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Jubilations on Sunday greeted the declaration of Godwin Obaseki as the governor-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC following Saturday’s Edo State election Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), secured 307,955 votes across 18 local government areas while Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 223,619 votes. The governor […]
As part of activities to Mark the 2020 international Peace Day, the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice CEPEJ has built and donated the state Intelligence investigation Bureau Building to the Delta Police force, Warri Area Command. In his address on Thursday during the handover ceremony National Coordinator of CEPEJ Mulade Sheriff averred that there […]
The Federal Government has apologized for asking all account holders in the country’s financial institutions to register their details again or risk attracting a monetary penalty or a blocked account. This was announced in tweet on Friday that reads “We apologise for the misleading tweets(now deleted) that went up yesterday regarding the completion of self-certification […]
The Federal government has asked Nigerians to register and submit self-certification forms in their respective financial institutions. This was issued via the federal government twitter account yesterday Thursday 17 September 2020. “This is to notify the general public that all account holders in Financial Institutions (Banks, Insurance Companies, etc) are required to obtain, complete and […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory commission(NERC) has said that landlords should not force outstanding bills of previous tenants on new tenants. Mr. Nathan Shatti the NERC commissioner, finance and management services stated this on Tuesday in a live program. The commissioner asked new tenants who are asked to pay outstanding bills of previous tenants to report […]
The Federal Executive Council has approved a new anti-corruption agency. The agency named “Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency” will be responsible of coordinating the nation’s recovered looted assets. The minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed this after the FEC meeting on Wednesday. He stated that the agency was necessary at this time as […]
Former president of Nigeria, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar has warned the Edo state gubernatorial candidates on the consequences of a violent poll. Gen Abdusalami who is the chairman of the National Peace Committee stated this during the signing of the peace accord. Gen. Abdusalami while speaking stated that the integrity of the PDP and APC candidates, […]
Justifying the nation’s debt profile,President Buhari has said that his administration needed to borrow to fund infrastructures like rail, power and roads. This was issued in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu titled “President Buhari justifies borrowing to fund infrastructure” on the virtual Econmic Advisory council meeting […]
The Nigerian broadcasting commission has warned broadcasters to adhere to its broadcasting code in light of the Edo state election slated for this Saturday, 19th September 2020. The deputy director, public affairs, Ekanem Antia, has warned that defaulting broadcasters will be sanctioned. He stated that “In view of the upcoming governorship election in Edo […]
A passenger bus in the early hours of Monday collided with a moving train. The bus with registration number GGE 972 GE veered into the train tracks running into a moving train in a bid to cross the rail at PWD inward Oshodi, Lagos. Dr. Femi Oke-Osantintolu ,The director general of Lagos state Emergency […]
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