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Keyamo Suspends Nigeria Air Project, Airport Concessioning Deals

1 year ago1222 min

Festus Keyamo, SAN, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has suspended President Muhammadu Buhari’s immediate-past administration’s contentious Nigeria Air Project and airport concessions. According to reports, the Nigeria Air project and the concessioning of the Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Port Harcourt airports have sparked so many problems that aviation experts have advocated for their suspension, claiming they are of no benefit to the sector. However, on his first visit and tour of the Murtala Muhammed...

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Lagos Tribunal Dismisses LP’s Petition Against Senator Eshinlokun–Sanni

1 year ago904 min

The petition submitted by Labour Party (LP) candidate Abiodun Dabiri against Senator Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, the election’s victor, was rejected by the National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal, which is based in Lagos. In a unanimous decision, the Tribunal dismissed the petition on the grounds that it was incompetent and the question it addressed was one of pre-election affairs. Justice Ashua Ewah gave the verdict. Abdulahi Ozegya and Mohammed Sambo, both judges, are additional...

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Apply: INEC Begins Recruitment of Ad-Hoc Staff for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Governorship Elections

1 year ago833 min

Abuja’s FCT In order to prepare for the approaching off-cycle governorship elections in the states of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun recruiting for Ad-Hoc Staff. The electoral commission emphasized that the registration period will last for five weeks. Ad-hoc personnel registration begins on August 32. According to INEC, its website will be open for registration on Thursday, August 31, 2023, and shut on Monday, October 2, 2023. The...

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Ministerial Slot: Centre passes vote of confidence on Gbajabiamila

1 year ago1162 min

Dr Nwambu Gabriel, the group’s leader, stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja. Gabriel stated that the vote of confidence placed on Gbajabiamila was in response to an outburst in some quarters accusing Gbajabiamila of bias in the appointment of ministers and other key government officials. He stated that it is critical for Nigerians to dismiss the untruth about Gbajabiamila, adding that the chief of staff is well experienced and competent of carrying out his...

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Peter Obi’s campaign coordinator in Bayelsa defects to PDP

1 year ago742 min

Mr. Alagoa Morris, the Bayelsa Coordinator of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has left the Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Prior to the Bayelsa Governorship Election scheduled for November 11, Morris, an environmental rights activist, made the declaration on Thursday in Yenagoa. He pointed out that Governor Duoye Diri has accomplished numerous excellent deeds, some of which are not known to the general public, which was why he wholeheartedly...

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Breaking: Tension erupts as LG chairman who petitioned EFCC against APC gov suspended

1 year ago1182 min

Following his petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Governor Dapo Abiodun, Wale Adedayo, the chairman of the Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, was suspended by the council’s councillors. The chairman was reportedly suspended for three months by a majority of council members due to suspected inefficiency and financial mismanagement, according to The Punch. Adedayo responded to the news by stating that the claim might be accurate given that...

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African leaders work on response to Gabon military coup

1 year ago1306 min

On Thursday, African leaders were preparing a response to the officers who overthrew President Ali Bongo of Gabon and installed a general in his place. This was the most recent coup in West and Central Africa, which regional powers have been unable to stop. The coup puts an end to the Bongo family dynasty’s nearly 60 years in power and presents a fresh problem for a region that has had difficulty adjusting to eight coups...

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Ondo Acting Gov, Aiyedatiwa, Directs Council Chairmen And Councilors To Vacate Offices

1 year ago1172 min

The Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has asked all Chairmen, Councillors, and elected officials of the state’s Local Government Areas to quit their positions. According to this platform, the order comes after their tenure expires on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. In a statement published by his spokesperson, Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson, the acting governor thanked local government officials while admonishing them to transfer over correctly. The Aiyedatiwa decree will be issued approximately six months before...

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‘Nigeria needs 190,000 more policemen’ – IGP

1 year ago972 min

Olukayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), claims that the agency’s attempts to combat crime are hampered by a lack of manpower. To successfully secure the nation, he claims, the police require an additional 190,000 personnel. This was said by IGP Egbetokun in a report he presented on Wednesday to the Senior Executive Course 45 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Plateau State. According to Egbetokun, Nigeria’s police-citizen ratio is...

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INEC begins recruiting ad-hoc workers in preparation for elections in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi

1 year ago1473 min

On February 25, 2023, during Nigeria’s presidential and general elections, an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official holds up a vote during the counting procedure at a voting location in Egbeda, Lagos. Benson Ibeabuchi/AFP provided the image. Before the governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started hiring ad hoc employees. The recruitment portal will be open from Thursday, August 31, 2023, and will close on October...

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