Amid growing tension over the now shifted governorship and House of Assembly elections in Akwa Ibom State, a civil society organisation (CSO), Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CRARN), has accused desperate politicians of importing mercenaries and thugs to rig the election.At a press conference in Uyo, the state
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Orji Kalu, the senator-elect for Abia North, has announced that he lost his mobile phone during the collection of certificates of return in Abuja.On Tuesday, 98 senators-elect in the February 25 elections were presented with their certificates of return by Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards in the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections.Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order while delivering Judgement in a suit filed by two concerned Nigerians seeking the use
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Dele Alake, the Special Adviser on Media to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu has raised the alarm over plans by a United States-based Nigerian, Lloyd Ukwu, to discredit the victory of his Principal, on February 25, 2023, presidential election.In a statement on Thursday, Alake said Ukwu, who claims to be the
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The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has revoked the Work Permit, Visa and Residence Permit of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Energy PLC, Roger Brown, over allegations of racism, favouritism and discrimination against Nigerian workers leveled against him by staff.The Federal Government equally accused Brown of being in
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A former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Senator Kofo Bucknor-Akerele has urged Labour Party (LP) supporters known as ‘Obidients’ to free the state from the “tyranny” of over 20 years.She stated this at a press conference on Wednesday in the Ikeja area of Lagos when she endorsed the LP governorship
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Troops of the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Calabar, deployed for Operation Akpakwu, have rescued the kidnapped Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River, Mrs Gertrude Njar.The announcement of her rescue is contained in a statement by Capt. Dorcas Aluko, Army Public Relations Officer, 13 Brigade, Calabar on Wednesday.The Commissioner was
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President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to his hometown Daura, Katsina on Wednesday after a four-day trip to Doha, Qatar, where he participated in the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, LCDs.At the UN conference in Doha, Buhari joined the UN Secretary General, António Guterres and other world
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48-year-old Joy Jeff, one of the few women on Italy’s most-wanted list, was arrested in Nigeria on June 4, 2022.She was flown from Abuja back to Rome, Italy, where she has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.The crimes of the convict, who was tried in her absence, included running
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A number of people have been injured after a passenger train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus on its way from Ikotun enroute Alausa, the state secretariat, at the PWD area of the state.The accident happened around past 7am on Thursday.The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority,
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