Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has asked security agencies to investigate violent incidents that sought to mar Saturday’s lections. He made this call in his address on Sunday, February 24. Mahmood said that the Commission has taken an in-depth analysis of the situation of things around the nation, with […]
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Yakubu and top officials of the commission at the opening Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday formally opened its collation centre in Abuja for the presidential election conducted on Saturday. The commission’s Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who performed the ceremony, said with the official opening of the centre, results of the election would start […]
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday defeated President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progresives Congress (APC) in the total votes cast in the presidential election inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The two presidential candidates however won one each of the two polling units located in […]
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Ten youth Corp members, who worked as adhoc staff were abducted in Abak in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial, four in Itu and another four in Ikono. “At Abak 10 corps members that were abducted were released yesterday and at Itu, four corpers were also kidnapped,” Igini said. In Ikono, he said “that is one of the […]
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Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has won the election in Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State ward in Epe, polling 2,511 votes to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of APC, who got 2,367 votes. Mr Adelaja Odukoya, the INEC Collation Officer, announced the results at INEC collation centre, Iraye, Epe, on […]
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By Deborah Phillips The National Youth Service Corps, which is aimed at inculcating discipline, patriotism and loyalty among the youth, has also made them to experience so many challenges in the course of their duty to the nation. It is on record that so many corps members have lost their lives en-route their places of […]
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Title: Onigegewura Echoes Across the Niger: Historical tales of contemporary events in NigeriaAuthor: Lanrewaju AkinsolaPublisher: ASCO Publishers, LagosPublication date: 2018Reviewer: Joe Agbro Jr. From a man’s history, you can have an idea of his story. However, without his history, there will be that yawning gap in his story. Likewise it is for all peoples, places […]
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The Federal Government has not done, or shown that it has done, enough to free the girl On February 19, the world agonised over the fact that Leah Sharibu, the Nigerian symbol of girl child abduction from schools had spent 365 days in captivity. Few days to the anniversary, her traumatised mother and other members […]
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By Festus Eriye After the false start of February 16, Nigerians finally went to the polls yesterday to pick the man who would lead them for the next four years. As you read this, emerging trends would be pointing to the direction they have elected to go. This election is likely to impact the political […]
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Nigeria on Sunday awaited results from its presidential election as civil society groups warned that disorganisation and violence may have undermined the polls. Results from 120,000 polling stations in 36 states where voting held Saturday were expected to trickle in to the capital Abuja after being collated at the state and local levels. The chairman […]
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