The Labour Party, LP, is set to challenge the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the March 18 Lagos gubernatorial election.

The Labour Party, LP, is set to challenge the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the March 18 Lagos gubernatorial election.

The Labour Party, LP, is set to challenge the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the March 18 Lagos gubernatorial election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on March 20th, declared Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner and Governor-elect after defeating Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the LP and Olajide Adediran of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. It was gathered that thousands of residents could not vote in many units […]

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Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom.

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The duo alongside their daughter, Sonia, and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey. The jury found on Thursday that They criminally conspired […]

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Nigeria has returned to the United Nations peacekeeping operations after pulling out due to insurgency ravaging the country.

Nigeria has returned to the United Nations peacekeeping operations after pulling out due to insurgency ravaging the country. Nigeria had in 2013 withdrawn troops from UN missions in Mali and Sudan to beef up security in the country. Speaking with Reuters then, the U.N. peacekeeping spokesman, Kieran Dwyer, said troops up to two battalions were withdrawn from the missions. According to reports, President Muhammadu Buhari had between July 2021 and […]

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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation says Low crop yields, post-harvest losses, food safety concerns,

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation says Low crop yields, post-harvest losses, food safety concerns, and weak implementation of relevant policies, among others, are the reasons for agricultural product stagnation in Nigeria, It said this was part of findings contained in the latest Nigeria Food System Assessment Profile that was conducted in 2022, which was a joint initiative launched by the European Union, FAO, French Research Centre for Agricultural […]

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says a total of 339 million litres of petrol was distributed to 63 depots across the country in seven days.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says a total of 339 million litres of petrol was distributed to 63 depots across the country in seven days. Data obtained from the NNPCL and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority by Journalists on Monday revealed that the products were sent out between February 25 and March 3rd. According to the Weekly National PMS Evacuation & Dispatch report, 339 million litres […]

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A UN official has issued an urgent warning after the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant lost off-site power following fresh Russian strikes

A UN official has issued an urgent warning after the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant lost off-site power following fresh Russian strikes More than 80 Russian missiles were fired at Ukraine in a sustained overnight bombardment considered the biggest for weeks which left at least nine people killed Ukraine's military however said it managed to shoot down 34 of the missiles adding that eight drones were also involved At least five […]

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The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sympathised with victims of the train accident that occurred around past 7am on Thursday morning.

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sympathised with victims of the train accident that occurred around past 7am on Thursday morning. About 7 people were confirmed dead while 84 people sustained divers degrees of injury after a passenger train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus on its way from Ikotun enroute Alausa, the state secretariat, at the PWD area of the state. In a message on his […]

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Ahead of the March 18 gubernatorial election, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards, TVC.

Ahead of the March 18 gubernatorial election, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards, TVC. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order on Thursday while delivering judgment in a suit filed by two Nigerians seeking the use of TVCs in the general elections when Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are not available. According to Justice Egwuatu, the […]

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed governorship and state assemblies elections earlier scheduled for Saturday to March 18.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed governorship and state assemblies elections earlier scheduled for Saturday to March 18. The commission took the decision at its management meeting in Abuja, which was convened on Wednesday after the Court of Appeal gave it the go-ahead to reconfigure Bimodal Voter Accreditation machines. In a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye on Wednesday night, INEC […]

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