Aiyedatiwa promises continuous infrastructural development statewide, gets Ese Odo monarchs’ blessing

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has promised continuous developmental projects across the state if elected to retain power in the November 16 election. He made the promise on Tuesday during his campaign tour of the riverine communities of Ese Odo Local Government Area, whose monarchs blessed him for the contest. The governor sought the people’s […]

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Ondo poll: INEC appeals for factual reportage

INEC Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has appealed to journalists to give factual reportage about the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State. While assuring journalists who will cover the exercise of their safety, the commission warned against publishing and spreading fake news before and during the election, which is set […]

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Ondo poll: INEC says 55,859 PVCs collected, extends exercise to LGs

Permanent Voter Cards The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced that 55,859 Permanent Voter Cards were collected in the state over five days, representing 62.2 percent of the 89,777 available cards. The collection exercise, which ran from October 17 to 21, 2024, took place in all 203 wards across the state. In a statement […]

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Computer-based WASSCE starts Friday

The West African Examinations Council said the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024– Second Series will begin from Friday, October 25 to Friday, December 20, 2024. A statement by WAEC on Tuesday said the examination would adopt the hybrid mode of delivering the examination, adding that the registration period had […]

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Mohbad: US toxicologist’s report received, says Lagos AG

The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), on Monday, said the toxicology report and other forensic analysis conducted in the United States on the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, alias Mohbad, is out. He said the autopsy report is now with the Lagos State Pathologist, as well as the […]

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WAEC to conduct CB-WASSCE for private candidates October 25

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria has confirmed its plans to conduct the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024 – Second Series, scheduled from Friday, October 25, to Friday, December 20, 2024. In a statement signed by Moyosola Adesina, the Council’s spokesperson, it was revealed that the […]

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We won’t negotiate with bandits — FG

The Federal Government has declared that it will not negotiate with bandits. Rather, it will sustain the ongoing military onslaught against banditry, kidnapping, and rustling in the Northwest and other parts of the country until all bandits are chased away. According to the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru: “We are not going to jump into […]

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Ex-lawmaker Farouk Lawan freed after serving jail term

A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan has been freed from prison after serving his five-year jail term for demanding and accepting a $500,000 bribe. He disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday after he left Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja. According to the statement: “Today marks the beginning of a new […]

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Supreme Court reserves judgment in 19 state govts’ suit challenging EFCC’s Establishment Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in the suit brought before it by the Kogi state government and 18 other state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices, and two others. A seven-member panel of Justices of the Apex Court, led by […]

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