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The Nigerian Customs Service has made it known that the commencement of food distribution will start again after all modalities have been put in place by the Federal Government. NCS put an end to the distribution of seized food items following the stampede that led to the death of over seven persons in Lagos […]
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC, says it has recorded 789 cases of diphtheria in Nigeria as of June 30th. In a statement on Thursday, the agency said cases were recorded in 33 LGAs across eight states — Kano, Lagos, Yobe, Katsina, Cross River, Kaduna, Osun and the federal capital territory FCT. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the presidential election petitions tribunal that President-elect Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won the February 25 election and was validly returned as the winner without needing to get 25 percent of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). INEC stated this in […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said it has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states and is monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe States where cases are now being picked up. The NCDC disclosed this in a public health advisory signed by its Director […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated its stance on the security of the bimodal voters accreditation system (BVAS). The reassurance comes a few weeks after the commission said it had fortified its portal and made it impossible for elections to be rigged. INEC, had in September, said its result viewing (IReV) portal came under […]
The Election Petition Tribunal in Osun, Osogbo, granted Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the All Progressive Congress permission on Monday to inspect materials used for the July 16, governorship poll. The tribunal also granted the plaintiffs’ request to electronically scan the voters’ register used for the election, as well as the election ballot papers. […]
Ahead of the Saturday governorship election in Osun State, the police and other security agencies, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, have declared war on vote-buyers and mapped out strategies to checkmate their activities. To curb the malpractices during the poll, the security agencies have deployed detectives, including undercover operatives, to monitor […]
The All Progressives Congress governorship primaries held on Thursday deepened the crises in the party’s state chapters as some factions held parallel congresses while others boycotted the polls entirely. The ruling party is currently battling crises in states including Rivers, Ogun, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Osun, and Sokoto where factions are battling for […]
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has vowed to proceed with the planned Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos. The Nation reports Igboho will storm Lagos on Saturday July 3 alongside other agitators for the Yoruba Nation rally. Hinged on the heels of similar rallies held across southwest States including Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, […]
A low magnitude tremor was witnessed in Nigeria at the weekend originating around Omu-Aran in Kwara state. The tremor, according to Professor Adepelumi Abraham of the Department of Geophysics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, where the phenomenon was recorded, the tremor has a focal depth of 15 kilometres. The report titled, […]
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