others after election result collation

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, leads other candidates in the collation of the votes garnered by the candidates nationwide in the last Saturday’s presidential election. He polled 8,805,420 votes. A tally of the votes announced by electoral officials from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory at the […]

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Poll: Opposition stirs collation controversy as APC takes the lead

Some opposition parties on Monday faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission for its failure to transmit the results of Saturday’s presidential election on its website even as lawyers support INEC’s decision to go ahead with the declaration of results. Gift Habib writes on the controversy  On Saturday, registered voters used their permanent voter cards to elect […]

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Nsikak Essien: What an engineer brought to Journalism

By Udeme Nana But for a twist of fate, he would have been in the engineering sector grappling with Integrated Circuits or Artificial Intelligence, electrical systems in automobiles, power generation equipment and allied tasks. That was his childhood aspiration and he prepared himself adequately to engage in that field. He had earned credits in Mathematics, […]

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Ending terrorism onslaught against the military

Armed Forces Remembrance Day As new leaders emerge to assume the administration of Nigeria, the incoming administrators should bear uppermost in their mind, the need to end the long suffering plight of the country’s soldiers. If anything, that was a major message that emanated from the last episode of ceremonies commemorating fallen military personnel fondly […]

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N207b gains push capitalisation to N30tr amid election results delay

Despite post-election uncertainties, investors, yesterday, renewed stakes in stocks with impressive earnings and dividend payout ahead of the 2022 full year scorecards, as market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) hits N30 trillion. Specifically, investors gained N207 billion yesterday, as market capitalisation increased to N30.140 trillion from N29.933 trillion recorded on Friday. Also, market […]

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Iji congratulates APC., National Assembly Members-Elect from Ondo

The South West Coordinator of the Asiwaju Tinubu/Shettima Coalition for Good Governance, ATSCGG., and Secretary of the Labour Directorate of the APC.’s Presidential Campaign Council, PCC., Ambassador Sola Iji, has congratulated the party on its landslide victory in the last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections that took place in Ondo State. According to the […]

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Scanty markets, roads after announcement of election result in Lagos

Ladipo market yesterday. Photo Eniola DaNiel • Lagos police fault report on attacks, attend to 13,325 distress calls on election day, says Hundeyin • Ladipo market is calm, says Nwankwo There was mild apprehension, yesterday, following unconfirmed reports of thugs going on a rampage on the streets of Lagos allegedly because an opposition candidate had […]

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