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• Again, AbdulRazaq cages Saraki's candidate to emerge Kwara gov for 2nd term

  19-03-2023 20:13 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara as winner of the Saturday’s Governorship election.Abdulrazaq won the election to serve a second term of another four years in office on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Prof. Isaac Itodo, the Returning Officer for the Governorship election, who is also theVice-Chancellor, University of Makurdi, said Abdulrazaq won in all the 16 local government areas of the state.
  
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• My administration will bring joy to people’s hearts - Enugu Governor-elect pledges

  23-03-2023 14:28 via pulse.ng
  
  The Enugu State Governor-elect, Mr Peter Mbah, has pledged that his administration will bring joy to the people as he would embark on intensive infrastructure development in the state.Peter Mbah made the pledge on Thursday during his acceptance speech after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner of the governorship election on Wednesday.“As I told you during the campaign, the administration we will run, will bring joy to your hearts. We will make you remem
  
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• Court schedules hearing in lawsuit involving former Pope Benedict XVI

  23-03-2023 14:25 via pulse.ng
  
  A court in Bavaria has scheduled a hearing in a lawsuit involving the late Pope Benedict XVI brought by victims of abuse by clergy.The case was during Benedict’s time as archbishop of Munich and Freising.A district court in Traunstein, which had cancelled an earlier hearing, would hold proceedings in the case on June 20.The civil action is directed against a priest convicted of abuse as well as the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and Benedict’s successor as archbishop there, Cardi
  
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• APC voids Boss Mustapha’s suspension

  23-03-2023 14:24 via pulse.ng
  
  The Adamawa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has voided Wednesday’s suspension of Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) by his Godabawa ward.Dr Raymond Chidama, the state APC Secretary, said this when he addressed newsmen in Yola on Thursday.“It is a known fact and worth of mentioning that the contribution of Boss Mustapha toward sustaining and supporting the party is second to none and cannot be overemphasised.“Therefore, any
  
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• Go to court, stop playing the victim — Lagos APC tells LP candidate Rhodes-Vivour

  23-03-2023 14:21 via pulse.ng
  
  The APC in Lagos State has advised the Labour Party Governorship Candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to stop playing the victim and approach the courts for redress, on the outcome of the March 18 governorship elections.The Lagos APC Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo, in a statement on Thursday, said the LP candidate should accept defeat rather than expressing bitterness, accusations and his distractions against the ruling party.“Lagos residents will not appreciate further distractions
  
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• Akwa Ibom Chief Judge pardons 12 inmates, donates drugs, toiletries

  23-03-2023 14:18 via pulse.ng
  
  The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom, Justice Ekaette Obot, has pardoned 12 inmates of Ikot Abasi and Eket Correctional Centres respectively who have been awaiting trial for some years.Justice Ekaette Obot granted the pardon after a facility tour of the centres and attending to the inmates’ case files in Ikot Abasi and Eket Local Government Areas on Thursday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that three of the freed inmates are from Ikot Abasi correctional centre while nine are from Eket cor
  
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• PDP protests governorship results in Kaduna

  23-03-2023 14:16 via pulse.ng
  
  A group under the auspices of PDP Women and Youths Support Group, on Thursday hit the streets of Kaduna metropolis, protesting the outcome of the election in the concluded Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections in the state.Members of the group, who hit the streets en masse, comprised mostly women in black outfits, with placards bearing various inscriptions.Some of the inscriptions were: ‘Give us out mandate’, ‘We say no to results manipulation’, ‘A sto
  
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• Orji Kalu looks beyond party politics, backs Alex Otti of Labour Party

  23-03-2023 13:25 via pulse.ng
  
  Sen. Orji Kalu congratulates Chief Alex Otti of the Labour Party on Abia governorship election victory.The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu, has congratulated Chief Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) on his victory in the Abia governorship election. Kalu, a chieftain in the All Progressive Congress, APC, issued a goodwill message on Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Abuja, applauding the political maturity demonstrated by candidates of all political parties during the election.In his message, Kalu c
  
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• UK court finds Ekweremadu, wife guilty of organ trafficking

  23-03-2023 13:17 via pulse.ng
  
  The Ekweremadus alongside their doctor were found guilty of conspiring to bring a street trader to the UK to exploit his kidney.A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in an unprecedented case in the United Kingdom.After a six-week trial at the Old Bailey, the couple and a medical doctor, Dr Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a 21-year-old Lagos street trader to Britain with the aim of exploi
  
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• FG fixes new date for 2023 national census

  23-03-2023 12:54 via pulse.ng
  
  A new date has been fixed for the conduct of the 2023 National Population and Housing Census by the Federal Government.The Federal Government has announced a new date for the conduct of the 2023 National Population and Housing Census. This was disclosed by Mr Niyi Adebayo, the Chairman of the State Steering Committee for the 2023 census in Ekiti State and Special Adviser to the Governor on Budget, Economic Planning and Performance Management, during the committee meeting in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday,
  
