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10th National Assembly: Who Leads Senate?

By Obike Ukoh With disputes still raging over the Presidential and National Assembly elections, jostling, has, however, started for the headships of NASS, especially the Senate. Though not cast in iron, based on established tradition, the Senate President, is expected to come from the South. In the South, the South-West has produced the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola […]

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Police rescue 17 kidnapped electoral officials in Imo

The Police rescued 17 ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who were kidnapped by gunmen in Imo State, an official said on Saturday. Chinenye Chijioke-Osuji, The Public Affairs Officer for INEC in the state, confirmed the development to reporters in Owerri. Chijioke-Osuji said the Police rescued the staff after a distress call. […]

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Polling Unit: Adebule hails INEC’s early arrival

APC Lagos West’s Senator-elect, Dr Idiat Adebule has delivered her Polling Unit029, Iba in Ojo for Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and House of Assembly candidate, Segun Ege. APC polled 115 votes, leaving the LP candidate at a distant second with 57 votes and the PDP came third with seven votes. The House of Assembly results showed that […]

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No voter apathy in Epe – Lagos Dep.-Gov.

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has commended Epe residents for turning out en-mass in the gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections on Saturday. The NewsZenith reports that the deputy governor and his wife, Oluremi, cast their votes by 9.43 a.m. at Polling Unit-002, Ward A4, at Oke Balogun area, Epe. Addressing […]

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Governorship/Assembly poll: Heavier security presence in Lagos

Security agencies, on Saturday, mounted heavier presence on Lagos roads and environs far above during the Feb. 25 general elections, The NewsZenith reports. The presence of security operatives was relatively low during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections in the state. The NewsZenith reports that security agents at various points and road intersections mounted roadblocks […]

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Oyo SDP governorship candidate steps down for Makinde

Mr Michael Lana, the governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Oyo State has stepped down for Gov. Seyi Makinde. Makinde is the candidate of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Lana made the announcement at a news conference on Tuesday in Ibadan. He said he had informed the public that […]

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Political decisions shouldn’t lead us to war — Lagosians

A pressure gronup, Leaders After God’s Own Spirit Initiative A New State (LAGOSIANS), says political decisions in the forthcoming Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State should not lead to war. The convener, Pastor Bolaji Akinyemi, made these remarks at a news conference on Saturday in Lagos. Akinyemi said it was necessary to […]

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Senators-elect Adebule, Salisu, others get Certificate of Return

Former Lagos Deputy-Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, alongside other elected senators, received her Certificate of Return (CoR) from the INEC, on Tuesday in Abuja. The NewsZenith reports that Adebule won the Lagos West Senatorial District seat in the Feb. 25 National Assembly election. INEC National Commissioner, Sam Olumekun, presented the certificate to the senators at the […]

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Sanwo-Olu assures Igbo traders of safety

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Tuesday, began a campaign tour of major markets, populated by people from the South-East. Sanwo-Olu took a tour of the markets ahead of the Saturday gubernatorial election. This followed the open endorsement for his re-election by Ndigbo community in the state. It was a rousing welcome for the […]

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APC hires 12 SANs for election tribunal

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has assembled a team of 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) to represent it at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. APC National Legal Adviser, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The team is, besides 50 SANs, led by Chief Wole Olankpekun (SAN), put […]

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