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FG Evacuates 107 Stranded Citizens From Libya
One hundred and seven stranded Nigerians have been evacuated from Tripoli, Libya, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Tuesday. The returnees arrived in the country through Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 with registration number 5A-DMG which landed at about 3:55 PM at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja. They were received by the Director General...
Scavenger Jailed Over Burglary, Theft In Abuja
A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a 23-year-old scavenger, Sulieman Aliyu to six months in prison for breaking into a public toilet and stealing a generator. Aliyu of Madalla junction, Niger State, pleaded guilty to housebreaking and theft and begged for leniency. The Judge, Saminu Suleiman, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of...
INEC Writes IGP, Seeks Arrest, Prosecution Of Adamawa REC Who Declared Fake Result
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resolved to write the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, to investigate and prosecute the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Barr Hudu Yunusa Ari, over unlawful declaration of Aishatu Dairu Ahmed, well known as Binani, as the winner of the state governorship election. The commission made the decision at a meeting...
Oyo Tribunal Receives Six Petitions Challenging Governorship, Assembly polls
The Election Petition Tribunal in Oyo State has received two petitions in respect of the governorship poll and four for the House of Assembly election, its Secretary, Mr. Ibrahim Sada, has said. He made this known yesterday in an interview with reporters in Ibadan. He said the first petition against the outcome of the governorship election was filed by the Allied...
Observers Hails Kogi APC Guber Primary As Credible, Fair
The Coalition of Independent Election Observers has scored the Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election as free, fair, and credible. The coalition, which consists of over 500 independent observers, made this known in a report presented to the public at a well-attended press conference on Monday in Abuja. A former Auditor General for Local Governments in the state,...
After Plateau Attacks, Gov. Lalong Talks Tough, Vows To Fish Out Perpetrators
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has ordered security agencies to fish out perpetrators of the Sunday attacks on villages in Mangu and Bokkos Local Government areas of the state. The governor gave the directive in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs , Dr Makut Macham on Monday in Jos. He said that the swift intervention of...
Twitter Suspends Hundeyin’s Account Over Post On Tinubu’s Citizenship
On Saturday, David Hundeyin, a prominent Nigerian investigative journalist, was blocked on Twitter for posting personal information on President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Hundeyin's account was suspended just days after he claimed Tinubu held dual citizenship in Nigeria and Guinea. Hundeyin, a noted Peter Obi supporter, alleged that the country's president-elect may have lied. Hundeyin confirmed the suspension of his Twitter account on...
Fears As DSS Allegedly Transfers Suspect With Tuberculosis Nnamdi Kanu’s Cell Block
The legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has reported that Kanu had an "episode" of a nosebleed on Sunday. This is believed to have raised apprehension among members of IPOB in the country and beyond. Aloy Ejimakor, Nnamdi Kanu’s special counsel also said his client has complained that a detainee with tuberculosis has been...
Osinbajo Condemns Attempts To Stop People From Voting Outside Their Region
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has frowned at what he termed the spate of ethnic and religious prejudice in Nigeria, saying that it has deeply penetrated the nation’s fabric especially in elections. He spoke on Monday at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State at a lecture for Senior Executive Course 45. The Vice President...
INEC Suspends Adamawa REC For Declaring APC’s Binani Winner
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended its Resident Electoral Commissioner REC in Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa Ari. The action followed the REC’s controversial pronouncement on Sunday after the supplementary election. Although only Returning Officers have the responsibility of announcing results, Ari declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Aisha Dahiru Binani, the winner. The development sparked outrage in the state...
