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Labour Party accuses INEC of plotting to stall proceedings at Appeal Court

The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate the roles played by its Legal Department in the Appeal Court ruling filed by LP Candidate, Hon. Amobi Ogah, against All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate, Hon. Nkiruka Onyejeocha, in Lagos State.The LP

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Poet Dike Chukwumerije Headlines LIMCAF’s Festival Week

Dike Chukwumerije’s performance, titled “Man-made Gods,” headlines this year’s Life in My City Art Festival in Enugu.The annual event, which is stomping into its 17th edition, is south-east Nigeria’s biggest cultural fiesta. Its becoming Nigeria’s biggest and longest-running youth art extravaganza, with total available prizes now worth over N6 million

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Kogi Guber: INEC disassociates self from reconfiguration of BVAS at govt house

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disassociated itself from the allegations by Social Democratic Party (SDP) that its staff were maliciously reconfiguring Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines in Kogi state Government House in Lokoja to manipulate the forthcoming governorship election.Describing the report as untrue, the commission expressed shock over

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EU invest additional 5.4m euros to train teachers in Northwest

The European Union (EU) has announced the investment of an additional 5.4 million euros in building the capacity of teachers in the Northwest.The EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, made this known at the official launch of the 4O million Euro intervention programme on education and youth empowerment in

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REA to electrify 250,000 households in 2024

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has assured Nigerians of electrifying 250,000 households in 2024.RuMutari Ibrahim, the director of promotion and outreach, said this in a statement in Abuja.“In response to subsidy removal, REA is implementing interventions to develop electric mobility, mini-grids, distribute home systems, and deploy streetlights, potentially supporting up

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Judge fines Trump almost $8000 for violating gag order in New York civil trial

A New York judge on Friday fined Donald Trump $US5,000 ($7,920) for violating a gag order barring the former US president from disparaging court staff during his civil fraud trial, warning that any future transgressions would bring “far more severe” sanctions, including imprisonment.Justice Arthur Engoron said a Trump social media

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