Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine on Friday claimed victory in presidential elections, rejecting as a “joke” early results that gave incumbent President Yoweri Museveni a wide lead. The electoral commission said earlier on Friday that Museveni, who is seeking a sixth term, led in Thursday’s vote with results in from 29 percent of polling stations. […]Read More
The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to alert the public about plans by some elements working with external forces to incite religious violence across the country. Targeted States include Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Oyo, Lagos and those in the South East. Part of the plans is to cause inter-religious conflicts as well as […]Read More
Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, on Monday, flagged off the Federal Government Extended Special Public Works Programme (774,000 Jobs) with commendation to President Muhammadu Buhari for his administration’s commitment and keen interest in youth empowerment programmes. Speaking at the event held at the Multi-purpose Hall of the Local Government Service Commission, State Secretariat, Abere, […]Read More
Nana Akufo-Addo has won the second four-year term as president of Ghana with 51.59% of the vote, the electoral commission announced on Wednesday. His longtime rival former President John Mahama, 62, came second with 47.36% of the vote, according to the Electoral Commission Of Ghana. Akufo-Addo, 76, becomes the 8th president of Ghana’s Fourth Republic. […]Read More
Nigeria Denies Religious Freedom Violation Allegation Nigeria has denied the allegation, by the United States, of engaging in systematic and egregious religious freedom violations. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described the allegation as a case of honest disagreement between the two nations on […]Read More
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, is today expected to hand over to an acting chairman who will oversee the affairs of the agency pending the confirmation of his (Yakubu) reappointment by the Senate. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at the conference hall of the commission’s headquarters in Abuja […]Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will commence in the first quarter of 2021 ahead of the 2023 general election. The sum of N1billion has also been earmarked by INEC for the exercise. This announcement was made on Wednesday by Chairman of the Electoral body, Professor […]Read More
Olalekan Adetayo, Gbenga Adeniji, Sunday Aborisade, Peter Dada, Bola Bamigbola, Abiodun Nejo, Gbenga Odogun and Tunde Oyekola The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Senate President Ahmad Lawan, All Progressives Congress governors and others on Sunday congratulated the governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, on his re-election. Akeredolu, candidate of the ruling APC, emerged victorious […]Read More
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) on his victory in last Saturday’s gubernatorial election in the State, describing it as well deserved. Sanwo-Olu, who is the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for Ondo State Governorship election, said Akeredolu’s success in […]Read More
Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has opposed the calls to scrap the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). This, he said, was because there are good personnel in the police unit who could be denied the chance of performing better should the unit be scrapped. He made this comment during plenary on Wednesday as lawmakers deliberated a […]Read More
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