Category: POLITICS
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PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES NEW MINISTERS FOR FEDERAL MINISTRY OF YOUTH
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The President has further approved the nomination of Mr. Ayodele Olawande to serve as the Minister of State for Youth, pending his confirmation by…
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FG increases price of prepaid electricity meters
The Federal Government has announced an increase in the prices of single-phase and three-phase pre-paid electricity meters, and declared that the price changes will take effect from September 6, 2023. It announced this in an order released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission with the number, NERC/2023/020, and jointly signed by the commission’s Chairman, Sanusi…
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Update: PEPT rejects 10 of 13 witnesses of Peter Obi
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has rejected 10 out of 13 witnesses presented by the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Justice Haruna Tsammani, who took over to deliver judgment on the substantive petition filed by Obi and LP, said this on Wednesday. Tsammani said Obi called 13 witnesses, who testified as PW1…
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Just In: Tribunal declares Natasha Akpoti winner of Kogi Central Senatorial election
The election petition tribunal sitting in Lokoja has declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the winner of the February 25 Kogi Central Senatorial election. The tribunal Chairman, Justice K.A. Orjiakoin in his ruling on Wednesday said Uduaghan scored 54,064 votes to defeat his closest rival Sadiku-Ohere who polled 51,291 votes. He urged Ohere to pay Akpoti-Uduaghan N500,000…
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Update: PEPT begins ruling On Peter Obi’s petition as Court strike out APM’s case
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has commenced the judgment in the petition brought towards it by candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi and that of the LP against INEC, President Bola Tinubu and the APC. Justice Abba Mohamed is reading the judgement of the court in Peter…
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PEPT: Justice Tsamani Begins Judgement In APM Petition Against INEC, Tinubu, APC
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has commenced the ruling on the petition filed by the APM against INEC, President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PEPT ruling is being led by Justice Haruna Tsamani. Others are Justice Stephen Jonah Adah, Justice Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf, Justice Biolokumo Ugo and Justice Aba Mohamed. On…
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INEC announces replacement for Okoye as Information Committee Chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced Mr. Sam Olugbadebo Olumekun as the new Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, IVEC. This comes as Barrister Festus Okoye’s tenure recently expired. The announcement was made via a press statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr.Rotimi Oyekanmi. The statement…
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INEC hints on preparations for Kogi guber poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that the Kogi State November 11 governorship result will be transmitted electronically directly from polling units to its server. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kogi, Prof. Gabriel Longpet, disclosed this at a two-day media roundtable Engagement on the Kogi election Organized by the Independent Press Center, IPC…
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NNPP suspends Kwankwanso over alleged anti-party activities
The Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has suspended its candidate in the Feb. 25 presidential election, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for alleged anti-party activities. The BoT also suspended the National Working Committee of the party. It also appointed new national officers headed by Dr Agbo Major as acting National Chairman and…
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Tinubu can sack any minister who fails to perform – Presidential Aide
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday, said President Bola Tinubu would not permit any failure of any of the ministers, adding that Tinubu is not scared to sack any minister who is not effective. While speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Ngelale said Tinubu had established benchmarks…