INEC announce winners of National Assembly polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a compiled list of the winners of the National Assembly polls. The National Assembly election was held alongside the presidential election on Saturday, February 25, 2023. The chairman of the INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the presidential election on Wednesday, March 1. On Tuesday, the electoral commission released a list of the senators-elect and the...

2023 Gubernatorial/HoA Elections : Police ban use of pets, dogs, others at polling units

Ahead of the Saturday’s gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections across the country, the Nigeria Police has banned the use of dogs and other pets at polling units. According to report from police source, the law enforcement agency described the act as criminal and condemnable, stressing that  it  deemed it necessary to educate and caution Nigerians on the use of pets, especially, dogs, at the polling units on election day, as such act runs...

Edo: ASUU debunks rumour about resolving salary crisis at Ambrose Alli Universit

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), chapter of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, has debunked rumour that the salary crisis in the Edo State-owned University has been resolved. Dr. Cyril Onogbosele and Dr. William Odion, chairman and acting secretary, respectively of the University’s chapter of ASUU in a statement they jointly signed on Tuesday stated that the claim was contrary to the wide-spread speculation in the social media, which indicated that the Edo State Government...

Presidential/NASS Elections: Northern group berates INEC over poor performance

A northern group, the Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for performing below  expectation in the February 25th presidential and National Assembly elections. Ambassador Ibrahim Waiya, the chairman of the Conference, while briefing journalists in Kano, charged the electoral umpire to brace up to the challenges and perform better during next Saturday’s governorship and state Assembly elections in Nigeria. The chairman of the conference noted that...

Governorship/HoA Elections: Elect credible candidates, CSO group charges Edo People

The Edo State chapter of the Organised Civil Society Organisations (OCSO) has charged Edo State residents  to vote only credible candidates in the forthcoming governorship and House of Assembly elections. The group noted that it is another opportunity to elect credible candidates that would represent their interest in the state House of Assembly in the next four years. While addressing a world press conference in Benin, Marxist Kola Edokpayi who spoke on behalf of the...

Revisiting the Pathway to Nigeria’s President of Igbo Extraction

Probably by the end of the coming week, many people would have gotten used to the fact that the 2023 Presidential Election has been won and lost. Again, with the Southeast not able to produce a President after an intense run by Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Moving on from here, what is next in the bid for actualizing the vision for a Nigeria’s president of Igbo extraction? No doubt the 2023 Presidential Election...

Ekiti State Government To Assist Rainstorm Victims

Ekiti State government is the victim of a rainstorm that destroyed about 105 buildings mostly residential in the Oke-Ako community in the Ikole local government area in the state. Governor Biodun Oyebanji stated this while assessing the level of damage caused by the rainstorm in the community and condoled with them over the disaster. Represented by his deputy, Mrs. Monisade Afuye, was conducted around the affected areas by the Regent of the town, Her Royal...

Fire Destroys Properties Worth Millions Of Naira In Four Villages Of Jigawa State

Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed by fire in Malamawar Dangoli, Karangi, and Kwalele villages, in Kiyawa LGA of Jigawa State. Affected by the inferno are residential houses, livestock, animals, farm products, and other belongings. The Jigawa State police spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam while confirming the incident said, “No loss of lives recorded so far, but some of the family members suspected to have run for their lives are missing.” He said...

Vehicles and Tricycles Burnt In Enugu , Sit-At-Home Order may be Motive

The Abakpa community in Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu state on Monday witnesses a mindless dastard act of destruction of some unfortunate persons’ vehicles and tricycles in the early hours of the day. Such ugly occurrences on sit-at-home ordered days had subsided hence the scapegoats unsuspecting of the calamity that would befall them as they set out for their day’s activity. Could the destruction be to enforce the order which had been cancelled by...

JAMB trains 2,000 proctors, reviews guidelines for examination officials in 2023 UTME

In line with its effort to improve examination  standards, and as part of measures towards ensuring a seamless 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)  has trained over 2,000 proctors nationwide. The Board also used the opportunity of the training to review the guidelines for its proctors and other examination officials. JAMB in its weekly bulletin explained that the training, held virtually on Saturday, 4th March, 2023, was done...

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