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• Analysts renew demand for Uwais Report As observed by the man who supervised one of the best elections in Nigeria’s history, Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the success  or failure of any electoral commission is dependent on its staff both on the field and in offices Nwosu, in Laying the Foundation for Nigeria’s Democracy: My Account of June 12 Presidential Election and its …

Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu has said that the need to implement practical governance to address the developmental challenges of the state informed his decision to vie for the governorship election slated for 2024. Shaibu stated this on Saturday at a media parley with the Edo State Journalists Forum in Abuja.  According to him, experience, capacity, and knowledge …

Despite most of the post-election assessments that unfairly scored the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) low in the 2023 general elections, the electoral body made very visible improvement that led to the smooth transition programme. For instance, regardless of certain challenges, the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) and Permanent Voter’s Cards collection went rather well resulting in the …

*Says dialogue, negotiation should be prioritised by labour unions *Pledges to establish synergy with academic unions Barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu cancelled the controversial deduction of 40 per cent of Internally Generated Revenues (IGRs) from federal universities across the country to avert crisis, the president has said his administration will take all necessary actions to ensure that universities …

The Israeli military announced a brief suspension on Sunday of “military activities” in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, for “humanitarian purposes.”  A relative tries to salvage items from a destroyed home in Rafah, Gaza, on November 19. Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images The pause took place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time (3 a.m. to 7 a.m. …

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Internet and phone service was partially restored to the Gaza Strip on Saturday, ending a telecommunications blackout that forced the United Nations to shut down critical humanitarian aid deliveries because it was unable to coordinate its convoys. Meantime, an Israeli airstrike hit a residential building on the outskirts of the town of Khan Younis, killing at least …

• APC Applauds Verdict• Says Party Ready To Meet Ousted Gov At Supreme Court• Judgment, A Tragedy To Democracy, Kano Residents Insist• NNPP Expresses Optimism In Supreme Court Upholding ‘People’s Will’ The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal judgment, which declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, as winner of the election.  The …

Six doctors will stay behind to take care of 120 patients who cannot move due to poor health conditions at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital, the facility’s Head of Plastic Surgery Ahmed El Mokhallalati said Saturday, after others left following a reported evacuation order.    “Most of the medical staff had left Al-Shifa hospital, as the Israeli occupation army ordered everyone to …

President Bola Tinubu yesterday urged Nigerians to stand united in the fight against terrorism and work for global peace and security. Tinubu, according to a statement by the office of the Senate President, made the appeal in Abuja at a book launch on ‘Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in North-east Nigeria: Emerging Perspectives and the Imperative of Airpower’. The book was a …

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Internet and phone service was partially restored to the Gaza Strip on Saturday, ending a telecommunications blackout that forced the United Nations to shut down critical humanitarian aid deliveries because it was unable to coordinate its convoys. Meantime, an Israeli airstrike hit a residential building on the outskirts of the town of Khan Younis, killing at least …