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Situation Room calls for independent inquiry into conduct of 2023 General Elections

On: March 19, 2023

By Angela Atabo The Civil Society Situation Room, has called for an independent inquiry into the conduct of the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria. The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) made the call in their Second Interim Statement on the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections on Sunday in Abuja.Continue Reading

We’ll sue INEC over omission of party’s logo — NNPP Cross River guber candidate

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 19, 2023

In: Politics

By Victor Okoye Amb. Wilfred Bonse, the governorship candidate, New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Cross River says the party will sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the omission of the party’s logo from ballot papers. Bonse, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on SundayContinue Reading

UBEB to make Peace Club part of extra-curricular programmes in FCT schools

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 19, 2023

In: Education

By Patricia Amogu Dr Hassan Sule, Director, FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), says plans are being made to make Peace Club part of extra-curricular activities in schools within the FCT. Sule disclosed this when the Three C’s Met, an institute that engages in mediation, negotiation, counselling, and conciliation, paidContinue Reading

Jigawa PDP rejects governorship election results of 5 LGAs

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 19, 2023

In: Politics

By Abdullahi Mohammed The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of the governorship election in five local government areas of Jigawa. Jigawa has a total of 27 local government areas out of which results of 26 LGAs have been presented at the ongoing collation in Dutse. The PDPContinue Reading

EFCC operatives attacked by alleged vote buyers in Kaduna

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 19, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Isaac Aregbesola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives on election monitoring duty were on Saturday attacked at School Road, Unguwan Rimi Kaduna, while attempting to arrest a suspected vote buyer. The EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement in Abuja. “The team, workingContinue Reading

Expert wants Nigeria, Qatar to take advantage of EU gas market

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 19, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Ella Anokam An Associate Professor, Olanrewaju Aladeitan has urged other gas producing countries to take advantage of the vacuum created by the non-supply of oil to Europe by Russia and expand their gas projects to penetrate the European market. “This is where countries like Qatar and Nigeria come in,”Continue Reading

EFCC arrests 65 suspects over alleged voter inducement

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 19, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Moses Omorogieva The EFCC says it arrested 65 persons in 28 states on Saturday over alleged voter inducement at the governorship and Houses of Assembly elections. This is contained in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren. Uwujaren stated that 20 of the suspects were arrested inContinue Reading

New oil, gas discoveries indicate huge gas reserves in Nigeria – Expert

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 19, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Ella Anokam An Oil and Gas Expert, Olanrewaju Aladeitan, has lauded the new oil and gas discoveries in Nigeria, which indicate that the country has huge gas reserves. The expert said Nigeria could be more described as a gas country than a crude oil country because it had trillionsContinue Reading

Polls: ICPC officers attacked, vote buyers nabbed in Sokoto, Katsina

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 19, 2023

In: Politics

By Isaac Aregbesola The ICPC said it arrested four vote buyers in Sokoto and Katsina States during the governorship and House of Assembly elections on Saturday. The ICPC Spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, who disclosed his in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the commission’s monitoring team was attacked byContinue Reading

Makinde floors Folarin, others emerges governor-elect in Oyo

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 19, 2023

In: General News

By David Adeoye The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the March 18 governorship election in Oyo State. Prof. Adebayo Bamire, the State Returning Officer, also the Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, made the declaration onContinue Reading

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