The Independent National Electoral Commission has admitted that there were hitches in the presidential and National Assembly elections conducted on February 25 across the country. This was disclosed by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Saturday, at the meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja. Yakubu told the RECs that it was imperative…
…APC, LP share reps The Peoples Democratic Party has won all the three senatorial positions in the February 25 National Assembly election in Rivers State. Also, the ruling party won nine of the eleven results so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 13 House of Representatives seats in the state. INEC…
An estimated 135 million people have ear and hearing problems in Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti noted this yesterday in her statement to mark this year’s World Hearing Day. The theme of this year’s commemoration is: “Ear and hearing care for all! Let’s…
Africa’s drive to transform its agriculture and become a breadbasket continues to receive strong global support, with development partners agreeing to commit more than $50 billion to the plan barely two months after its launch. At the recent Dakar 2 food summit organized by the Senegalese government and the African Development Bank, political leaders resolved…
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu shocked leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from Osun state who paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Friday morning, declaring that he has been elected leader of all Nigerians irrespective of political affiliation. A credible source among the delegation reported that the team had briefed Tinubu about…
…………………………….. ………. As AIG S.K. Akande decorated Zonal PPRO and OC X-Squad with the Rank of Chief Superintendents of Police. The AIG Zone 11 Command Osogbo,Ag. AIG Sikiru Kayode Akande has decorated SP Ayeni Benjamin Zonal PPRO and SP Oyelumade Olusola OC Zonal X-Squad with the rank of Chief Superintendents of Police (CSP) at a…
Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Friday granted the request of Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, request to inspect the election materials used during last Saturday’s presidential poll. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Atiku and Obi approached to Presidential Election Court to seek permission for…
…Declares Buhari’s order on new naira invalid The Supreme Court has invalidated the new naira design policy initiated by the Federal Government on the grounds that it was not done with due consultation and in line with constitutional provisions. Following, the apex court ordered that the old naira notes shall continue to be used side…
The Supreme Court will today deliver judgement in the suit by 16 states challenging the federal government’s naira redesign and swap policy. A seven-member panel of justices presided by Justice Inyang Okoro had on February 22 adjourned to March 3 for judgment after consolidating the suits filed by the various states and taking arguments in…
The Executive Director of a citizens-led political movement, FixPolitics, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of breaching the trust of Nigerians with its reported failure to upload the February 25, 2023 general elections results to its portal via the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System in real time, as it promised before the election. Tony Ubani,…
