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By Cecilia OIogunagba U.S.-based Nigerian historian and Professor of Africana Studies, Apollos Nwauwa, has commended the Federal Government for the introduction of electronic voting machines, Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), for real-time transmission of polling results. Nwauwa, who is the Chairman, Nigerians Diaspora Movement (NDM),  told the News Agency ofContinue Reading

By George Odok Mr Joseph Bassey, Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, has congratulated Nigeria’s president-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Calabar, Bassey said that Tinubu would revive Nigeria’s economic fortunes on assumption in office. Bassey,Continue Reading

By Zubairu Idris Some residents of Katsina State have urged all candidates who lost the presidential election to concede defeat in the interest of peace and stability of the country. The residents said the candidates should emulate former president Goodluck Jonathan by accepting defeat and congratulating the winner. They saidContinue Reading

By Mohammed Tijjani The Police in Kaduna State announced a ban on celebrations or rallies by supporters of political parties on the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. The ban is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna by DSP Mohammed Jalige, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),Continue Reading

By Emmanuel Oloniruha The National Coalition for Peace and Unity (NCPU) has advised political parties and their supporters against utterances capable of tearing the country apart. The coalition’s Protem Secretary General, Mr Cairo Ojougboh, gave the caution in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Ojougboh alleged that statements credited toContinue Reading