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Tribunal declares Kwara female lawmaker election inconclusive, orders rerun
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Saturday, declared the election of Miss Rukayat Shittu of the All Progressives Congress inconclusive and ordered a rerun in some polling units.
The 26-year-old...
Nigeria @63: PDP congratulates Nigerians, knocks APC
The Peoples Democratic Party has felicitated Nigerians on the occasion of the 63rd Independence Anniversary of the Nation and for surviving over eight years of dreadful administrations of the All Progressives Congress.
The PDP,...
Don’t lose hope, Akpabio urges Nigerians
The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of the nation’s 63rd Independence Anniversary.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate President...
South African monarch seeks unity among Africans
His Majesty, Raba Gaye Konjwa of the Ndebele Nation, South Africa, has called on Africans to unite and solve challenges confronting the continent.
Konjwa spoke in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Saturday, at the grand finale...
Ex-Kaduna governor resigns PDP membership
A former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Muktar Ramalan Yero, Saturday, resigned his membership in the Peoples Democratic Party.
The former governor made this known in his resignation letter dated September 30, 2023, addressed...
Troops join search for abducted Benue commissioner
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have joined in the search of the abducted Benue State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Hon Mathew Abo.
A source in the operation disclosed this to our correspondent...
Flood destroys over 60 houses in Nasarawa
No fewer than 60 houses and belongings worth millions of naira have been destroyed in Nasarawa State following heavy flooding in two Local Government Areas of the state.
The Director General of the State Emergency...
Lawyer faults allegations against Ondo deputy gov
A legal practitioner, Mr Allen Sowore, has faulted all the allegations levelled against the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, by the state House of Assembly, describing the allegations as frivolous and ridiculous....
Suspend planned strike, Senate leader begs labour unions
As Nigeria marks her 63rd anniversary of independence on Sunday, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress to suspend their plan to embark on an...
Senate’ll sustain tempo to fast-track Nigeria’s development — Barau
The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, has assured Nigerians of the Red Chamber’s commitment to always speedily accent to President Bola Tinubu’s request to fast-track development in the country.
He noted the parliament would...