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• FG blocks 3.8m cyberattacks during governorship election

  23-03-2023 12:46 via pulse.ng
  
  The FG said the attacks originated from both within and outside Nigeria but they were successfully repelled.The Federal Government said it successfully blocked a total of 3,834,244 cyberattacks originating within and outside Nigeria during the last governorship and state assembly elections.The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, March 22, 203, said the blockage was facilitated by the infrastructure put in
  
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• 'Nigeria unchanged since 1979 election' – Ayodele Fayose

  23-03-2023 12:24 via pulse.ng
  
  Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has criticized Nigeria's current state, stating that the country has not changed since 1979, despite the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.Ayodele Fayose, the former Governor of Ekiti State, has claimed that Nigeria has not changed since 1979, despite the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Speaking on Arise Television's Morning Show, on Wednesday, March 24, 2023, Fayose expressed his view that there is a lot wrong with Nigeria and t
  
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• Election Tribunal receives 9 petitions in Ondo

  23-03-2023 12:14 via pulse.ng
  
  The Election Petition Tribunal in Ondo on Thursday said it had received nine petitions on the Feb. 25 National Assembly elections in the state.The Secretary of the tribunal, Mr Musa Adam, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure that seven of the petitions were on the House of Representatives election and two on the senate.Adam said that Olusegun Phillips-Alonge, the candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party in Ondo North Senatorial District, has filed a petition challenging the election of O
  
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• Orji Kalu congratulates Abia governor-elect, Otti

  23-03-2023 12:13 via pulse.ng
  
  The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu has congratulated Chief Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) on his victory in Abia governorship election.Sen. Orji Kalu in a goodwill message issued on Thursday in Abuja, applauded the political maturity demonstrated by candidates of all political parties during the election.While calling on Abia people at home and abroad to join hands with the governor-elect in rebuilding the state for the betterment of the people, he urged politicians to shun undemocratic a
  
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• Soludo condoles Onitsha market fire victims

  23-03-2023 12:08 via pulse.ng
  
  Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, has commiserated with traders at the Onitsha main market over the fire incident which razed down their shops.Gov. Chukwuma Soludo sent his commiserations on Wednesday in a statement signed by Mr Christian Aburime, his Press Secretary.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that fire on Tuesday razed a two-storey building housing the Onitsha main market Police Station and shops here they sell fabrics.The Governor expressed sadness over the early morning fire with
  
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• Aggrieved parties file 25 petitions before Lagos election tribunal

  23-03-2023 12:04 via pulse.ng
  
  Aggrieved parties have so far filed 25 petitions before the Lagos State National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal challenging the INEC for non- compliance with the provision of Electoral Act 2022.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the petitions were pasted on the wall of the Rosaline Omotosho Courthouse Ikeja, venue of the tribunal sitting.In one of the petitions, the candidates of the Labour Party for Federal House of Assembly in about seven constituency in Lago
  
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• Buhari has delivered fairest, freest poll in Nigeria - BMO

  23-03-2023 12:01 via pulse.ng
  
  The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says President Muhammadu Buhari deserves more credit than he is getting for not interfering with the processes during the just concluded 2023 general elections.The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says the President lived up to his billing by providing a level playing ground for all parties, and not joining the fray in any manner or form.In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, the group said that this was truly remarka
  
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• SGF Boss Mustapha suspended by APC in Adamawa State

  23-03-2023 11:29 via pulse.ng
  
  SGF Mustapha has been suspended by the APC, in a ward, in Adamawa state. The suspension has been opposed by the state chapter of the party, citing lack of ward power.The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has been suspended from the All Progressives Congress (APC), his political party. This action was taken by the APC in his Gwadabawa Ward in Adamawa State.Why Boss Mustapha is on the hot seatAccording to Muazu Kabiri, an official of the party in the Ward, Mustaph
  
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• Trade, solution to manage water economics – Okonjo-Iweala

  23-03-2023 09:18 via pulse.ng
  
  Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on the sidelines of the ongoing UN Water Conference in New York on Wednesday that trade is part of the solution to managing the economics of water.Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says trade is part of solution to managing the economics of water to incentivise its appropriate use that ensure access and equity.Okonjo-Iweala said this at a news conference organised by the Global Commission on the Economics
  
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• Enugu Governor-elect, Mbah, Deputy visit Gov. Ugwuanyi, supporters

  23-03-2023 09:15 via pulse.ng
  
  Dr. Peter Mbah, Governor-elect of Enugu State, thanked Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his supporters for their support in the state's recent governorship election.Enugu State Governor-elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, and his Deputy, Mr Ifeanyi Ossai, Wednesday night paid homage to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, to express their profound gratitude to the governor.With Gov. Ugwuanyi to receive the visitors, were the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Edward Ubosi; the State Chairman o
  
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• Keyamo shuts down rumours of Tinubu's failing health

  23-03-2023 08:44 via pulse.ng
  
  The Nigerian political scene has been abuzz with rumors about the health of President-elect Bola Tinubu, but Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has finally put the speculations to rest with a definitive statement on Tinubu's well-being.Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has denied reports that President-elect Bola Tinubu was rushed abroad for medical treatment. Keyamo declared that Tinubu is "hale and hearty" and had only traveled abroad to rest.
  
