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The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the Jalingo, Yorro and Zing House of Representative by-election inconclusive. The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Daniel Ayuba, disclosed this after the collation of results from the three local government councils that made up the constituency in Jalingo. Ayuba said that while the candidate of the […]

Ifeoluwa, a son of former Inspector General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, has been declared the winner of the last Saturday’s House of Representatives seat for the Akoko Northwest/Akoko Northeast federal constituency. He contested under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside seven other political parties. Ifeoluwa polled 35,504 votes to defeat his closest […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the two candidates of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) winners of the re-run elections in Anambra state. The re-run elections were for the Nnewi North, Nnewi South, and Ekwusigo federal constituencies and the Orumba North/South federal constituency. Both elections were held on Saturday, February 4, along with […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atigwe Simon as the winner of the rerun election for the Udenu/Igbo-Eze North Federal Constituency of Enugu State. INEC returning officer, Prof Nwachukwu J. Obiaku from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka declared the results of the controversial poll. The election was characterized […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Garba Umar (bullet) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Yauri/Shanga/Ingaski federal Constituency by-election in Kebbi state. Garba Umar has received the certificate of return. He now replaces Hon Tako Yusuf Sununu, who was appointed Minister of State for Education by President Bola […]

Naira Settles at N1435 after 24Hrs FX Sell Down Update The Nigerian naira settled at N1435.53 following the apex bank notice to deposit money banks to reduce their net foreign currency position to 20%. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) moved to tighten FX regulations having noted sharp practices in some banks during the course […]

Fitch Affirms Cote d’Ivoire at ‘BB-‘ With Stable Outlook Fitch Ratings has affirmed Cote d’Ivoire’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BB-‘ with a Stable Outlook. According to Fitch, the ‘BB-‘ rating balances Cote d’Ivoire’s strong growth prospects against low development indicators and high commodity dependence. It also reflects a record of sound […]Read More

AFCON 2023:  I was Undecided About Giving Pass, Simon says Super Eagles and FC Nantes of France winger, Moses Simon, said he was undecided either to pass the ball to Victor Osimhen or score himself before passing it to  Ademola Lookman for the winning goal. Simon provided an assist for Nigeria’s 1-0 win over the […]

EU chief diplomat warns of danger of escalation in Middle East The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has warned of a further escalation of tensions in the Middle East at an informal meeting on Saturday after U.S. retaliatory strikes on pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria. “The Middle East is a boiler that […]

No Plan to Convert Domiciliary Account Holdings into Naira –CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied a plan to convert US dollar domiciliary accounts to naira, according to an official statement released on Saturday. The CBN is reacting to media speculative media story that the apex bank would convert $30 billion in domiciliary […]

Jigawa Govt. to spend N1.4b on Graveyards, Mosques The Jigawa Government on Friday approved over N1.4 billion for the construction and renovation of mosques across the state. The sum will also be used for the fencing of graveyards in 30 constituencies across the state. Mr Sagir Musa, the Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sport and Culture, […]

Trump Trial on Election Fraud Charges to Start Later than Planned The start date for former U.S. president Donald Trump’s trial for attempted election fraud has been pushed back. The court in the capital Washington announced on Friday that the start of the trial, originally scheduled for March 4, would be postponed due to unresolved […]