Enugu Guber Election Result Suspension: Police warn against inciting utterances

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Guber Election Result Suspension: Police warn against inciting utterances

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 22, 2023

Enugu State police have warned against inciting utterances, against the backdrop of the suspension of governorship election result in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The police have also expressed readiness to deal decisively with trouble makers and appreciated the peaceful disposition of the electorate during the elections Ahmed Ammani, the Commissioner of Police (CP), Enugu State Command urged political parties and supporters  to remain law-abiding and patiently wait for further actions by...

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Anambra: PDP, LP, retire Speaker, Another Ranking House Member

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra: PDP, LP, retire Speaker, Another Ranking House Member

PilotnewsMarch 21, 2023

YPP clinches 3 assembly seats The Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Uchenna Okafor, has lost his third term re-election bid to the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Ayamelum State Constituency, Hon. Abuchi Bernard Udemezue. The INEC Returning Officer for the election, Professor George Onwudiwe, said PDP polled 12,993 votes to defeat Okafor of APGA who garnered 11,445 and others. Similarly, the Deputy Majority Leader of Anambra State House of Assembly and...

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Two Policemen Die In A Clash Between Police And Military In Taraba State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTwo Policemen Die In A Clash Between Police And Military In Taraba State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 21, 2023

Two police officers with the Taraba State Police Command died, while others sustained injuries in a fracas between Police and Military. The Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO Usman Abdullahi who disclosed during a press briefing in Jalingo said the officers were killed in a shootout between the two security agencies in the state. Abdullahi explained that the soldiers descended on the Police Headquarters on a fateful day to retaliate against an alleged stabbing...

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INEC Declares Adamawa State Gov’ship Election Inconclusive

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Declares Adamawa State Gov’ship Election Inconclusive

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 21, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Adamawa state as inconclusive due to the cancellation of results in some polling units. Prof. Mohammed Mele, the state INEC Returning Officer who announced this at the state collation centre on Monday in Yola said “the election was canceled in 47 registration areas, 69 polling Units with the total number of 41,796 registered voters. “The number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from the...

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NFF debunks viral story alleging sack of Super Eagles crew members

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsNFF debunks viral story alleging sack of Super Eagles crew members

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 21, 2023

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has debunked media reports that it sacked two members of the Super Eagles’ technical crew, Messrs Finidi George and Ike Shorounmu. NFF in a press statement noted that the organisation has established a rotation policy among assistant coaches. The statement reads, “As part of cost-cutting measures instituted at the beginning of the new administration, we established a rotation policy among the assistant coaches, based on the high number, which was...

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There’ll be suppression of human rights under Tinubu’s government. – Atiku

NewsNigeriaPoliticsThere’ll be suppression of human rights under Tinubu’s government. – Atiku

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 21, 2023

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has warned  that there will be suppression of human rights, the right to vote and speak in Nigeria under a Bola Tinubu Presidency. The former Vice President, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Mr. Phrank Shaibu, said that the governorship election in Lagos where thugs asked those who were not planning to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return...

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Inconclusive Election Results: Yiaga Africa appeals for calm among political parties, Nigerians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInconclusive Election Results: Yiaga Africa appeals for calm among political parties, Nigerians

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 21, 2023

Yiaga Africa, an election observer group has appealed to political parties, their supporters and Nigerians across the affected states to remain calm and peaceful in respect of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decision to declare some state governorship elections inconclusive. The group made the appeal just as the electoral body declared the Adamawa, Imo, Enugu, Abia States elections inconclusive on Monday evening, while presenting its second report on the conduct of March 18, 2023...

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Address issues relating to cash crunch, Afenifere tells FG, CBN

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAddress issues relating to cash crunch, Afenifere tells FG, CBN

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 21, 2023

…Urges Buhari to act according to claimed commitment to court order Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has told the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address issues relating to cash crunch across the country. The socio-political organisation also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to act in accordance with his claimed commitment and declaration last week regarding the Supreme Court pronouncement on the circulation of Naira notes. The organisation, in a press statement signed...

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INEC Suspends Further Collation of Governorship Election Results in Abia and Enugu States

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Suspends Further Collation of Governorship Election Results in Abia and Enugu States

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 21, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended further collation of the Governorship election results in some parts of Abia and Enugu state in the South East geographical zone of the nation. The Commission arrived at this decision at the meeting held on Monday 20th March 2023 were the conduct of the Governorship and State Assembly elections held nationwide on Saturday 18th March 2023 was reviewed. In a press release signed by Barrister Festus Okoye, National...

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Nigerians hail mechanic for returning N10.8m a client mistakenly transferred to his account

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNigerians hail mechanic for returning N10.8m a client mistakenly transferred to his account

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 21, 2023

Praises have continued to pour in for a mechanic simply identified as Timothy for returning the sum of N10.8 million which was mistakenly sent to him by his client, identified as Itoba. Itoba, a contractor, made this known in a now-viral video. He said he credited Timothy’s account with the money, which was meant for a project, in error but the mechanic returned it. Sharing the video on Twitter, Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw said a...

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