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  • Alleged NYSC certificate forgery :Court admits Sen Benson Konbowei to N50m bail

    Alleged NYSC certificate forgery :Court admits Sen Benson Konbowei to N50m bail

    A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday admitted Sen. Benson Konbowei (PDP Bayelsa) bail in the sum of N50 million. Konbowei, who represents Bayelsa Central Senatorial, was earlier arraigned on a three-count court charge bordering on forging a National Youth Service Corps exemption certificate, among others. The counsel for the police, Mr. Reuben Egwaba, had opposed…

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  • Gov Alia inaugurates Benue Electoral Commission’s members

    Gov Alia inaugurates Benue Electoral Commission’s members

    Gov. Hyacinth Alia swore in a seven-member Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) on Thursday in Makurdi. Alia tasked the commission, which has Dr. John Chen as its chairman, to immediately begin processes for the conduct of free, credible, and inclusive council polls. “Each of you has been selected based on your nonpartisan stance, outstanding qualifications, integrity, and unwavering commitment…

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  • Tinubu’s aide distributes food items to 1,750 persons in FCT, Kwara

    Tinubu’s aide distributes food items to 1,750 persons in FCT, Kwara

    Mrs. Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Community Engagement (North Central), began the distribution of food items to 1,500 less privileged persons in FCT, Abuja, on Thursday. Essiet, during the food distribution in Abuja, said the exercise was also being done in Kwara for 250 less privileged persons. She explained that the donation was in collaboration…

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  • INEC disowns Anambra LP convention

    INEC disowns Anambra LP convention

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention in Anambra. Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. Oyekanmi said that the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC, declining to state further…

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  • Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr. Danladi Jatau,

    Speaker assures constituents of more development in Nasarawa

    Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr. Danladi Jatau, has assured people of the state of more democratic dividends under the APC-led government of Gov. Abdullahi Sule. The speaker also assured his people of an all-inclusive administration and equal opportunities for all, irrespective of their political affiliations in the state. The speaker, who represents Kokona West Constituency, made…

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  • Aiyedatiwa, Oke mourn Akintelure

    Aiyedatiwa, Oke mourn Akintelure

    Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has expressed sadness over the death of Dr. Paul Akintelure, an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akintelure’s death was announced by the family spokesperson, Mr. Oladapo Akintelure, in a statement on Tuesday in Akure. The statement, titled “Akintelure takes a bow,”  said…

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  • IPAC calls for postponement of Jigawa LG election

    IPAC calls for postponement of Jigawa LG election

    The Jigawa chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called for the postponement of elections of local government chairmen and councilors in the state. A communiqué released on Tuesday in Dutse after a meeting of the council also called for the amendment of the state electoral law to give political parties one year of pre-election notice to prepare. The…

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  • State police will help tackle insecurity -PDP Chairman

    State police will help tackle insecurity -PDP Chairman

    The Lagos State PDP Chairman, Mr. Philip Aivoji, says the problem of insecurity will be substantially reduced if state police are adopted in the country Aivoji made this remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He was  reacting to the proposed creation of state police in the ongoing constitutional amendment by the…

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  • Media, major partner in my achievements—Adeleke

    Media, major partner in my achievements—Adeleke

    Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has described the media as a major partner in his achievements. Adeleke said this while playing host to members of the management of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), led by its managing director, Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, at the Government House in Osogbo. The governor said that his administration created and maintained a strong…

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  • Kidnapped Edo PDP Chairman regains freedom

    Kidnapped Edo PDP Chairman regains freedom

    The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, who was abducted on March 15 in Benin, has regained his freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Aziegbemi joined the family at 3am on Tuesday after 10 days in captivity. Mr. Clem Aziegbemi, on behalf of the family, said the PDP leader was…

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  • I wasn’t in Kogi during the governorship election, SDP witness tells tribunal

    I wasn’t in Kogi during the governorship election, SDP witness tells tribunal

    Mr. Abdulmalik Njidda, the star witness of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, told the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday that he was not in the state on the day of the poll. The star witness, who is a data analyst with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stated this as…

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  • Edo Guber: INEC, PLAC make case for persons with disabilities

    Edo Guber: INEC, PLAC make case for persons with disabilities

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is committed to making the 2024 governorship election in Edo more inclusive with the provision of assistive devices for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Prof. Kunle Ajayi, INEC National Commissioner, stated this on Monday in Benin during a technical session on the implementation of INEC’s inclusivity tools in the election. The News Agency…

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  • Why I’m not throwing party at 60 — Abiru

    Why I’m not throwing party at 60 — Abiru

    Sen. Mukhail Abiru (APC Lagos-East) clocked 60 on Monday, saying he was opting to support his constituents to mark the landmark rather than throwing a social party. Abiru made this known at his constituency office in Ikorodu, where he distributed thousands of food packs to his constituents to reduce their burdens in the present tough economic climate. “I am using…

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  • NILDS D-G tasks 10th Assembly on restorating declining public confidence

    NILDS D-G tasks 10th Assembly on restorating declining public confidence

    Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), has tasked the 10th Assembly with restoring public confidence in the legislature. Sulaiman gave the charge on Monday at a one-day workshop for the House of Representatives Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation of Implementation of Legislative Agenda and the Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation of…

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  • Onwuka emerges VP of Pan-African Youth Union

    Onwuka emerges VP of Pan-African Youth Union

    A Nigerian, Ms. Irene Onwuka, a frontline youth activist and gender advocate, has emerged as Vice President, West Africa, Pan-African Youth Union (PYU). Onwuka, who is to coordinate the youth development activities of the organisation in West Africa, emerged unopposed to fill the vacant position on Monday in Abuja. PYU is the apex and coordinating body for National Youth Councils…

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  • Hardship: Agric minister warns against hoarding, speculative trading of grains

    Hardship: Agric minister warns against hoarding, speculative trading of grains

    Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has warned commodity traders against hoarding and speculative trading as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to scale up food production in the country. The minister stated this on Sunday in Abuja at a special Ramadan lecture/iftar organised by the SA to the President on Agriculture and Food Security, Mufutau Yinusa, and…

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  • Zulum approves appointment of 168 aides, 104 board members

    Zulum approves appointment of 168 aides, 104 board members

    Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has appointed 168 assistants and 104 board members for the 15 agencies and commissions of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the Borno State Government (SSG), Alhaji Bukar Tijjani, on Monday in Maiduguri. He said the appointees were comprised of nine senior technical assistants (STAs), 81 senior special…

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