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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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

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…

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 …

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 …

Nigeria’s Supreme Court ruling had declared last week that the government’s rollout of newly-designed currency was unconstitutional and that old notes remain in circulation until Dec 31st. The judgment was a result of a lawsuit filed by 16 State Governors asking that the old 200,500 and 1000 naira note be …

Senator Elect, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said president-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not expecting the National Assembly that will be a rubber stamp of his policies, but a robust one that can help to contribute to knowledge. Oshiomhole, a member of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC said this while …