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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to senators elected to the 10th national assembly. The certificates were presented on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja.
A 44-year-old landlord, Okechukwu Chukwunahi, was on Tuesday docked in an Ojo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, for an alleged ‘trial by ordeal’. The police charged the defendant with conspiracy and trial by ordeal. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Dr Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the […]
FirstBank of Nigeria Ltd., has appointed Mr Oluseyi Oyefeso as Executive Director, Retail Banking in charged of the South. In a statement on Monday in Lagos, the bank said his appointment, which took effect on March 2, 2023, was subject to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approval. Prior to Oyefeso’s appointment, he was […]
An influential group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Delta Unity Group (DUG), has officially endorsed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, as its preferred gubernatorial candidate for the March 11th governorship election in the state. DUG, a group which parades some of the best […]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is having an ongoing protest, heading to the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja with supporters and the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar. Reports from Arise Television have it that the PDP supporters and presidential candidate all in black attire, are protesting the injustice done by […]
After the death of one of their student, Whitney Adeniran, the management of Chrisland International High School has tendered an apology to the family. Whitney Adeniran died at Agege Stadium on the 9th February 2023 during the school inter-house sports competition. A statement released by the Lagos State Government through the Attorney-General and […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has given assurance that its result-viewing portal which suffered glitches during the presidential and National Assembly elections is now up and running. It said the IReV portal would be deployed during the governorship and House of Assembly elections on Saturday. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, […]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has taken legal steps to challenge the just concluded 2023 presidential election. Obi and Labour Party have filed a motion seeking permission to inspect materials and also obtain certified copies of documents in the custody of INEC. This is coming barely a few hours […]
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja nullified the Federal Government’s cashless and Naira re-design policy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999 Constitution. The Apex Court held that President Muhammadu Buhari breached the Constitution of the Federation in the ways and manners he issued directives for the re-designing of the […]
Many persons have been reported dead in an explosion that happened at the crude oil tapping point in a Rivers State Community. The incident happened at Rumuekpe Community in Emohua Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Friday. It was gathered that the explosion occurred when one of the buses […]