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Just as it has been long predicted, Gov Seyi Makinde of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won his re-election albeit landslide as the Governor of Oyo State for the next four years. Declaring the victory of Gov Makinde on Sunday evening of March 19, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) through the Returning Officer for ...
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The National Population Commission (NPC) has concluded its plans for population and housing census in the country this year, thereby appealing to Nigerians to make themselves available for counting during the exercise. The census which was originally scheduled to hold in March is now billed to hold from May 3-7, 2023. The exercise is expected ...
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Nigeria's general elections have been concluded with Bola Ahmed Tinubu emergence as the president-elect and 26 Governors-elect across states; the focus should now be shifted to effective Governance. Though the gubernatorial elections in Kebbi and Adamawa stand inconclusive according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the country must progress. The essence of a periodic ...
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Gender Equality in the digital society has become an issue of concern drawing from the political history of Nigeria. In the ongoing 2023 General Elections, the only Woman Governorship Candidate under the platform of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC) in Adamawa state, Senator Aishatu Ahmed popularly known as ‘Senator Binani’ is witnessing an ...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday evening declared Prince Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Ogun State governorship election conducted on Saturday, 18th March, 2023, thus winning re-election for a second term. The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, the Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, while ...
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With the inadequacy of the national grid to meet the growing electricity needs of Nigerians, the citizens and some operators are agitated, and so, advocate for the decentralization of the grid to allow sub-national entities to generate and distribute electricity. To achieve this, they asked that power generation and distribution should be removed from the ...
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Nigeria’s rising inflation rate has been a source of concern to economy’s stakeholders, and indeed, Nigerians. The country has witnessed its eleventh inflation increase in recent times. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in December 2022, the inflation rate jumped from 21.34 per cent to 21.91 per cent in its recently announced February ...
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The recent huge compensation by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Alkali Baba to the family of fallen heroes is a dignified trait of good leadership charism in display. The IG, Mr Alkali Baba presented cheques of N16billion to families of police officers who died in active service in Kogi. The IG made the presentations through ...
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The tragic incident of a train that collided with a government-owned bus that had Lagos State staff members going to work last Thursday, 6th of March was such a sad but avoidable accident. The incident that happened around PWD bus stop along Oshodi-Agege motor road claimed no less than six lives according to reports. Some ...
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Louis Brandeis, a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of United States of America once said, “Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.” The government of a nation ...
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Just two weeks ago, February 25, 2023 the Federal Government had the Presidential and National Assembly Elections which was marred by insecurity cases across the country making Nigerians fearful to come out en mass to cast votes. The insecurity denied them opportunity to express their legitimate rights. The failure of the government authorities to address ...
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A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court led by John Okoro last week Friday, March 3, unanimously directed that the CBN must continue to receive the old notes from Nigerians. The Supreme Court extended the validity of the N200, N500, and N1,000 Naira notes till 31 December. The court held that the directive of President ...
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The 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections have been contested, conducted, won and lost. But, the echoes still linger. Political parties and their flag bearers as well as observers have asked questions concerning the execution of the electoral process at the polls and collation of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC too ...
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The demand by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should suspend further announcement of election results to ensure transparency has raised question on INEC technical capability in electronic transmission of election results. The protest even though it was necessary was led by the Party Agent ...
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Accepting defeat in elections is not something candidates in African elections have traditionally been very good at. Unfortunately, refusal to accept a result often leads to protracted battles in court, on the streets, or in the worst cases a military crackdown. This was why when Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan magnanimously threw in the towel to challenger ...
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The crisis rocking the Nation over Naira scarcity has become a daily nightmare for Nigerians. This requires urgent and critical intervention by President Muhammadu. No cash at Commercial Banks’ ATMs, 95 per cent Point of Sale agents have shut down. Despite the President Muhammadu Buhari directive last week that the old N200 notes should be ...
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Nigeria is still far from the expectations of its citizens. This has made several individuals and groups to call the attentions of the would-be Nigerian leaders to what they expect of them by the time they receive the baton of leadership, come May 29. One such group is Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) ...
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The new Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Frank Mba on Monday reportedly warned that the Police will not fold its hands and allow any criminal elements hide under whatever guise to disrupt the peace of the state. Mba, according to statement from the Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi ...
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The construction of over 400 roads, flyover across the states, 80 per cent completion of Agro International Airport with 4kilometres runway, modern classrooms and over 500 low and medium income housing units by Gov. Dapo Abiodun within three years and eight months of his administration have raised fresh questions about resources management, stomach infrastructure, physical ...
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Since the announcement of cash limit,withdrawals, deadline and redesign of naira notes, the figure of Nigerians doing online transactions has increased. Nigerians have faced severe cash shortages in recent weeks as a result of the Central Bank’s decision to redesign higher naira denominations and phase out old notes. The original deadline for using the old ...
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The ongoing currency crisis caused by a shortage of new naira notes amid several challenges Nigerians struggle with on a daily basis triggering all sort of frustrations including the recent mob attacks on commercial banks nationwide calls for urgent intervention. While President Muhammadu Buhari, Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele continue to run from ...
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Exactly 11 days to the General Elections in February 26th, 2023 countless attacks on Politicians have become the order of the day. Checks on several attacks just within last week and this week, the convoy of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) was ambushed and two ...
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While Nigerians are grappling with the twin problems of scarcity of naira and fuel crisis and wondering if the much talked about perilous time had come with the hardship this unfortunate situation had brought many Nigerians, the sad news of 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran of Chrisland School, Opebi, Lagos who allegedly died under a very controversial ...
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The Turkish government on Friday solicited humanitarian assistance from its Nigerian counterpart for victims of the recent devastating earthquake in the country. The Turkish Embassy in a statement said the assistance would cushion the effect of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed over 28,000, devastating some cities of South-eastern Turkey and Syria last Monday. The ...
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As the awaited 2023 general elections draw nearer, there have been several preparations put in place to have a ‘free and fair’ election and engage Nigerians in ‘participatory democracy’ which allows all and sundry enjoy their rights and privileges as citizens of Nigeria. The Federal Government has ordered the closure of universities for students to ...
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The ongoing currency crisis caused by a shortage of new naira notes amid several challenges Nigerians struggle with on a daily basis. Just like the suffering caused by fuel scarcity many Nigerians now spend hours queueing for cash from ATMs across the country. The currency crisis has become a pain in the axe of many ...
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The Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (AMEDI), was over the weekend inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, with a view to enhance food security and create jobs for the youths across the country. AMEDI is a multi-billion naira product of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), equipped ...
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The ongoing currency crisis caused by a shortage of new naira notes amid several challenges Nigerians struggle with on a daily basis. Just like the suffering caused by fuel scarcity many Nigerians now spend hours queueing for cash from ATMs across the country. The currency crisis has become a burden to many Nigerians as the ...
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Respite on the way as the Governor,Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) announced that old Naira notes will still be accepted by banks after the Feb 10,2023 deadline. Initially President Muhammadu had approved extension of the ongoing currency swap by 10 days, moving the deadline from January 31, 2023 to February 10, 2023. This was contained ...
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No fewer than nine passengers were reportedly crushed to death as a 20ft laden container fell on a commercial bus in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State on Sunday It was learnt that the commercial bus was picking up passengers at the bus stop along the Ojuelegba Bridge when the truck lost control and fell ...