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BREAKING: Kogi State Election Tribunal Faces Obstruction as Deputy Majority Leader and Speaker Storm Abuja Hearing

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2024March 28, 20240

In a shocking turn of events, the Kogi State Election Tribunal is being held in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after former Governor Yahaya Bello and his thugs in Kogi State refused to allow the tribunal to convene within the state. Reports indicate that the Deputy Majority Leader of the...

Palliatives: Dangote donates 80,000 bags of rice to Lagos residents

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2024March 28, 20240

… Sanwo-Olu says Dangote prioritize Nigerians’ welfare above profit The Aliko Dangote Foundation, (ADF) has flagged off the distribution of 80,000 10kg bags of rice to the vulnerable in Lagos state. President of Dangote Group and Chairman of the foundation, Aliko Dangote, noted that the gesture is part of the...

INEC disowns Anambra LP convention

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2024March 28, 20240

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention in Anambra. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, said this when he spoke in Abuja on Thursday. Oyekanmi said that the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC, declining to...

Expert reveals Osimhen’s likely destination

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2024March 28, 20240

Transfer insider Ben Jacobs has revealed Victor Osimhen’s likely destination when the Nigeria international leaves Napoli this summer. According to him, the Napoli striker would join Paris Saint-Germain and not Chelsea or Arsenal. Osimhen has been linked with multiple clubs, including Ligue 1 defending champions, where he could be the...

Oro procession disrupts business activities in Ile-Ife

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2024March 28, 20240

The Oro procession of Obatala adherents within the streets of Ile-Ife has paralysed business activities within the metropolis. The traditionalists had announced a five-hour curfew beginning from 2pm to 7pm on Wednesday in some areas in Ife town to enable the smooth passage of the Oro procession. The leader of...

Tinubu, NSA And Changing Security Dynamics, Infrastructural Development

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2024March 27, 20240

By Gidado Ibrahim Nigerians received with ecstasy the safe release of 137 school children abducted from Kuriga in Kaduna State. The safe rescue of the kids portends one thing, that gone are the days when criminal elements invade schools and abduct children at will while government and security agencies watch...

Benue govt distributes food and non-food items to IDPs

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2024March 27, 20240

Benue State Government has commenced the distribution of essential food and non-food materials to displaced persons who were victims of herdsmen invasion in the state. The Acting Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency, BSEMA, James Iorpuu performed the distribution exercise on Wednesday at BSEMA headquarters, Makurdi, on...

APGA backs Otti on abolition of ex-governors’ pension

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2024March 27, 20240

The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has applauded Gov. Alex Otti and the Abia State House of Assembly for abolishing the law that recommended pensions for former Governors of the state and their Deputies. The party’s National Vice Chairman, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere and the National Organising Secretary, Emmanuel Igbokwe, in...

INEC to publish governorship candidates details Saturday

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2024March 27, 20240

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that it would publish the personal particulars of candidates for the Edo State governorship election on Saturday. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the decision to publish the details...

Tinubu hails Faye on victory as Senegal’s president-elect

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2024March 27, 20240

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Bassirou Faye on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal. Tinubu’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement on Wednesday by Ajuri Ngelale, a presidential Spokesperson. President Tinubu noted that President-elect Faye comes with great promise and a sterling record, wishing him...

Anioma Youth Forum Seeks National Assembly Probe of NDDC Youth Internship Programme

UK Closely Monitoring Nigeria’s 2027 Elections, Reaffirms Support For INEC

Army, DSS, Police Rescue Four Kidnap Victims In Kogi Forest Operation

BREAKING: Kogi State Election Tribunal Faces Obstruction as Deputy Majority Leader and Speaker Storm Abuja Hearing

Palliatives: Dangote donates 80,000 bags of rice to Lagos residents

INEC disowns Anambra LP convention

Expert reveals Osimhen’s likely destination

Oro procession disrupts business activities in Ile-Ife

Tinubu, NSA And Changing Security Dynamics, Infrastructural Development

Benue govt distributes food and non-food items to IDPs

APGA backs Otti on abolition of ex-governors’ pension

INEC to publish governorship candidates details Saturday

Tinubu hails Faye on victory as Senegal’s president-elect