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IReV: INEC uploads 90% election results
The Independent National Electoral Commission has so far uploaded 159,509 results from 176, 846 polling units, seven days after the presidential poll. The figure represents 90 per cent of results from all the polling units. As of the time of filing this report, the electronic transmission of results was still ongoing. Nigerians expected that the
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Soldiers battle bandits, kill one, rescue 14 victims in Kaduna
Soldiers attached to troops of Sector Four of Operation Whirl Punch, and Special Forces of the 167 Battalion have killed one bandit after engaging in a fierce battle with the outlaws in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The superior fire power of the troops, it was learnt, forced the hoodlums to flee in
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Earthquake caused direct damage of $5.1bn in Syria – World Bank
A massive earthquake and aftershocks in February caused an estimated $5.1 billion in direct physical damage in Syria, said the World Bank on Friday. The earthquake that struck on February 6 hit Turkey and Syria, devastating scores of cities and killing more than 50,000 people in both countries. Millions have been left needing urgent help
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INEC officially declares Nwoye winner Anambra North senatorial seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for the Anambra North district, Dr Tony Nwoye, the winner of last Saturday’s senatorial election in the district. The results were declared late on Friday after sorting out the initial problems at the Ogbaru wards. The INEC Returning Officer for Anambra
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UN declares support for restoration of democracy in Sudan
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed support for the restoration of civilian rule and the transition to democracy in Sudan following the country’s military coup in October 2021. Türk, while giving an update to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday, said new efforts were needed to restore civilian
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Hakimi: Seven sports figures that faced rape charges
Following the widespread accusations of sexual assault and harassment across several professions, here is a list of seven sports figures who have at one time or another been accused of sexual assault and/or rape. Neymar Jr Neymar, a Brazilian soccer player, is charged with raping a lady on May 15, 2019, in her hotel
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New naira: Why CBN should obey court order – APC chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State, Abdullahi Shinkafi, has urged the Federal Government to respect the Supreme Court judgment and allow Nigerians to use the old naira notes concurrently with the redesigned notes. Shinkafi, who made the appeal while addressing newsmen in Gusau on Friday, urged the President, Major General Muhammadu
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Kaduna NNPP gov candidate warns residents against money politics
The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Kaduna State, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, has warned residents against money politics ahead of the Saturday’s March 11 governorship election in the state. Hunkuyi, while speaking to newsmen in Kaduna on Saturday, also cautioned against what he termed as “dire political miscarriage” ahead of the March
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Yobe deploys staff to tackle climate change, asks NGOs for help
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has approved the deployment of staff from across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state to the Ministry of Environment in order to tackle the menace of climate change in the state. The newly deployed 2,670 staff will serve as coordinators and supervisors in the climate change
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Governor, others shot in latest attack on Philippine politicians
A provincial governor in the central Philippines and several other people were shot by unknown gunmen on Saturday in the latest attack against local officials, police said. Roel Degamo, governor of Negros Oriental province, and “some civilians” were taken to hospital with unspecified injuries following the shooting at Degamo’s home in Pamplona town, a police
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