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The Labour Party governorship candidate in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu, on Saturday, said with the conduct of the election in the state, democracy is under attack in the country. He decried the alleged high level of electoral manipulations that took place in the state. He, however, said that the masses were resisting the plot […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Plateau state, Nentawe Goshwe challenging the victory of Caleb Mutfwang. Mutfwang, of the Peoples Democratic Party, polled 525,299 votes while Goshwe polled 481,370 votes in the March 18 governorship election in the […]

Security operatives on Saturday allegedly arrested the council chairman of Igalamela Local Government Area of Kogi State, James Onoja, for possession of ammunition and lots of cash. The money and the ammunition it was gathered were packed in several ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags. The money and ammunition were allegedly meant for use during the election. A video […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos has barred the police and Erisco Foods from re-arresting a female customer, Chioma Okoli, who was detained for 3 days in September over her Facebook review of the company’s tomato product. The interim injunction was granted by Justice Y.C. Bogoro following a rights enforcement suit filed by Okoli’s lawyer, […]

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has extended condolences to Mohammed Danjuma Esq over the demise of his mother, Aisha Mohammed. In a statement, NBA-SPIDEL sympathized with the Lafia branch member on the loss, describing it as an indescribable sorrow. The group recognized Danjuma’s resilience and commitment to the […]

A civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, has raised the alarm over the discovery of election results from a polling unit in Kogi State that was forged before the conclusion of the exercise. The results were said to have emanated from Polling Unit 004, Eni Ward of Ogori/Mangogo area of the state. Yiaga Africa revealed this […]

*Tells Tertiary Institutions to Accept NECO Certificates THE Federal Government warned tertiary institutions and other agencies to desist from discriminating against certificates issued by the National Examination Council (NECO), saying such an act is tantamount to denigrating the Nation. NECO was established in April 1999 by the Federal Government as an indigenous examination body in […]

FG to Charge Triple Ground Rent on Unoccupied Property The Federal Government says it will start charging owners of completed unoccupied houses triple ground rents instead of the single rate normally charged from three months after completion. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa said this in an interview with newsmen during […]

AfDB Chief Adesina Seeks More Japanese Investment in Africa The African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina has called for more Japanese investments in Africa to harness the continent’s huge potential. Adesina said this on a sideline event, “Boosting Africa’s Growth with Japan: From Start-ups to Major Companies”, at the ongoing African Investment Forum in […]

Adeleke Presents N273.9bn 2024 Budget to State Assembly Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Thursday presented the sum of N273.9 billion 2024 Appropriation bill to the state house of assembly. Adeleke said the budget tagged” Budget of Reconstruction and Recovery” was made up of Recurrent Expenditure of N165.65 billion and Capital Expenditure of N108.25 billion. […]

Higher Debt Costs Threaten Kenya’s Credit Profile –Rating Note The burden of higher debt costs to service Kenya’s total public debt has been noted to be negative to the nation’s credit profile amidst government efforts to drive economic growth. In a commentary note, Fitch Ratings said Kenyan authorities’ latest budget estimates remain broadly in line […]

Nigeria Receives N14.38T from Extractive Sector in 2Yrs –NEITI The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says the Federal government revenue-generating agencies remitted ₦14.38 trillion as revenue from the extractive sector to the federation account between January 2020 and December 2021. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary of NEITI, made this known on Thursday in […]