Archive for year: 2023

At least one person has been reportedly k#lled as residents take to the streets of Lafia, Nasarawa State, to protest the outcome of the March 18 governorship election in the state. Vanguard reports that several others have received various degree of inj¥ry following the protest that turned vi%lent on...

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for Saturday’s governorship elections in Abia and Enugu States. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, in a statement on Monday, March 20, said the Commission took the decision after a meeting to review the elections. “The Commission met...

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Supporters of both Labour Party (LP) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, on Monday, March 20, stormed the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), protesting against some issues on the governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP members, in their...

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Nigerian singer, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has said the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu was not elected but selected himself. The singer made this known in a response to an appreciation tweet by the re-elected governor. “You were not re-elected. You selected yourself. Everybody saw it...

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State the winner of the gubernatorial election held on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Governor Bala of the PDP polled a total of 525,281 votes against that of the APC’s Air Marshall Saddique Abubakar who scored 432,272...

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kebbi State Governorship Election, inconclusive. The Collation and Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Yusuf Sa’idu of the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, announced the position at the the collation centre situated at INEC headquarters in Birnin Kebbi, on Monday morning,...

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state the winner of the gubernatorial election held on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The state returning officer, Professor Tanko Ishaya, made the announcement on Monday morning, March 20. According to him, Governor Sule polled a total...

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Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has said the Nigeria Police Force has done well in policing the governorship and state’s House of Assembly elections conducted on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Force’s spokesperson, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Sunday said the IGP also stated that the...

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has applauded Lagosians for re-electing him as the governor of the state. Speaking shortly after INEC declared him winner of the March 18 governorship election, Sanwo-Olu in his acceptance speech said Lagosians had made their voices heard. “I have nothing but deep gratitude to you, the...

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An auto mechanic has gotten some public accolades from his customer after he returned N10.8 million mistakenly transferred into his bank account by the customer. The mechanic was captured in a video by the customer as he sang his praises and hailed him for his outstanding principles, while recommending...

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