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Police, Army Clash, Shootings In the Air Around INEC Office

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

Serious tension in Jalingo, Taraba state capital as sporadic shootings in the air was heard around INEC office and police headquarters in Jalingo on Monday morning 20th March 2023. Reason for the shootings is not yet clear but unconfirmed sources said it was misunderstanding between Soldiers and the police spotted...

Abuja natives demand gubernatorial, state assembly in FCT

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

Original inhabitants in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to establish Gubernatorial and State Assembly positions for the FCT. They made the demand under the aegis of Attachi, a Socio-cultural Organization that documents and advocates for cultural intrigues, rights and social...

APC clinches 22 in Kogi 25-seat Assembly, 2 women win constituency seats

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 22 out of the 25 House of Assembly Seats in Kogi State at the just concluded House of Assembly Election. According to the results announced and released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the APC won 22 Seats, Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP),...

INEC declares Adamawa Governorship Election inconclusive

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

Adamawa state governorship election has been declared inconclusive, even as Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri leads with 421524. Declaring the polls inclusive, the returning officer, Professor Mohammed Melee said the election was inconclusive because the cancelled votes exceeded the margin of victory. According to him, elections were cancelled in 47 Registration...

PDP thumbs down INEC over governorship election

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu said on Monday that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has failed the integrity test with its handling of last Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections in the country. Ayu, at a press conference in Abuja, lamented that...

Ramadan: Look out for new moon Wednesday, Sultan urges Muslims

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

Agency report Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday directed Muslim faithful to look out for the new moon of Sha’aban, 1444 A.H. which is equivalent to March 22nd, 2022, which signals the beginning of Ramadan. Abubakar...

Facts about Benue Guber Poll: What Governor Samuel Ortom must know

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

By Aare Abiodun Oluwarotimi, De Oracular Oracle Apart from massive rigging and thumbprinting of ballot papers in areas where INEC machines failed or where they were deliberately sabotaged, another thing to mention is that 70% of Governor Samuel Ortom’s appointees betrayed him and worked against the governorship candidate of the...

Harry Potter Actor Paul Grant Dies At 56

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2023March 20, 20230

Harry Potter Actor, Paul Grant, died at the age of 56 after collapsing outside a London train station. According to his family members, police discovered the actor collapsed outside Kings’ Cross station on Thursday afternoon. Grant, who played an unnamed Ewok in the 1983 Star Wars film alongside Mark Hamill...

Dangote Makes N460bn In A Day, Overtakes Four On Billionaires’ List

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2023March 20, 20230

Nigerian business tycoon, Aliko Dangote, overtook two Russians, one Chinese and an Indian on the billionaires’ list on Monday, after making N460bn in a day. The Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group made the profit following increased demand for Dangote Cement, beating his fellow billionaires by earning about $100 million....

Results forgery: JAMB resumes 2023 Direct Entry registration under strict supervision

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2023March 20, 20230

In a bid to end high rate of forgery of A’ Level qualifications for Direct Entry, DE, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has decided to resume the DE registration under strict supervision. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede who announced the reopening of the DE registration at a...