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Jigawa PDP rejects governorship election results of 5 LGAs

On: March 19, 2023

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

Elections: 6 missing as gunmen attack INEC officials in Kogi

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 19, 2023

In: General News

By Thompson Yamput Six persons are allegedly feared missing when unknown gunmen attacked six Hummer Buses carrying INEC officials in Kogi in the early hours of Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Sunday that the incident, which occurred around 2 a.m of March 19 at Abajana, leftContinue Reading

NDLEA arrests 2 members of Afro-Europe cartel

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 19, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disrupted the activities of a drug syndicate that operated between Nigeria, East Africa, and Europe, with the arrest of two members of the cartel. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement onContinue Reading

PDP wins Andoni Constituency in Rivers

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 19, 2023

In: Politics

By Lizzy Ikuru INEC on Sunday declared Mr Kagbang Ofiks of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Andoni State Constituency in Rivers in the March 18 House of Assembly election. The Returning Officer, Prof. Omoankhanlen Akhibe, declared that Ofiks polled 7,835 votes to defeat the first runner-up, DrContinue Reading

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