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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...

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...

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...

Osinbajo Commends British Charity For Help In Tackling Out-Of-School Crisis

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2023March 7, 20230

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has commended the British charity, IA-Foundation, for the commitment shown by the charity in tackling the out-of-school crisis in Nigeria. Osinbajo gave the commendation in a message to IA-Foundation to commemorate the fourth annual Black Tie and Charity Ball of the organisation. The message was e-mailed...

VIDEO: Atiku, Okowa, Ayu, others lead protest to INEC headquarters, Abuja

NewsDeskNgMar 6, 2023March 6, 20230

Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, are currently leading a protest to the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja. According to reports, the Chairman of the PDP, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, and other leaders and...

Gov. Matawalle commiserates with police, victims of Maru attack

NewsDeskNgMar 6, 2023March 6, 20230

Governor Bello Mohammed has described as dastardly, callous and an act of cowardice the recent mid-night attack in Maru town by bandits which claimed the lives of police officers, vigilante members and other citizens. Zailani Bappa, the Governor’s Special Adviser, Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, in a statement noted that...

We’re not in support of any gubernatorial candidate – NUJ

NewsDeskNgMar 4, 2023March 4, 20230

The Oyo State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said that it is not in any way in support, nor has it anointed any of the gubernatorial candidates in the state. The union said that it remained neutral as a professional body. It made these disclosures in...

Economic development and opening-up: Messages from key briefing ahead of China’s Two Sessions

NewsDeskNgMar 4, 2023March 4, 20230

Guo Weimin (R2) attends a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2023. /Xinhua A key event in China’s political calendar, the annual sessions of China’s national legislature and top political advisory body, known as the Two Sessions, is of special...

INEC failed, needs complete overhaul

NewsDeskNgMar 4, 2023March 4, 20230

Former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kingsley Moghalu, has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over its conduct of the February 25 presidential election. Moghalu, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, also insisted that the INEC needs a complete overhaul. His statement was made...

Form unity govt, reach out to Atiku, Peter Obi personally – Ohanaeze tells Tinubu

NewsDeskNgMar 4, 2023March 4, 20230

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, to form a unity government and reach out to his fellow presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi. Ohanaeze said Tinubu should reach out to Atiku and Obi in the spirit of...