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By Kamil Opeyemi The Returning Officer of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara, Prof. Femi Rufus, of the Federal University, Gusau, has declare Mustapha Sadauki of People Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Shinkafi State Assembly Constituency. The returning officer said Sadauki, having met the requirements of the law and scored the highest votes, was declared as the winner and returned elected. The candidate defeated Usman Shinkafi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 32 votes from the first and rerun elections. Prof. Rufus said the total registered voters of the nine polling units from five wards…
By Halimah Olamide The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has said that the new policies introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would help sanitize the banking sector, stem the volatility in the forex market and stabilize the naira. The group said in a policy document signed by its Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, that the new move is a reflection of the commitment of the new CBN management to check the excesses of banks gaming the system. “The prudential guidelines as issued by the CBN, unveils the gaming of the foreign exchange market by Nigeria money deposit banks who…
By Kamil Opeyemi Killers of the Kwara monarch who also abducted his wife from his palace on Friday have demanded a sum of N100m to free the wife. Kidnappers had killed Oba Peter Segun Aremu in his palace at Koro-Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Thursday whisking his wife away and another person. It was gathered that the kidnappers had made their demand when they contacted a beer parlour operator in the community. It was learnt that another victim who was kidnapped was a staff of the beer parlour owner. The chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) of Ekiti…
By Halimah Olamide The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has debunked a circulating news claiming that an employee of the commission was caught with pre-filled result sheets for the Enugu re-run election. This was disclosed in a statement by the commission via an X post on Saturday evening, stating that it is a fake news, and the individual is unknown to the commission. In the trending post, it was headlined, “Voters Beat INEC Staff To Pulp for Coming with Pre-Filled Result Sheets in Enugu”, with the picture of a beaten man attached to it. According to the news, voters who…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday suspended rerun elections in some parts of the country where it was slated to conduct the exercise. A statement by the National Commissioner in Charge of Voters Education and Information, Sam Elumekun attributed the decision to widespread violence. INEC said there have been disruptions, irregularities and abduction of election officials. “The affected areas are as follows: Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency, Akwa Ibom State Suspension of elections in two Polling Units (Village Hall, EdemUrua 003 in Ini LGA and Village Hall Mbiabong Ikot Udo 003 in Ikono LGA) where all election…
•As Lagos Removes Squatters The Lagos State Government on Saturday made good its vow to force out squatters under the Ijora bridge. The Commissioner Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab, had given one week last week for the occupants to vacate the place because of the security concerns they pose to the Blue Line rail that passes through the place. “Following the expiration of a 5-day quit notice issued to squatters under the Ijora Causeway Bridge by Lagos State Government last Sunday, the Enforcement Team of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and Special Intervention Squad…
Saturday’s by-election for Ebonyi South witnessed low turnout of voters as only a few turned out to cast their votes, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondent who went round polling units, reports of voters’ apathy in all areas visited. At the Onuafor Ukwuru polling unit in Uburu community of Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state only a few voters were seen casting their votes. Mr David Aja, an 80-year-old voter who spoke with NAN expressed joy with the peaceful conduct of the election stressing that he decided to come out to vote in order to elect…
By Kamil OpeyemiResidents of Ilameja community in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State have called on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to take urgent steps against alleged attacks by land grabbers on the community. The residents ,who made the call at a news conference on Saturday in Lagos, said the persistent attacks on the community had left them with sad tales. A resident, Mr Tunji Balogun, said that constant attacks by land grabbers had brought pains and sorrow to many residents. Balogun ,also the Project Director ,Social Justice and Human Rights Group,…
The Peoples Democratic Power (PDP) candidate for the Surulere 1 House of Representatives by-election, Mr Jerry Afemikhe, says he is impressed with the conduct so far. Afemikhe, while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, commended the Independent National Electoral Committee (INEC) for conducting an election free of rancour. “The election has been calm without issues. “I am quite impressed by INEC and the security agencies’ efforts to conduct a free and fair election,” he said. The candidate, however, hoped that INEC would do the right thing by being free and fair in their judgment much later…
By Halimah Olamide The Central Bank of Nigeria on Saturday said it’s not planning to convert $30bn deposits in domiciliary accounts to Naira. The apex bank described as fake a publication that said the government is considering the move as one of the strategies to improve the strength of the Nigerian currency and stabilize the economy. A statement made available to the NPO Reports by Sidi Ali, Director of Corporate Communications of the CBN said similar narratives had been spread in the past few months “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to a story…