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APC will be declared winner by Sunday afternoon – Plateau’s Gov Lalong

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

With barely four days to the governorship election across the country, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State on Tuesday boasted that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state will retain power in the state. “By afternoon on Sunday, APC will be declared winner of the governorship election,” he...

March 11 polls: Group tasks INEC, DSS, Police on credible elections

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

A group operating under the aegis of Southern and Middle Belt Alliance, SaMBA has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct free, fair and credible elections on Saturday to save Nigeria’s democracy. The group urged the chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to tender his resignation from...

Northern CSOs Rate INEC Poor on Presidential, NASS Elections

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

The Collation of Northern CSOs under the aegis of Conference of Northern Civil Society Networks has rated the just concluded Feb 25th Election, poor and below expectations. That the election conducted by INEC has fallen short of the standard of all elections practices and ethics which has raised so much...

Election: 18 CSOs protest against INEC, demand Mahmood Yakubu’s resignation

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

A coalition of the Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria on Tuesday took a protest to the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), asking the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to resignation his position immediately. The coalition, an umbrella forum comprising 18 organisations, also demanded a...

Akwa Ibom guber: Enang loses as Supreme Court affirms APC candidate Udofia

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

The Supreme Court has upheld the nomination of Akan Udofia as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Akwa Ibom State. The unanimous judgement in the suit marked SC/CV/158/2023 was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. The court struck out Ita Enang’s appeal and upheld the January...

Super-sub Dessers rues Cremonese defeat to Sassuolo

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

Nigeria forward, Cyriel Dessers has expressed his disappointment following Cremonese’s 3-2 defeat to Sassuolo on Monday night. Cremonese trailed 2-0 at half-time, however, the introduction of Dessers for Ghana forward, Afena Gyan after the break changed things in their favour before they conceded again late on. Dessers reduced the deficit...

INEC reacts to alleged move to rig governorship election in Kebbi

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Police in Kebbi State have dismissed alleged plans to connive with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to rig the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. NAN recalls that the PDP gubernatorial candidate in the state, Gen. Aminu Bande, made...

Amari elected new Kogi NLC Chairman

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

Gabriel Amari has been elected the new Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), in Kogi State. Amari, is the current State Chairman, Medical and Health Worker Union of Nigeria, (MHWUN). The new NLC Chairman took over from Comrade Onuh Edoka whose tenure came to an end today. In his...

Timi Frank to Appeal Court: Reject INEC’s request to reconfigure BIVAS

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, called on the Appeal Court to reject a request by the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, seeking an order of court to reconfigure...

Why I’m Not Happy On My 76th Birthday – Pete Edochie

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has said he was unhappy, as clocked 76 years on Tuesday. He shared some reasons behind his unhappiness on his Instagram page. The veteran said, “I’m 76 today and thank God who has brought me thus far. I should be happy today but I’m not because...