Usman Ododo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the Kogi state governorship election that was held on Saturday, November 11. Ododo polled 446, 237 votes to defeat Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who came second with 259,052 votes. Dino Melaye, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scored 46,362 votes. More details later…
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Ola: Men are foolish, very foolish. Lola: Ah ah, what’s biting you? How can you just wake up and make such a blasphemous declaration? Ola: How did blasphemy come into this matter? You don’t even know what I’m talking about. Lola: I’m itching to find out, trust me. You, a man declaring that men, all men are fools. I’m a woman and I will not even say such a thing. You can call men overgrown babies. They love breasts and are never weaned from them. They love to be petted…
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…Settles Lingering PENGASSAN-Total Energies Management Rift Following a peace deal brokered on Sunday by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, between the Management of Total Energies, operator of the NNPC/Total JV, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), the unions have agreed to suspend ongoing industrial action leading to immediate restoration of 275, 000 barrels of oil per day production. In a communique issued at the end of a marathon negotiation session chaired by Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan,…
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The Muslim Student’s Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has called on the Federal and State Governments to provide palliatives for education by reducing tuition and all other fees by 50% in all federal and State tertiary Institutions. Amir, MSSN Lagos State Area Unit, Nurudeen Youssuph, who made the call in Lagos, during a 3-in-1 programme including Mathematics and science quiz competition, transitional conference and honouring of 81 first class Muslim students-graduate from LASU, maintained that Nigerians are going through a lot and urged the Nigerian government to improve on palliatives. “It…
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There is massive ongoing protest at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission over concocted election results from Nembe Bassambiri. Top Bayelsa based civil society operatives, women groups, youth groups, state and National Assembly members and other concerned citizens gathered at the office of INEC to protest alleged move by the top leadership of INEC to distort the votes in the Saturday election. As early as 9am the angry protesters blocked the busy Swali Road location of INEC to prevail of the commission from accepting the results from Nembe…
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Services were brought to an abrupt stop at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday following a runway incursion involving an Aerocontractors plane. It was revealed that the plane which was on a Lagos-Abuja flight, landed and was taxiing on Runway A4 when its nose wheel got stuck on the ground. However, no passengers were injured as they were all safely disembarked from the plane while efforts were being made to remove the aircraft from the runway. READ ALSO: BREAKING: INEC Declares Uzodinma Winner Of Imo Guber Election…
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Hope Uzodinma, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the Imo governorship election by a landslide. Uzodinma secured the majority of votes cast and swept all 27 LGAs in Imo state. The APC candidate polled 540,308 votes to beat Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 71,503 votes; and Athan Achonu of Labour Party (LP) who secured 64,081 votes. READ ALSO Communication Services To Reach 80% Of Nigerians By 2027 – NCC You Can’t Go On Strike On Tuesday, Court Tells NLC, TUC Kogi: APC…
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Lagos, Nov 11, 2023 – The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) plans to ensure that communication services reach at least 80 percent of Nigeria’s population, particularly the underserved and unserved, by 2027. The Commission also plans to boost Nigeria’s broadband penetration rate to 70% by the end of 2023 by laying of 95,000 kilometres of fibre optic cables across the country. Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, said these in a keynote address at the just concluded Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 3.0) in Lagos. READ ALSO: You…
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