Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the February 25 election has filed a petition at the presidential election petition tribunal challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election.Dr Yunusa Tanko, Chief Spokesperson of Labour Party presidential campaign council
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The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has reported that 78 million children in Nigeria are at high risk from a convergence of three water-related threats, arising from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and climate hazards.Consequently, the global agency charged government to urgently address the water crisis in Nigeria.UNICEF Nigeria
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The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria has lamented the pervasive violence in the country during last Saturday’s governorship and Houses of Assembly elections. EU EOM stated that 21 persons were reported to have died across the country in various forms of election-related violence.EU EOM Chief Observer,
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four top officials of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over alleged N2 billion fraud.It was learnt that the arrested officials include Bilkisu Adamu Sani (Director, Finance and Accounts), Hart Benson Fimienye (Deputy General Manager, Treasury), Obene Jenbarimiema Turniel (Deputy General
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has resumed the suspended 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration exercise.The Board has also released a new guideline for the DE registration to checkmate the alleged use of fake A Level certificates by candidates to secure admission to universities.Registrar of JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede,
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A grandmother, identified as lforiti, has allegedly set her son, wife and two grandchildren ablaze in Apomu community, Akure, the Ondo state capital.Sources said that the grandmother, who resides with his son in the same house, sets ablaze and complained that they starved her of food.She reportedly set the house
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Uba Sani, as the winner of the March 18, gubernatorial election in Kaduna State.INEC Returning Officer for Kaduna State and Vice Chancellor of the Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Professor Lawal Suleiman Bilbis, declared
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Similanayi Fubara, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in Rivers State.Announcing the result in Port Harcourt, on Monday night, the Returning Officer for the election, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau State, Barrister Caleb Muftwang, as the winner of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.According to the official INEC results, the candidate of the People Democratic Party won in 10 council areas: Jos South, Mikang, Mangu,
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared PDP governorship candidate Dauda Lawal the governor-elect with a total of 377,726 votes, after he defeated Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 311,976.He was announced as the winner in Gusau, the state capital in the early hours of Tuesday.This
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