The Mission stated that it was invited to monitor the 2019 elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, adding that this was the sixth time it was observing elections in the country. The EU EOM said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by its Press and Public Outreach Officer, Sarah Fradgley, in response to the threat by Kaduna …
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The Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has urged “foreign powers” who may have been engaged by some politicians to interfere with the Nigerian general elections to jettison the idea because, “they would go back in body bags.” Governor El-Rufai made the statement while speaking during an NTA Live programme on Tuesday evening. He was reacting to the recent statements by United …
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All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency seat, Hon. Osaigbovo Iyoha, has assured that he would provide quality representation for his constituents and prioritise sustainable development when elected into office. Hon. Iyoha gave the assurance in an interview with journalists in Benin City, Edo State, adding that as a member of the Edo State House …
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Edo State Government has flagged off the construction of the 740m College Road project in Uhunmwode Local Government Area, assuring that the project would boost socio-economic activities in the area. At the flag-off ceremony in Ugieghudu, Uhunmwode LGA, at the weekend, Edo State Head of Service, Mr. Isaac Ehiozuwa, said the road was part of the State Employment and Expenditure for …
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Independent National Electoral Commission says it will deploy 277 generators to its Registration Area Centres in Enugu State for the general elections. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday that the generators were both brand new and refurbished ones. He said that one generator would be deployed to each of the …
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Displaced residents of Baga, a border community in Borno State recently taken over by the Boko Haram insurgents, said the Nigerian government is lying in the claims that the town has been reclaimed by government troops. According to multiple civilian sources, all IDPs from Baga, the insurgent are not only flying their flags in the commercial border town but are …
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will on Thursday next week arraign a former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, and two others for allegedly stealing more than N1 billion. The matter, suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/21/2019-FRN v Abdullahi Inde Dikko & Ors, is billed to come up before Justice Lucia Ojukwu of Court 7, Abuja …
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Hundreds of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who recently fled from Baga took over a major highway in Maiduguri to protest days of hunger. The protesting IDPs took to the Maiduguri-Damaturu road to protest alleged government neglect. Teargas canisters were fired at the protesting women and children who were destroying properties especially political campaign billboards. The protesting IDPs had also barricaded …
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Edo State branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the list of ad-hoc staff the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, plans to use for the conduct of the February 16, 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. In a press statement in Benin on Monday, signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, the PDP referred …
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Monday decorated seven deputy inspectors-general who were promoted last week. Police spokesperson Frank Mba said the seven police chiefs were inducted into the police management team at a maiden meeting of the team held at the Force Headquarters Monday afternoon. At the event, Usman Abubakar was assigned as the new head of the …
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