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APC Clears Uzodimma, Sylva, Lyon, Adeyemi For Primaries
Imo State Governor Hope Uzudimma, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Smart Adeyemi and Kogi State Deputy Governor Edward David Onoja, and 20 other aspirants have been cleared by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the party’s governorship primaries in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states. The conduct of off-season governorship elections in the three states has been fixed by...
WAEC Suspends Manual Confirmation Of Results
The Nigerian office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said the council will no longer use manual confirmation or stamping of certificates of candidates who sat the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from 1999 till date. This followed the launch of the examination body’s Digital Certificate Platform for a seamless and timely mode of availing stakeholders...
Sign VGN Bill Before May 29, Vigilante Commandant Begs Buhari
The Commandant General of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Dr Usman Muhammad Jahun has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to give assent to the bill, seeking legal backing for the security outfit. The National Assembly had passed the VGN (Establishment) Bill 2022 into law, but awaits the presidential assent. Speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State, as part of his...
Alex Otti, Deputy, Others To Get Certificates Of Return Wednesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Wednesday 29th, Thursday 30th and Friday 31st of March, 2023, for the issuance of certificates of return to Abia State governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti and his deputy, as well as all other governors-elect and their deputies. State assembly members-elect will also receive their certificates of return. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and...
INEC Earmarks N3bn To Fight Electoral Cases
The Independent National Electoral Commission has budgeted over N3bn to defend the results of the February 25 presidential and national assembly election and the March 18 governorship and state assembly polls. The PUNCH reports that several candidates who lost in the elections have filed petitions at the presidential and state election petition tribunals to challenge the outcome of the polls. So...
‘Those Tweeting Falsehood Against Tinubu Will Die Soon’ – Bayo Onanuga
Bayo Onanuga, the Media Director of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu has issued a warning to those describing his principal as a drug dealer. Onanuga warned that the days of those using some hashtags to blast Tinubu are numbered. He said those behind the hashtags would face the wrath of God over malicious tweets against Tinubu. READ ALSO: Tension Over Rumoured Plan To...
Experience Critical For Quality Legislation, Says FCT Senator Defeated By Labour Party
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Philip Aduda, has said longevity and experience were needed to drive people and development-driven legislature. Aduda who was defeated by Labour Party candidate, Ireti Kingibe in the Feb. 25 National Assembly made this known during a ward round of his projects in the constituency. Explaining to journalists the motive behind the project unveiling after...
We No Longer Get Accommodation In Anambra, Cattle Breeders Cry Out
Members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Anambra state say people no longer rent houses to them. Leader of MACBAN in South East, Alahaji Gidado Siddiki, disclosed this to journalists after attending Governor Charles Soludo’s one-year Anniversary in office. The event which held in Akwa, the state capital, had many dignitaries in attendance. Siddiki cited Anaku, Umueje,...
Enough Of The Hate Speech, Be guided, DSS Warns Politicians
The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned politicians to desist from peddling “hate speech” and all forms of “false narratives” to ignite violence or pit citizens against the President Muhammadu Buhari government or the incoming administration of the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Saturday, DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, said violence will consume politicians inciting the breakdown of...
Hard Times For Drug Offenders As UK Trains 35 NDLEA Officials
No fewer than 35 officers of the Marine Command and Seaports Operations of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have undergone diverse training organised by the United Kingdom Home Office International Operations (HOIO), in recent weeks. Of the number, five are currently undergoing a two-week Maritime Patrol and Tactical Coxswain training by the UK’s Central Maritime Training Unit based...
