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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the Ekiti governorship election slated for Saturday, will be historic, being the first poll to be conducted under the new Electoral Act. The Commission disclosed that in the preparation for the election, it revised its training manual to reflect the provisions of …

The formal resignation of Enyinnaya Abaribe and Yahaya Abdullahi has been announced on Tuesday. Abaribe and Abdullahi formally resigned from their respective roles as minority and majority leaders of the Senate. Senate President Ahmad Lawan made the disclosure during the resumption of plenary, by reading their resignation letters. Following their …

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has declared a one-month strike over the failure of the Federal Government to implement agreements reached with the Union including the non-release of the N15 billion revitalisation fund for the colleges. The Colleges of Education lectures are also aggrieved at the Federal …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Faruk Yahaya, a lieutenant general, has ordered a review of the Nigerian Army’s rules of engagement and code of conduct for “Operation Safe Conduct” ahead of the 2023 general elections. Mr Yahaya gave the directive at the opening of the Second Quarter COAS Conference …

Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has reacted after the founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, described the president’s government as the most wicked and corrupt Recall that the clergyman had described Buhari’s government as the most wicked and corrupt in the history of Nigeria. …

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-political organization, has weighed in on the reported merger between Labour Party, LP, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. There are reports that NNPP and LP are working towards a merger ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Reacting to the claims, Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu …

All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Yobe north senatorial election, Bashir Sheriff Machina has stated that he will not step down for Senate President Ahmad Lawan. Recall that Lawan contested the ruling party’s presidential ticket but lost to Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos. Machina while speaking with Daily Trust …

A former Press Secretary to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Amaka Ekwo, has admonished the secessionist group against stopping the 2023 general elections in the south eastern. In a series of tweet on Tuesday, Ekwo said disrupting election in the south east is counterproductive. Ekwo …

Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti State, presented two new traditional rulers with symbols of authority on Tuesday, charging them to rally their subjects for the development of their communities. The Ologotun of Ogotun Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Michael Adesanmi, and the Alaaye of Aaye Ekiti, Oba Ojo Amos Idowu, were …

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been accused by the United States Government of weaponizing food in the going war with Ukraine. The allegation was made by UD National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby who claim that Putin “absolutely has weaponized food, and it going to have a global …