Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress APC for being victorious during the last presidential election in the country. While congratulating the APC winner Tuesday in his statement in Awka, Soludo advised his opponents who lost the election to approach the Court, if they feel […]
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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele has apologised to Nigerians for the glitches experienced while trying to effect various e-payment transactions. He made the apology at the post Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. The CBN governor admitted that some “isolated cases still persist” but these cases were being resolved. […]
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If the current relationship between the judiciary and the populace is largely frosty, as many Nigerians are inclined to hold, the reason may be due to the conflicting and often seemingly illogical decisions emanating from the courtrooms, particularly on electoral and political matters. Sadly, the inconsistencies demonstrated by the Nigerian courts in recent times have […]
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© Pacifique Akilimali/Maryam Abu Hassan – Poet Pacifique Akilimali of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigerian peace activist and poet Maryam Abu Hassan New York, USA, 21 March 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/“Across identities and differences… over countries and continents… it is not hard to choose peace.” These lines are from a new poem created […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari acknowledge cheers from supporters. Constitution amendment bills on power to summon presidents and governors suffered another major setback as President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld his assent. His withholding of presidential assent to the Constitution alteration bill and 18 others became a source of concern to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan […]
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United States Consulate in Nigeria has said it will place visa restrictions on Nigerians responsible for election violence that undermined the democratic process during Saturday’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections. The Consulate disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, stating that it is deeply troubled by the disturbing acts of violence, voter intimidation, and suppression […]
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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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