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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has denounced an online report accusing its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu of attempts to violate its guidelines and consequently distort the Governorship election result in Abia State. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi said the only communication sent to the State Returning Officer was […]
Former terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu has pleaded not guilty to a 10-count charge bordering on terrorism financing, among others, against him by the Federal Government. On Tuesday Mamu was arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation but denied having […]
After the just concluded governorship election in Lagos state, Funke Akindele the actress turned politician has polled down all posts regarding her political race from her Instagram page. Funke was the running mate of Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor, the gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Lagos State. The actress […]
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC on Sunday, said it would invite Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and the Chairman of Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya a.k.a. MC Oluomo for questioning, following their behaviours and alleged inciting comments during the 2023 general election. The PUNCH reports that a day before […]
The governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, had denied the involvement and arrest of Twitter critic, Nnamdi Chude. On Saturday Chude was said to have been arrested by police in Anambra state and allegedly taken to Abuja. Some social media users claimed that the Twitter user was arrested over an alleged […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Abba Kabir Yusuf, the New Nigeria People’s Party governorship candidate the winner of the Saturday election in Kano State. Yusuf defeated the All Progressive Congress candidate, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna his close rival with a margin of over 100,000 votes. The INEC Returning Officer for the […]
A coalition of anti-corruption organisations has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the Inspector-General of Police to immediately arrest the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. In a petition signed by the group leaders, they urged the President to set up an enquiry into the workings of the […]
The Lagos State Parks Management Committee Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, has sent a stern warning to anyone who intends not to vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC ahead of Saturday’s governorship election In a trending video that surfaced online on Thursday, March 16, 2023, where Oluomo was addressing supporters […]
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the Nigerian market tops the list of cocaine smuggling regions in Africa. In The Global Report on Cocaine 2023 released on Thursday, the UN agency said the steep growth in supply has been matched by a similar swell in demand. […]
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, on Thursday, said the gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has the needed democratic credentials and the pedigree to consolidate the tempo of sustainable socio-economic growth and development in the state. Speaking at a news conference in Asaba, Aniagwu said […]
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