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Yakubu’s new voting units of the absurd

By Felix Oboagwina The other day, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced additional polling units newly created nationwide. For a Nigerian demography with a rapidly shifting shoreline, the exercise met a germane need.…

Kwara flags off COVID-19 mass vaccination

…WHO rates Kwara ‘a high-performing state’ Kwara State Government on Tuesday flagged off mass vaccination of residents of the state against COVID-19 virus. The mass vaccination campaign signalled government’s renewed commitment to protect the people against the effects of the…

AfCFTA must create jobs, enhance revenue — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) must ensure that Africa is a marketplace where no country is left behind, jobs are created and revenues are enhanced for all parties. According to a statement issued…

Ekiti 2022: Olujimi, eight other women join race

By Mike Adebayo, Ado-Ekiti Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi and eight other female aspirants have indicated interest to contest the Ekiti State governorship poll slated for June 18, 2022 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.…

Ibom Air seals deal for 10 airbuses

Ibom Air, the indigenous Airline of the Akwa Ibom State Government of Nigeria, has placed an order for 10 A220 aircraft with Airbus. The deal was sealed at the ongoing Dubai Air show, taking place at the purpose-built DWC event…