INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the outcome of the February 25, 2023 Presidential Election, won by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. The group also faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission on the conduct of the election, saying the commission did …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu orders probe of Lagos market fire as Buhari condoles with victims
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, has asked the commissioner of police to probe the fire at Akere auto parts market in the Olodi Apapa area of the state. The inferno, which raged from Tuesday midnight to Wednesday morning, destroyed goods and properties worth millions. A 65-year-old man was said to have …
Read More »Many feared dead as Train, BRT bus collide in Lagos
File Photo: The damaged BRT A train and BRT Bus collided in the Ikeja area of Lagos on Thursday morning. Several passengers are feared dead following the impact of the collision. The incident occurred in Ikeja-Along area on Thursday morning. It was learned that the BRT, a Lagos …
Read More »Young women need to work more to overcome poverty, says Oyinlola
Oyinlola Sale is the founder of Women Connect, a platform that showcases women entrepreneurs and the impact they are making in society. She has also created a thriving and sustainable community for women to network. In this chat, she shared insight on the role of technology in financial independence and …
Read More »INEC postponed the governorship and state house of assembly elections to March 18
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11. In a statement on Wednesday night, INEC National Commissioner for Voter Education, Festus Okoye, said the elections will hold on Saturday, March 18. He said following the ruling by …
Read More »LP, PDP candidates no threat to Sanwo-Olu’s re-election – ex-LASAA boss
Babajide Sanwo-Olu The immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency, Mobolaji Sanusi, has said the governorship candidates of the Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Jide Adediran, respectively, are no threat to the re-election bid of Governor Babajide …
Read More »Racism: FG revokes Seplat CEO, Roger Brown’s visa, residence, work permits
Seplat CEO, Roger Brown The federal government has revoked the Work Permit, Visa, and Residence Permit of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Energy PLC, Mr. Roger Brown, over allegations of racism, favouring of foreign workers, and discriminating against Nigerian employees levelled against him by employees of the company. …
Read More »JUST IN: Court grants Tinubu permission to inspect election material
Bola Tinubu The Appeal Court in Abuja has granted the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, access to inspect electoral materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during February 25, 2022, general elections. Details later…
Read More »JUST IN: Court okays INEC request to reconfigure BVAS
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, gave the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the nod to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, it used for the presidential election. The court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of …
Read More »BVAS data intact, INEC tells court, parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that information in the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System used for February 25 presidential poll is intact. The electoral commission lead counsel, Tanimu Inuwa, gave the assurance on Tuesday at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, while opposing an application filed by the Labour …
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