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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 …

Edo State government is committed to the development of a new airport in Auchi, Edo North Senatorial District of the State, the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said. Obaseki said the federal government has given the state tentative approval for the Auchi Airport, noting that the government is working with aviation experts to finalize the survey of the airport …

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 …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, March 26, 2023 mourned the passing of Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya, who served as Chief of General Staff from 1993 to 1997 and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994 under the Abacha regime. He hailed the departed elder statesman “for his love, belief and loyalty to the country,” …