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INEC declares PDP’s Obaseki winner of Edo election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Godwin Obaseki, winner of the govern [...]
Edo polls: Obaseki leads with almost 100,000 votes after 13 local govts
Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party is leading in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election after recording 250,345 votes i [...]
Ibadan poly sacks lecturer over sexual misconduct
The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan (TPI), has fired a lecturer identified as Kelani Omotosho, over allegations of sexual misconduct involving a [...]
Edo poll: Police arrest INEC official for electoral misconduct
The police on Saturday arrested an ad-hoc official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo state for conniving with politicians [...]
Visa ban disrespectful to Nigeria, FG tells US, UK
The Federal Government has frowned on the visa ban statements issued by the United States and the United Kingdom on the governorship elections holding [...]
Kidnappers free ex-US Army officer, Jide Ijadare
After four days in captivity, a former officer of the United States Army and native of Ijan Ekiti in Ekiti state, Jide Ijadare, has been released by h [...]
IGPs to stay in office maximum four years as Buhari signs Police Act bill
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a Police Act bill that limits the tenure of an inspector-general of police (IGP) to only four years. Buhari’s as [...]
Outrage as minister, Farouq, uses passenger jet for flood assessment in Niger
Nigerians are expressing anger over what they have described as wasteful spending of public funds after Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Man [...]
Edo election: Over 300 policemen lay siege to Wike’s hotel in Benin
The hotel where Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, is lodging in Benin, Edo State capital is under siege by over 300 policemen, People Demo [...]
Kogi protests US visa ban over electoral malpractices
The Kogi government has protested against the visa ban imposed on some politicians who allegedly rigged the last governorship election in the state by [...]