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Delta Assembly Rerun In Ethiope West Constituency, Peaceful
By Our Correspondent The Delta house of assembly rerun election in Ethiope west local government area was peaceful and calm in all the polling units. Accreditation and voting began at about 8:30am while voting ended at about 2:30pm. Speaking to newsmen, the chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) chief John…
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Insecurity: FCT Minister Paid Sympathy Visit To Al-Kadriyar’s Family
From Lateef Taiwo The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has paid a sympathy visit to the family of Al-Kadriyar Mansoor whose daughters were recently released after several days in captivity in kidnappers den. During the visit, Mahmoud assured residents of the territory that efforts have been put in place by the FCT Administration…
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Yobe by-election: APC Win senatorial district
By our Correspondent The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yobe state, has declared the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji musa Mustapha (coolers), as the winner of the by election for the yobe- East senatorial district of the State. Returning Officer for the election Professor Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere who declared the results on…
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Yobe East Bye-Election: Ex-Senate President Lawan Congratulates Senator-elect Mustapha Over Landslide Victory
By Lateef Taiwo President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, congratulates the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the concluded Yobe East Senatorial bye-election, Musa Mustapha, on his emergence as Senator-elect. Mustapha was declared winner of the Yobe East Bye-Election, on Sunday, after polling 68,778 votes to defeat Aji Kolomi (Ajiko) of…
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Benue Assembly Bye Election, Uche Of APC Emerges Winner
By Lateef Taiwo Despite the tension that started building up in Benue State between political gladiators ahead of the Guma 1 state constituency election held at the weekend, elections were conducted peacefully. It was also observed that security personnel deployed to different polling units were on ground in almost polling units checking entry and exit…
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WCD 2024: Ex-Senate President Lawan Asks FG To Establish Cancer Centres, Invest In Research
From Lateef Taiwo President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Federal Government to invest in cancer research and the establishment of cancer centres across the country. Lawan made the call in a statement, on Sunday, to commemorate the World Cancer Day 2024. The day is observed annually on February 4th,…
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Kaduna Re-run Election: APC, PDP Win 2 Seats Each In 4 LGAs
From Lateef Taiwo, KADUNA The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading opposition party; Peoples Democratic Party (DPD) have won two seats each of the State House of Assembly and federal constituency in the just concluded re-run and by elections in the state. Announcing the 2024 Kuduna state constituency re-run election results, the Returning…
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Taraba House of Representatives By-election declared inconclusive
By Uhuru Samuel Adaji Jalingo The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared the by-election for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency held on Saturday inconclusive. The returning officer for the election Professor Daniel Ayuba of The Federal University Wukari while declaring the election inconclusive noted that the total number of collected PVCs in areas where election was…
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Talebearers causing havoc in TCN, misrepresenting information- Bukhar
Nigerians are being misinformed by mischievous Talebearers against the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for “self-centered goals”, Alhaji Gimba Bukhar, former staff of the company has alleged. Referring to an article on TCN’s procurement process published mid January on an online blog, he said “there is a grand plan by some individuals to distract the…
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Kwara Gov, Marwa, others to unveil NDLEA Commander’s books Tuesday
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin All is set for the public presentation of two books written by the Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kwara State, Mr Muhammed Bashir Ibrahim, holding in Ilorin, the state capital. The two books titled “Drug Slaves, and Look Before You Leap” with Hausa and Yoruba versions will…