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The rising costs of living and operations are limiting access to education and beyond the reach of many parents. While many are already considering the option of enrolling their wards in public schools, others will be adding to the out-of-school group, Iyabo Lawal writes. As private school operators increase fees for primary and secondary students by over 300 per cent, there are …

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and the service chiefs. The meeting holding at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja is being attended by the Chief of Army Staff (CAS), Lt General Taoreed Lagbaja, his Navy counterpart, Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan …

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, (tribunal) sitting in Abuja, will on Wednesday, deliver judgment on petitions seeking to nullify President Bola Tinubu’s election. The two petitions, marked CA/PEPC/05/2023 and CA/PEPC/03/2023, were brought before the court by a former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as well as the candidate of the Labour …

…Says result reflects people’s wish, says gov Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the performance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s local government election in the State shows the party’s dominance, noting that the outcome of the election is a reflection of the wish of the majority of Edo people. Obaseki spoke to journalists at the Diocese …

…Casts Obaseki and his supporters as enemies of democracy …Calls for the scrapping of State Independent Electoral Commission in Nigeria Controversial and tainted September 2, 2023 Local Government Election held in Edo State, has been described as Godwin Obaseki’s orchestrated charade. The Executive Director, Nigeria Good Governance Research Centre, and a renowned human rights/pro-democracy activist, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, gave the …

Edo-ruling Peoples Democratic Party has emerged triumphant in the Edo State local government election held on Saturday. According to the PUNCH, results released by the state independent electoral commission reveal that the PDP has secured wins in all 18 Local Government Areas. In addition to the PDP, the All Progressives Congress and the Labour Party were among the major political …

Edo Local Government Election was conducted on Saturday September 2, 2023 amidst protest, voters’ apathy, diversion of result sheets, in some cases, non-supply of all materials and overnight stealing of sensitive materials that were supplied by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC). Despite assurances from the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, the Saturday September 2, 2023 election showed that …

President Bola Tinubu will on Monday depart Abuja for New Delhi, India, to attend the G-20 Leaders’ summit. Tinubu is attending the two-day summit on the special invitation of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, read on Sunday. In the statement titled ‘President Tinubu set to attend G-20 …

The Federal Government has assured electricity consumers with pre-paid meters that purchased units will not be lost due to the ongoing process of meter upgrade by electricity distribution companies. The Managing Director/CEO, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, NEMSA, & Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation, Engr. Aliyu Tukur Tahir, explained in a statement yesterday that the issue of Standard Transfer …

In the light of the escalating coups in Africa, with the West African subregion having the highest, the Federal Government has dismissed any fears of coup in Nigeria, saying the country has gone past a forceful takeover of government. It stressed that Nigerians had fully embraced democracy and that the country’s democratic institutions were becoming stronger. It said the fact …