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INEC Replaces Collation Officer Over Death Threats In Rivers
Professor Omiete Briggs, the INEC collation officer for the Port Harcourt City local government area in Rivers State for the February 25 presidential and national assembly election, has been replaced due to threats to his life. Following repeated threats against her life, Dr. Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, announced the replacement of the Collation. He...
No Enthronement Of Fulani Emirate In Igbo Land, IPOB Vows
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said it will fight against any plot to enthrone Fulani emirates in the South-East region of Nigeria. IPOB, further, said that any politician or political party that is nursing the agenda should discard it because it will not see the light of day. The group made this known in a statement by its Media...
I Worked For Tinubu In Kwara, Says Saraki
Despite her disagreements with the actions of the APC-led state government in the state, Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development Senator Gbemi Saraki stated that she worked tirelessly to ensure that the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, won the presidential elections in Kwara State. In the news site “Ilorin Info,” she made this claim...
NLC Accuses Wike Of Owing Rivers Pensioners For 15 Months, Carpets Abia, Imo
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said Governor Nyesome Wike of Rivers State owes pensioners in the state no less than 15 months unpaid pensions. Representative of Joe Ajaero, President of NLC, Uche Ekwe, in Birnin Kebbi, disclosed this during the Kebbi State NLC delegates’ conference yesterday in Birnin Kebbi. Ekwe lamented that despite the noise Governor Wike has been making...
Presidential Polls: Enenche Tasks Judiciary On Fairness, Says It’s Time To Save Nigeria
As presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, head to court over conduct of the 2023 presidential election, the senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, DIGC, Dr. Paul Enenche, has advised the judiciary to be transparent, fair and set the country on the right path of electoral justice. Enenche, while stating...
Lagos Police Issues Strong Warning Ahead Of March 11 Governorship Election
The Lagos State Police Command has vowed to prosecute people spreading fake news and “provocative content” on social media with the intent to cause panic in the state. The spokesman of the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this on Monday. Hundeyin was reacting to the increase in the level of propaganda and inciting ethnic statements among social media users ahead of the...
INEC Removes Doguwa From List Of Reps Members Elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the name of the embattled leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, from the list of election winners. The electoral body had declared him as the winner of the February 25 election in Doguwa/Tudunwada constituency. The returning officer, Professor Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai had earlier announced that Doguwa of the All Progressives...
I Will Return As Osun Governor Soon, Says Oyetola
Former Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has stated that he has no doubt in his mind that he would return to power soon. Oyetola, who stated that his mandate is very much intact and will be reclaimed soon, made this statement while giving a short remark during the 12-year remembrance prayers for his late mother, Alhaja Wulemot Oyetola on Monday...
Supreme Court Judgment: Banks Yet To dispense Old Notes In Osun
Residents of Osogbo have continued to experience a cash crunch amid the scarcity of the new Naira notes. This is despite a Supreme Court judgment of March 3, 2023, which extended till December 2023, the issuance of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes. It was observed by DAILY POST Monday that a good number of commercial banks in the state...
AEDC Alerts Customers On Power Outage In Parts Of Abuja
The Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC) has announced that there would be power interruption in parts of Abuja as a result of annual maintenance on its 2X15 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) B52 Injection Substation on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. AEDC management in a statement said that the entire Wuse II, Aminu Kano Crescent, Kumasi, Libreville, Buchanan Crescent, Agadez...
