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NCDC: 53 new cases of Lassa fever recorded in last seven days
The confirmed cases from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has increased to 472 as 53 new cases were reported for week 10.
Ogun elections: Cleric urges governor-elect to select people of faith in his cabinet
The Archbishop of Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos/Bishop of Remo, Rev. Olusina Fape, has challenged the Ogun State governor-elect, Dapo Abiodun, to ensure that people of faith are selected into his cabinet.
Bricklayer cut-off woman’s hand in Kwara
Tragedy struck in Omu-Aran, Kwara on Saturday when a middle-age bricklayer, simply identified as Lukman, allegedly attacked and cut off the hand of a 60-year-old woman, Muibat Abifarin, with a cutlass.
Dapo Abiodun: If men were God, I won’t be governor-elect
Winner of the March 9, governorship election in Ogun state, Prince Adedapo Abiodun, on Sunday declared that if some “men were God,” he would not have become the Governor – elect of the state.
How PDP, INEC, security agencies ganged up against APC in Ebonyi – APC candidates
Twenty-four House of Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi State, weekend accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of colluding with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies to compromise elections in the State.
NBS: Inflation rate drops to 11.31 percent in February
The National Bureau of Statistics on Friday released the Consumer Price Index which measures inflation with the index dropping from 11.37 per cent in January to 11.31 per cent in February.
Offa robbery: I was tortured to implicate Bukola Saraki – suspect
One of the suspects in the April 5, 2018 bank robberies in Offa, Kwara State, Ayoade Akinnibosun, yesterday told a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin how the police coerced him to implicate Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Offa robbery: Court adjourns abruptly
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday adjourned abruptly the resumed trial of accused persons in the Offa robbery incident.
Victims of Niger market fire get relief materials
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to about 862 victims of Minna and Bida market fire disasters.
Elections: INEC releases list of elected senators
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a list of senators elected for the ninth assembly so far.
Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq: My administration will pay special attention to Kwara North
Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, Kwara State governor-elect, has said that his administration would give a special attention to infrastructural development of the north senatorial district of the state.
Kwara elections: Governor-elect vows to probe Offa robbery case
Governor-elect of Kwara, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has promised to interface with the police to ensure that those implicated in Offa robbery were promptly prosecuted.
Kwara elections: I will not loot treasury – Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq
Governor-elect of Kwara, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has pledged that his administration will be accountable to the people and will not steal or loot the state’s treasury.
Rivers elections: UK, PDP condemn military as INEC suspends polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday suspended all electoral processes in the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers until further notice.
Kwara elections: PDP’s Razak Atunwa accepts defeat, congratulates APC’s AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
Hon. Razak Atunwa, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday’s poll, has accepted defeat.
Electoral violence: Situation Room call for compensation for victims
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room on Sunday expressed worry over the spate of violence during the March 9 elections and called for compensation for the victims .
Kwara elections: Victory belongs to Kwarans – Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq
Kwara state governor-elect under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Sunday said his victory at the polls belongs to the people of the state.
Kwara election: We lost one supporter, four stabbed – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has said it lost one of its members in the course of the governorship and state assembly elections held in that state on Saturday.
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Ogun elections: APM candidate challenges governorship result at tribunal
The governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, APM, Adekunle Akinlade, has announced his decision to challenge the victory of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, Dapo Abiodun, in the election petitions tribunal.
Cleaners, security guards shut down FMC Makurdi over non-payment of two years allowance
Some casual workers of the Federal Medical Center, Makurdi, in Benue State, on Monday, locked down the hospital.
Edo election petition tribunal receives six National Assembly petitions
The Edo Election Petition Tribunal has so far received petitions from six candidates who contested the National Assembly election on February 23.
Nasarawa elections: Labaran Maku urges supporters to remain calm, peaceful
Mr Labaran Maku, the defeated Governorship Candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Nasarawa State, has advised his supporters not to take laws into their hands.
Motorist in court for allegedly dousing man in petrol, causing hurt
A 48-year-old motorist, Sanni Bashorun, who allegedly doused a man with petrol inflicting injuries on him, on Monday, appeared in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
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FIFA bans former Guatemalan FA boss for seven years
Football governing body FIFA has banned the former Guatemalan Football Association President Rafael Salguero from all football-related activities for seven years for bribery.
NNPC records N12.13 billion trading surplus, 257 pipelines breaches in one month
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday released its December 2018 financial and operations report, which indicates that it posted a trading surplus of ₦12.13 billion, a development it said sprang from the success recorded by its upstream subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC).
Ex-Adamawa investment coy chief alleges moves to kidnap him
A Yola resident and owner of a block of 21 flats in Karu, near Abuja, has cried out that property racketeers are stalking him, apparently to kidnap and force him to sign off the Karu property.
Governor Yari: How APC won Zamfara elections in 24 hours
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has attributed the successes recorded by the All Progressives Congress during the February 23 and March 9 general elections in the state despite the party’s crisis to “divine intervention”.
REC: Era of manipulating election results over in Nigeria
Mr Mutiu Agboke, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo state, says the era of manipulating results of elections in favour of any of the political party was over in the Nigerian democracy.