Nigeria and 140 United Nations member states have called on Russia to immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine. The demand coincides with the one-year anniversary of the war that has claimed the lives of thousands and displaced millions. Ukraine got strong backing in a non-binding vote that saw …
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The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on the people of the state to mobilize and troop out peacefully to elect leaders of their choice in Saturday’s general elections. In a pre-election statement he signed, Governor Adeleke described Saturday’s election as “a critical milestone in national democratic development of …
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday strongly condemned the gruesome killing of the Labour Party, LP, senatorial candidate for Enugu State East Senatorial District, Chief Oyibo Chukwu, and his aide. Buhari, in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, believes that the perpetrators of this ignoble act have no respect for …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that Lagos, Kano and Kaduna States top the list of 87.2m collected Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs. The disclosure is contained in a document issued by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at the daily briefing held at the National Collation Centre on Thursday …
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A coalition of civil society organisations, Civil Society Committee for Anti-fraud Election Security, CISCAES, has frowned at the high rate of insecurity in Ebonyi State. The group made the observation during a press conference in Enugu State. It alleged that the situation in Ebonyi was occasioned by the state Governor, …
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Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, 87.2 million voters will decide the fate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party and fourteen other parties. On Thursday, …
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A former National Secretary, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Apostle Dr Emmanuel Nuhu Kure has warned the electorate against allowing their emotions to determine who they will vote for during the elections. Speaking at the monthly National Prayer meeting organized by the Ministry, Apostle Kure who is the Co-Chairman of the …
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The Labour Party, LP, has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for omitting the party’s logo on Lagos State ballot papers for the Saturday election. Recall that INEC had on Wednesday taken delivery of sensitive materials for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections scheduled for Saturday, February 25. LP …
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Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Muhammed Tukur Ibrahim, has deployed 2,500 personnel for Saturday’s 2023 general elections in the 16 local government areas of the state. A statement by the spokesman of the defence corps, Ayeni Olasunkanmi, in Ilorin on Thursday, said the …
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Ahead of the 2023 Census in Nigeria, the National Population Commission, NPC, has urged journalists to put more effort in creating awareness of the forthcoming Population and Housing Census in Akwa Ibom State. The Honourable Federal Commissioner of NPC in the state, Benedict Ukpong made the call during a capacity-building …
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