Tomi Lala

Universities postpone resumption dates due to election delay

With the postponement of the governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, several universities have extended their resumption dates for academic activities. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced a one-week delay of the elections earlier scheduled for March 11 for reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used during the…

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Osun PDP cries for help, says members are under siege

●●●PDP Victims Targeted for Arrests by APC Merchants of Violence ●●●Top Leaders Hunted for Arrest ●●●Loses 10 members since January ●●●Seek Redeployment of Police Commisssioner Osun state Chapter of the Osun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over ongoing Gestapo- like arrest of its top leaders, calling the development ” a tgreat to democracy”…

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Kogi threatens to shut down Banks rejecting old notes

The Kogi State government has threatened to close banks, arrest and prosecute anyone rejecting the old naira notes for transactions in the state. This was disclosed in Lokoja on Friday in a statement signed by Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Commissioner for Information and Communications.The state government directed that those rejecting old notes for business transactions…

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Confidence in INEC now at an all-time low — Ex-Director

As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gears up for the governorship and state house of assembly elections on March 18, a former INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, says confidence in the electoral body is at an all-time low. The conduct of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections has widely…

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