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APC Wins 8 Assembly Seats In Kebbi Rerun Poll
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won eight Assembly seats after Saturday’s supplementary elections in Kebbi State. The results were announced by the Collation officers of the eight constituencies at the respective collation centers. The constituencies are Arewa, Augie Gwandu, Jega, Kalgo, Koko Besse, Maiyama and Sakaba initially declared inconclusive after the Governorship and Assembly elections on March 18. Results of the...
US-Based Doctor Urges NASS, Assemblies To Improve Legislation On Alternative Medicine
A United States-based Nigerian medical doctor and Chief Executive Officer of Optimal Health, USA, Abraham Hollist, has urged the National and state assemblies to improve legislation surrounding the use of alternative medicine in Nigeria. Dr. Hollist said that improved legislation on alternative medicine will attract more personnel and practitioners like himself into the profession and, therefore, save the government a...
Senate Confirms Amupitan Appointment As INEC Chairman
The Senate has confirmed Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan SAN as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The confirmation of Amupitan followed the screening exercise at the Hallowed Chamber on Thursday, where the Senators grilled the nominee of President Bola Tinubu for three hours, asking him questions to which he responded. After the Committee of the Whole, the President...
Nigeria, China Trade Rises To $15.48bn In H1’25
The volume of trade between Nigeria and China increased by 34.7% to $15.48 billion between January and July 2025 (H1’25) compared to the same period in 2024 (H1’24). China’s Consul General in Lagos, Yan Yuqing, disclosed this during a reception to mark China’s 76th founding anniversary, Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Yuqing revealed that Nigeria is now China’s...
NIS To Deploy E-Gates, Increase Logistics To Improve Migration Management – CG
Caroline Adepoju, Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), has revealed a proposal to deploy e-gates and more logistics to airports and other entry sites to strengthen border security and migration management across the country. Adepoju stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Friday. According to her, electronic gates would be installed at select airports to improve...
We Will Prioritize Your Welfare – Speaker Abbas Assures NASS Workers
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Abbas Tajudeen, has assured National Assembly workers of his willingness and readiness to mobilize resources for their better welfare. Speaker Abbas told the workers, under the auspices of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), National Assembly chapter, that he would reach out to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill...
INEC Takes Delivery Of Sensitive Materials For Saturday’s Re-Run Polls In Kaduna
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has taken delivery of sensitive materials ahead of Saturday’s re-run polls and by-election for the state and federal constituencies in Kaduna State. Malam Aminu Idris, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in the state, led a team of stakeholders while displaying the materials on Monday at the promises of the INEC office in...
BREAKING: Governor Bala Mohammed hospitalised in London
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed has been hospitalized in London for an undisclosed illness. A statement signed by Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado and made available to newsmen yesterday in Bauchi, quoted a special message sent to the people of the state by the governor from his hospital bed in London ahead of...
Macron Expresses Concern Over G20 Struggle To Resolve Global Crises
The G20 group of major world economies is “at risk” as it struggles to tackle international crises, French President Emmanuel Macron told a summit boycotted by the United States Saturday. Macron was among two dozen world leaders at South Africa’s G20 summit marked by the absence of President Donald Trump, who is at loggerheads with Pretoria on a range of...
Emergency Rule: Fubara Calls For Calm, Blames Lawmakers
The suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged the people of the state to remain calm in the face of the political impasse in the state. In a statement he personally signed and made available to Punch Online on Wednesday, Fubara said since assuming office, all his actions and decisions have been guided by his constitutional oath of office...
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