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Gov poll: Why Sanwo-Olu is best man for the job – Naira Marley
Nigerian Singer Naira Marley has opened up on election matters, especially as related to the Lagos State governorship race. Naira Marley Wednesday night took to his Instagram page in a live video to express himself and declare his support for Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The singer said Sanwo-Olu was the best man for the job. He further
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Tribunal: I’m confident in judiciary, says Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he is confident in the judiciary to deliver the right judgement with regard to the case before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal where he is challenging the result of the just-concluded February 25 presidential election. Obi expressed his confidence in the judiciary during a
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Presidential election results came as shock to many – Garba Shehu
The results of the February 25 presidential election came as a shock to many who had declared a winner before the Independent National Electoral Commission did, the Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said on Thursday morning. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made the observation in an Arise Television
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Election: Governors not gods, security agencies will prevent rigging- Shehu
Despite the desperation of some governors to win the March 18 governorship elections, law enforcement agencies will clampdown any acts of voter intimidation and violence during the poll, the presidential Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, has said. Shehu made the assertion on Arise News’ Morning Show on Thursday. He said despite the growing concerns over governors’ reported
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Poll: INEC pledges to pay corps members’ allowances
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the National Youth Service Corps members that participated in the presidential and National Assembly elections will be paid their allowances. This was disclosed by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, to our correspondent. In a social media post on Wednesday, a corps member complained
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JUST IN: Gunmen kidnap APC LG secretary in Rivers
Gunmen have kidnapped a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress and party secretary in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Mr. Amadi Osaronu. Osaronu was reportedly abducted by gunmen dressed in police uniforms from his residence in Aluu, Ikwerre LGA on Wednesday. The State APC Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the incident on Thursday
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DSS arrests two for inciting violence in Kano
The Department of State Services has arrested two men, Sharu Tabula and Isma’il Mangu, for deliberately inciting violence in parts of Kano State. The DSS said the suspects had recorded harmful messages and shared them through various social media channels. In the messages the agency said the suspects championed certain political interests and directly called
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Lagos braces for governorship polls after presidential vote
Lagos was key to Bola Tinubu’s victory last month in Nigeria’s presidential election, but the megacity could on Saturday cause a stir by voting for an opposition governor. Three weeks after 25 million people voted in presidential election that was being contested by the three main opposition parties over fraud allegations, Nigerians are once again
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Casualties of Buhari’s painful naira redesign
As he did in 1984 when he was a military head of state, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), introduced a naira redesign policy, which left in its wake tales of deaths, sorrow and anguish, DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE writes Nigerians who were alive during the introduction of the naira redesign policy by the Muhammadu Buhari
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Banknotes: CBN’s directive too little, too late
SOME respite is finally in sight for Nigerians, who have in the past two months suffered greatly due to the acute scarcity of cash for basic transactions. In a belated announcement, the Central Bank of Nigeria stated that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes that it is replacing remained legal tender alongside the newly
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