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By Kamil Opeyemi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) insists that the 2023 general elections was fair and credible. According to the election umpire, the technical glitch that caused the failure of the result upload on its viewing portal did not affect the credibility of the election. Recall that the credibility of the February 25, 2023, presidential election came under scrutiny by opposition parties as well as local and international election observers due to the IReV failure which prevented viewing of the results from polling units in real-time. But debunking the insinuations in the official report of the 2023 elections…
By David Orji The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained 48 Kwara State University (KWASU) students and two others for internet fraud offenses. They were apprehended on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at their numerous hideouts following days of monitoring and valuable intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related crimes. The accused were found in possession of nine exotic cars, twenty-four (24) laptop computers, and several phone brands. Following the end of the investigations, the suspects will be arraigned in court. Details Later…
By Halimah Olamide A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association Mr. Olumide Akpata has been elected as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Edo State. Akpata scored 316 votes to win the exercise held in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Friday. The Deputy Governor of Abia State Ikechukwu Emeta who declared Akpata as the winner of the election said, “I hereby declare as follows: Mr. Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata, having scored the highest number of votes and certified the provisions of the constitution of the party, is hereby declared the winner and the gubernatorial candidate of…
The burial of the former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu took a different turn on Friday when the Archbishop of Ikwerre, Most Rev’d Dr Blessing Enyindah of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) told President Bola Tinubu to act fast and alleviate the untold hardship being faced by Nigerians. His words, “There is trouble everywhere in Nigeria. May I on behalf of Nigerians pray and call on the President, Senator Bola Tinubu to do something to reduce the hardship faced by Nigerians. “Time is running fast. We have the hope he would do it because he promised us…
Senator Monday Okpebholo has been elected candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 21 September gubernatorial election in Edo State. Okpebholo won the party’s primary election with 12,433 votes in the primary election which was held across the 18 local government areas. He defeated his closes rival, Dennis Idahosa, who scored 6,541. Declaring the results on Friday, the Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, who is the Chairman of the Revised APC Edo Gubernatorial Election Committee, said total number of 41,784 were cast in the primary. He further stated that there were 31,863 accredited voters, total votes…
By Femi Alabi A Federal High Court in Ilorin has granted the former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfattah Ahmed, bail in the sum of ₦50,000,000 with two sureties with landed properties in Ilorin, the state capital. Ahmed is to deposit his international passport with the court among other conditions. The former governor was arraigned on Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following his invitation by the anti-graft agency for questioning on Monday. However, journalists were barred from covering the arraignment of the former governor as they were denied entry into the court. Journalist outside the court premises…
By Femi Alabi The Rivers State Police Command has exhumed the body of notorious cultist, Gift Okpara popularly known as 2 Baba, the prime suspect in the murder of former Divisional Police Officer, Bako Angbashim in Odiemudie community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state in September last year. A police source who spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Thursday that operatives swooped on some loyalists of the killed cult leader who led them into a deep forest where his remains were buried. “The operation took place at midnight of Thursday and his body was exhumed and taken…
Femi Alabi The Rivers State Ministry of Health has confirmed a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh who disclosed this in Port Harcourt, said one fatality case has already been recorded. According to her; the incident followed four cases presented at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. She stated, “This is out of 42 suspected cases with 31 of them representing symptomatic high-risk contacts to the confirmed cases. A total of 72 contacts were placed on surveillance and 30 of them have already exited the follow-up scheme having completed the mandatory…
By Halimah Olamide The suspended suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has accused the Indepenent Corrupt Practices and Allied Offences Commission (ICPC) of desperation desperate to nail him to any conceivable crime. Ndifon told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court, Abuja in a no-case submission filed by his lawyer, Joe Agi, SAN, against the ICPC’s amended four-count charge preferred against him and his lawyer, Mr Sunny Anyanwu. The suspended dean told the court that contrary to the anti-corruption commission’s allegations, the evidence before the court showed that WhatsApp messages between the ICPC’s…
By Femi Alabi Following the recent act of extortion by some officers of the Nigeria Police, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has ordered the commencement of disciplinary proceedings to ensure that justice is served swiftly and decisively. According to a statement on the official X handle of Police Public Relations Officer, Force headquarters, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, some officers attached to the Special Tactical Squad in Abuja extorted the sum of Thirty Million, Three Hundred Thousand Naira (N30,300,000) from a member of the public. The IGP held that the disciplinary measure to be meted to the erring officers…