By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has said every negative perception or notion about what Nigeria has represented in the past with respect to the ease of doing business, monetary policy, and trade cooperation is no longer applicable now and in the future of Africa’s largest...
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The Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa, a non-profit organisation, has scored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) high in the conduct of the governorship polls in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The Programme’s Manager, TAF Africa, Mr George Dominic, made the commendation while briefing newsmen in Owerri on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its “senior officials” are currently investigating the incident(s) of pre-filled election result sheets in Ogori/Magongo, Eika/Ohizenyi and some other areas of Kogi State. Civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, on Saturday morning, in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), raised...
The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Bayelsa, Mr Udengs Eradiri, has the gubernatorial election held on Saturday in the state has been marred by massive vote-buying. “The level of vote-buying is overwhelming,” Eradiri said while commenting on the general conduct of the election. Eradiri who spoke at...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the National Assembly to take appropriate legislative measures to stop off-cycle elections in the country. Jonathan said this after casting his vote at the ongoing governorship election in Bayelsa, that it was important for Nigeria to unify its electoral calendar. The...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Katsina State Police Command has neutralised a notorious suspected kidnapper, Nazifi Ibrahim, 22, of Unguwar Tsamiya village, Faskari Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina....
At least 20 students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) were on Saturday rushed to the university’s teaching hospital following a stampede at an examination hall at the campus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stampede occurred where the students were billed to write the...
Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, on Saturday expressed diverse views on the conduct of the Saturday governorship election in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both candidates spoke shortly after casting their...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Kashim Shettima, has commended Access Bank for offering N30 billion discounted loan to 700,000 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. VP Shettima made the commendation during a meeting with MSMEs stakeholders. Shettima, while interacting with MSMEs...
Counting of votes has begun in most polling units in Lokoja, at the end of voting by accredited voters. In polling unit 065 ward A, Sabon Gari, INEC officials and party agents were seen counting the votes, after sorting them out party by party. The story was the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has blamed some unseen forces for late arrival of officials and election materials in some polling units for Saturday’s Kogi governorship election.pres The state INEC Voter Education and Publicity Officer, Mr Haliru Sule, said this in an interview with the News Agency...
Sorting and counting of votes have commenced in many polling units in Bayelsa after voting in the governorship election ended at 2.30pm. At PU 10, Agric Meeting Hall, Attissa 1, Yenagoa, the voting process ended at 2.30pm while sorting of ballot papers commenced at 2.35pm in the...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Rector, Taraba State Polytechnic Suntai, Dr. Ayuba Ibrahim Abarshi, has called on parents to be watchful over the activities of their children. Dr Ibrahim made this appeal in a press statement release from the institution and sign by the registrar of...
Voting in the ongoing Bayelsa governorship poll commenced early across polling units in Kolokuma/Opkuma Local Government Area with Gov. Douye Diri casting his vote before 9a.m. Diri speaking after voting at his Kalamaowei Ward 6 polling unit, said the process was smooth and seamless. He applauded the Independent...
Voting in the ongoing governorship election has commenced after about three hours delay in Okpoama Ward, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Okpoama Ward Polling Unit-4 has 17 polling centres and is the electoral ward of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva. The...
Former President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Atuboyedia Obianime, has said leaders of the Niger Delta region are satisfied with the leadership style of the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku. Obianime disclosed this in Yenagoa on Friday while speaking to...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has commended INEC and security operatives for their conduct at Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in the state. Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, Alhaji Usman Ododo, gave similar commendation. Bello spoke after voting at his polling unit in Okene...
Vigilant security operatives in Imo, on Saturday, foiled an attempt by alleged political thugs to abduct INEC officials and cart away election materials. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened at a Registration Area Center in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area. It was learnt...
The 2023 African Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days boardrooms have secured 34.82 billion dollars in investment interest during its three days session in Morocco. The figure is higher than the 31 billion dollars investment interest secured in 2022. Dr Akinwumi Adesina, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President announced...