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• Keyamo shuts down rumors of Tinubu's failing health

  23-03-2023 08:44 via pulse.ng
  
  Keyamo addresses fears around Tinubu's health Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has denied reports that President-elect Bola Tinubu was rushed abroad for medical treatment. Keyamo declared that Tinubu is "hale and hearty" and had only traveled abroad to rest.Tinubu jets to ParisThe rumors about Tinubu's health began circulating after reports emerged that he had been rushed to Paris for medical attention. However, Keyamo dismissed the reports as the work of political opp
  
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• Tanzania confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus

  23-03-2023 08:22 via pulse.ng
  
  The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Tanzania confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after conducting laboratory tests in the country’s northwest Kagera region.WHO, in a statement on Wednesday, said lab tests were carried out after eight people in the region developed symptoms of the “highly virulent” disease, including fever, vomiting, bleeding and kidney failure.Five of the eight confirmed cases have died, including a health worker, and the remaining thr
  
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• Our government will unite, rather than divide Abia – Otti

  23-03-2023 08:17 via pulse.ng
  
  The Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP), has assured the citizens that his administration will unite rather than divide the state.Otti gave the assurance in his acceptance speech on Wednesday after he was declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election.He spoke at his Campaign Office, near the Government House on the Bank Road, Umuahia, which overflowed with supporters.The teeming crowd blocked the thoroughfare for several hours, dancing and jubilating over t
  
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• Abia residents celebrate Otti’s victory with free drinks, fireworks

  23-03-2023 08:13 via pulse.ng
  
  Jubilation erupted spontaneously in the major towns of Umuahia and Aba on Wednesday after INEC declared Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party the winner of March 18 governorship election.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the jubilant residents of the two cities danced round the major streets and made bornfire on the roads.Fireworks of various kinds also rented the air as part of the celebration.Tricycle operators trooped to the streets driving hysterically in celebration of the LP’s
  
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• Buhari lauds phenomenal sports achievement under Minister Dare

  23-03-2023 08:11 via pulse.ng
  
  President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the medal-winning efforts of several Nigerian athletes and their counterparts in other sports, saying that their dedication and commitment is awe-inspiring.Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the president stated this when he received the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare.Dare had recently received “Special Recognition Award for Contributions to Sports Development in Nigeria
  
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• Naira scarcity: NLC to picket CBN offices nationwide

  23-03-2023 08:09 via pulse.ng
  
  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it would picket all Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) offices nationwide on March 29, following the continued cash crunch.Mr Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, said this in Abuja on Wednesday, while addressing newsmen at the end of the Congress’s Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting.It would be recalled that the NLC’s CWC had on March 13, issued the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum that expired on March 20 to address current cash crunch.A
  
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• Governor Ikpeazu surrenders, congratulates LP's Otti on poll victory

  23-03-2023 08:07 via pulse.ng
  
  Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia surrenders as INEC declares Labour Party's Alex Otti as the state's governor-elect. Ikpeazu said this on Wednesday in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Onyebuchi Ememanka and made àvailable to newsmen in Umuahia.He called on the people of Abia and members of political parties in Abia to give the governor-elect an enabling environment to run the affairs of state from May 29.According to him, having myself spent about three and half years
  
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• Police pull out DIG Johnson Kokumo, 13 other senior officers

  23-03-2023 06:40 via pulse.ng
  
  Police IG, Baba, commended and celebrated the officers for meritorious services.The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday pulled out no fewer than 14 senior officers, including Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Johnson Kokumo, after 35 years in service.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the officers and the current Inspector-General of Police, I-G Usman Baba, were the last set of the first graduate police officers from the Nigeria Police Academy (POLAC), Wudil, Kano – POLAC C
  
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• UK compiles names of election violence perpetrators, vows to punish them

  23-03-2023 05:55 via pulse.ng
  
  The UK said members of its observation mission personally observed violence and voter suppression.The government of the United Kingdom said it has started gathering relevant information about those who incited and engaged election violence in the just concluded 2023 elections with a view to taking action against them.According to the British High Commission, the UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell MP, the UK would impose sanctions “including preventing people f
  
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