A voter casts her ballot while others queue at a polling station in Agege, Lagos on February 25, 2023, during Nigeria’s presidential and general election. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP) • Voter Suppression, Not Low Voter Turnout Occurred—Rafsanjani, Aigbe • Nigerians Ventilated Frustration By Not Coming Out, Says Olurode • Voter Register Might Be […]
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Serve AGF Supreme Court judgment, demand immediate compliance Some state governments are planning to initiate contempt proceedings against the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over their refusal to implement the Supreme Court judgment on the naira redesign policy of […]
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“The rule of law upon which our democratic governance is founded becomes illusory if the President of the country or any authority or person refuses to obey the orders of courts,” thus proclaimed Justice Emmanuel Agim, delivering the lead judgment in the case brought by three state governments – Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara – against […]
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Mr Samson Adehuga Omogbehin has been appointed the Acting Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji with effect from March 11, 2023. A statement by the Deputy Registrar, Information & Protocol, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan said the appointment by the institution’s Governing Council followed the expiration of the two-term tenure of the pioneering rector Prof. Emmanuel […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Left; Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye 4th Left, at the foundation laying of a Memorial Park in honour of the slain victims of the June 5 terror attack on worshipers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa street, Owo…in Owo on Saturday Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has […]
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Stresses journalists, writers, authors’ grave responsibilities By Banji Ayoola The chief executive of The Radiance, Mr Banji Ayoola, has recommended the domestication of the measures being taken by the Ondo State Government in all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to tackle the prevailing insecurity challenges confronting the country due to frequent worrisome […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has appealed to residents to continue to accept the old and new naira notes as means of transactions in line with the Supreme Court judgment which extended the validity of the N500, and N1000 old notes till December 2023. He appealed to all businesses operating in Ekiti State to remain […]
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The Nasarawa West senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, Wakili Kabiru-Muhammad, has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission to the Election Tribunal over the alleged omission of the party’s logo. Speaking to newsmen shortly after filing his petition on Saturday in Lafia, Kabiru-Muhammad said […]
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Scene of a crash involving a train and a bus conveying Lagos State government workers in Oshodi, Lagos…on Thursday The driver of the Lagos State Government staff bus that was involved in the incident that led to a train colliding with the bus at the PWD/ Shogunle railway line, on the Agege motor road in […]
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Stakeholders in the agricultural space have urged the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to adopt policies and invest in mechanisation and inputs that will boost nation’s food system. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos while setting agenda for the incoming government. The farmers also urged […]
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