The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has finalised arrangements to honour President Muhammadu Buhari with an award in recognition of his achievements in the defence and promotion of democracy as a system of government throughout the subregion.ECOWAS Chairman, Guinea Bissau’s Umaro Sissoco Embalo, made this known on Tuesday
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The Supreme Court Tuesday in Abuja, upheld the nomination of Obong Akan Udofia as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Akwa Ibom State.In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun in the suit marked SC/CV/158/2023, the apex court dismissed Senator Ita Enang’s appeal against the decision
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the upgrade of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Kogi State, to a Teaching Hospital.The Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja, Prof. Akinwumi Olayemi, on Tuesday, disclosed this in a joint press conference at the Adankolo campus of the institution in Lokoja.Olayemi said the President made the
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Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have also approached the Court, to seek an order to inspect materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the February 25 presidential election.INEC earlier asked the Court to vary the request, which was earlier
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Counsel to Labour Party and Peter Obi, its presidential candidate, Onyechi Ikpeazu SAN, has urged the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division to dismiss an application by the Independent National Electoral Commission, seeking to vary its earlier order granted the LP and Peoples Democratic Party to access and conduct physical inspection
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Senator Victor Umeh, Senator-elect for Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, yesterday asked Prof.Chukwuma Soludo-and his All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA-led administration in Anambra state to apologize to the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, Ndigbo and Nigerians for working against the election of Peter Obi.Senator Umeh who described the action
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Senator Mao Ohuabunwa , Abia North Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 25 national assembly election ,has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to withdraw the certificate of return issued to the incumbent Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressive Congress, APC.At
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The Nigeria Police Force has weaned against bringing of dogs and other pets to polling units as it is being advocated on the social media by some Nigerians.This warning is coming on the heels of the Saturday gubernatorial and states Assembly elections across the 36 States of the federation.The Police
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) has dissolved its Rivers State Executive Council over gross anti-party activities and mismanagement of party funds.LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday, that the National Working Committee of the party after an emergency meeting in Abuja,
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The Court of Appeal, Abuja has slated Wednesday, February 8th, to rule on the application by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be allowed to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) it used for the presidential election.A three-member panel led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh also adjourned to rule
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