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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State who claims to have won the Senate seat on the platform of APC, yesterday, called on INEC to release his certificate of return to enable him celebrate like other senators-elect. Okorocha, who granted interview to journalists in Abuja, accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) …

 The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said it would work with the 9th National Assembly to review and strengthen the nation’s electoral laws. The commission also said it would immediately commence work on the aftermath of the 2019 general elections and roadmap for the 2023 general elections. The commission’s …

Former vice president and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; and governor-elect in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde,  held separate closed-door meetings with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday . Our correspondent gathered that Atiku arrived at Obasanjo Presidential Library …

The reputed boss of New York’s Gambino crime family was left riddled with bullets outside his home on Staten Island, an old-school hit akin to the storied executions of 20th-century mafia dons. The grisly scene saw Francesco “Frank” Cali shot dead outside his colonial-style red-brick home on Staten Island, police …

Isaac Alfa has been sworn in as the senator representing Kogi east. The oath of office was administered on him at the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. Until the presidential and national assembly elections held on February 23, Atai Aidoko was the senator representing the constituency in the upper legislative …

PHOTO: ChannelS TV Many children have been rescued from a three-storey building which collapsed in the Itafaji area of Lagos Island. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) as well as the police, army and National Security and Civil Defence Force, NSCDC are currently on …

President Muhammadu Buhari has set up the 2019 Presidential Inauguration Committee with the mandate to plan, organise and execute all approved activities for the swearing in of a new government on May 29. This was made public in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office in the office …

A Nigerian passenger travelling on Delta Air Lines Flight DL54 from Atlanta, USA was on Monday afternoon found unresponsive before landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). The 54-year-old (names withheld), who was ill before boarding the flight, died three minutes before the aircraft touched down at the airport. …

The Directorate of the Lagos Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS, has clarified that it had not increased price for the issuance of Road Worthiness Certificate. In a statement on Monday, the Director of the VIS, Engineer Abdul-Hafeez Toriola described the rumour as unfounded and without any substance. He said in spite …

Voters in six states are to wait a little longer to know who will be their governor as from May 29 when the tenure of incumbent governors expires. Elections in the six states have been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the cancellation of votes in …