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The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has said that Musiliu Akinsanya better known as MC Oluomo, a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, must pay, if he is found guilty of breaking the law during the just-concluded elections in the state. Hamzat made this known on Tuesday morning during a live appearance …

A former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Labaran Maku, on Tuesday admitted that many in the camps of the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, underestimated the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his supporters known as the ‘Obidients’. Maku, who is a PDP chieftain from Nasarawa State, further said that the …

United States Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday jointly released a statement on President Joe Biden’s ten-year plans for implementing the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability. The implementation, they said is in partnership with Haiti, Libya, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, and Coastal West …

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has assured of effective collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to expeditiously and transparently prosecute the 781 electoral offenders apprehended from a total of 489 major electoral infractions across the nation. Usman Baba, CFR), said all Commands were tasked with submitting casefiles centrally at the Electoral Offences Desk, Office …

Edo State government has a strong business case for the new Airport project proposed in Uzairue, Edo North Senatorial District of the State, the State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare said on Monday. In a statement, the commissioner said that the justification for the project stems from the increased commercial activities in the area occasioned by the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the governing board for the state’s primary healthcare development agency, in furtherance of ongoing health reforms in the state. Obaseki at the inauguration of the board at the Government House, in Benin City, said the board will help bolster the government’s efforts at repositioning the healthcare system and promoting access to quality …

“A detailed official statement will follow shortly.” The PUNCH reports that in Kebbi and Adamawa states, the governorship elections were declared inconclusive by INEC and supplementary elections scheduled to hold in some polling units in both states. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, had last Saturday assured protesting women at the …

A High Court in Makurdi, Benue State, has issued an interim injunction restraining Dr Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. The presiding judge, Justice W.I. Kpochi, gave the interim order on Monday in the suit No. MHC/85/2023 filed at the court by Terhide Utaan with Ayu and the PDP as defendants. The …

Abductors of six Independent National Electoral Commission officials, who participated in the governorship and state assembly elections in Kogi State, have demanded the sum of N50million for their release. Map of Kogi State Addressing a press conference on Monday on behalf of the families of the kidnapped victims in Lokoja, an Assistant Presiding Officer II, in the March 18 Kogi …

• NEC meets tomorrow to review plans, strategies• We may call off strike if Nigerians have access to their monies, says Ajaero• Strike’ll drag economy into deeper hole, says NECA• Cash scarcity eases as queues disappear gradually from Lagos, Abuja ATMs• Restrict over-the-counter withdrawal to N10, 000, N20, 000 From Lagos to Enugu and Kano to Port Harcourt, there seems …