March 7, 2023

[GIST] Discordant tunes in Oyo LP over Makinde’s adoption

[GIST] Discordant tunes in Oyo LP over Makinde’s adoption

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The Obidient Movement in Oyo State and some Labour Party candidates contesting for the state House of Assembly, on Monday, distanced themselves from the endorsement of Governor Seyi Makinde as their consesus candidate for Saturday’s governorship election. This was made known in a communique read by one of the House of Assembly candidates, Ayodeji Babalola


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[GIST] Bench role helped me improve – Bassey 

[GIST] Bench role helped me improve – Bassey 

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After putting up a Man-of-The-Match display for Ajax in their 1-0 victory over Nijmegen on Sunday, Nigeria international Calvin Bassey admitted that sitting on the bench had helped him improve his game and learn the Dutch’s style of play. Bassey became the third most expensive signing by Ajax after his €23m transfer from Scottish club Glasgow Rangers last


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[GIST] Ebonyi giving Ebubeagu a bad name

[GIST] Ebonyi giving Ebubeagu a bad name

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The recent court order outlawing the South-East security outfit, Ebubeagu, in Ebonyi, culminates months of public dismay over the group’s oppressive and overbearing activities in the state. Riman Fatun, a judge of the Federal High Court, Abakaliki, ordered the disbandment of the state’s component of the regional security agency due to its serial rights abuses,


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[GIST] Twitter suffers outage, gives reasons

[GIST] Twitter suffers outage, gives reasons

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Twitter on Monday suffered a brief but unprecedented outage with users worldwide reporting they could no longer read links to articles from outside websites. “Some parts of Twitter may not be working as expected right now,” the company’s tech support account said in a tweet, blaming the problem on “unintended consequences” from an update to


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March 6, 2023

[GIST] Three suspects kill Anambra man over N1,600

[GIST] Three suspects kill Anambra man over N1,600

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The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for three suspects for allegedly stabbing a man, identified simply as Chikodili, to death during a disagreement over N1,600 in Ogidi, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. PUNCH Metro gathered that until his death, Chikodili, who hailed from Ebonyi State, was a


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[GIST] Niger whistleblowers arrested over false claim of ballot thumb-printing

[GIST] Niger whistleblowers arrested over false claim of ballot thumb-printing

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The situation room of the All Progressive Congress gubernatorial candidate in Niger State, Umar Bago, was on Sunday, invaded by men of the Niger State Police Command. According to the Director of Digital and Strategic Communications of the Bago Campaign Organisation, Abdulberqy Ebbo, who spoke to our correspondent after a post on Facebook,  the policemen


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[GIST] How BVAS, IReV failed first election’s stress test

[GIST] How BVAS, IReV failed first election’s stress test

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Following the conclusion of the presidential and National Assembly elections, questions have been raised about the performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and Election Result Viewing Portal deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission to enhance the electoral process. In this piece, Temitayo Jaiyeola writes about how BVAS and IReV underperformed in their first


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[GIST] Electoral Act 2022 and the presidential election

[GIST] Electoral Act 2022 and the presidential election

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The 2023 presidential election has been concluded and the result announced. The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission has declared a winner, issued a certificate of return to the presidential and vice-presidential candidate of the ruling party and converted them in the eyes of the law to a president and vice president-elect. But there


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[GIST] Poll: Osun APC, PDP trade accusations over arms build-up

[GIST] Poll: Osun APC, PDP trade accusations over arms build-up

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Two major political parties in Osun State, the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday accused each other of amassing weapons ahead of the next Saturday’s State Assembly Elections. The APC, in a statement by its chairman, Mr Tajudeen Lawal, obtained in Osogbo, expressed concern over sophisticated arms and ammunition in the


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[GIST] Oyo PDP to challenge Alli’s victory in court

[GIST] Oyo PDP to challenge Alli’s victory in court

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    The Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State has rejected the declaration that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Sharafadeen Alli, won Oyo South Senatorial District in the February 25 National Assembly election. The PUNCH reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Alli as the winner, having polled 111,513 to defeat PDP’s


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March 5, 2023

[GIST] Why I don’t prioritise online friendships – Shirley Igwe

[GIST] Why I don’t prioritise online friendships – Shirley Igwe

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An actress, Shirley Igwe, has said she does not prioritise friendships on social media. She also stated that she would not take offence if any of her friends does not celebrate her on social media. She told Sunday Scoop, “Let those who derive joy from Instagram do so for themselves. I am yet to prioritise


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[GIST] Gunmen kidnap Taraba monarch’s wives, son

[GIST] Gunmen kidnap Taraba monarch’s wives, son

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Suspected gunmen have abducted the two wives and a son of the Chief of Sarkin Kudu in the Ibi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Dan-Salama Adamu. This is coming barely three weeks after the two wives and five children of the Chief of Mutum-Biyu were abducted and murdered by bandits. Family sources said the


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[GIST] Chrisland: Lagos rules out exhuming pupil’s corpse, awaits legal advice

[GIST] Chrisland: Lagos rules out exhuming pupil’s corpse, awaits legal advice

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The Lagos State Government said it would oppose the exhumation of the corpse of Miss Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, Lagos State, who died during the school’s inter-house sports in February. The government made the disclosure on Saturday in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs in the state Ministry


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[GIST] World Bank donates $12bn food grant to Nigeria, others

[GIST] World Bank donates $12bn food grant to Nigeria, others

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The World Bank has disbursed at least $12bn, almost half of which was to Africa, to help beneficiary counties cope with food shortage. In a new report titled “Food Security Update | World Bank Response to Rising Food Insecurity” the bank noted that domestic food prices remained high all over the world, especially in low


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[GIST] Extrajudicial killings: Interpol arrests wanted whistleblower

[GIST] Extrajudicial killings: Interpol arrests wanted whistleblower

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A member of the National Youths Service Corps, Mr Emeh Nnamdi, who was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force for impersonation and defamation of character, has been arrested. Nnamdi was reported to have been arrested during a joint operation by INTERPOL operatives of Benin Republic and Nigeria on Friday, March 3, 2023. The 26-year-old


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March 4, 2023

[GIST] Blurred party logo denied me victory –NNPP senatorial candidate

[GIST] Blurred party logo denied me victory –NNPP senatorial candidate

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The senatorial candidate of the Anambra Central District on the platform of the New Nigerian People’s Party, Helen Mbakwe, has stated that she will seek the cancellation of the senatorial election in court. Mbakwe stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission deliberately blurred her party’s logo on the ballot papers. She spoke in Awka, on


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[GIST] Benue PDP vows to challenge NASS results

[GIST] Benue PDP vows to challenge NASS results

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The ruling PDP in the state, which went into the elections on February 25 divided, lost two senatorial and 10 House of Representatives seats to the All Progressives Congress. Addressing journalists at the party secretariat in Makurdi on Friday, the acting Chairman of PDP in the state, Isaac Teryila, said, “PDP in Benue State rejects


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[GIST] Leo Da-Silva speaks on keeping engagement secret

[GIST] Leo Da-Silva speaks on keeping engagement secret

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A former Big Brother Naija housemate, Leo Da-Silva, has said spokem about why he decided to keep the news of his engagement a secret. He told Saturday Beats, “I am engaged. I did not make it public because I will announce it when I am married. I did not see the need to announce what


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[GIST] African Union congratulates Tinubu on election victory

[GIST] African Union congratulates Tinubu on election victory

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The head of the African Union Commission on Friday congratulated the winner of Nigeria’s fiercely fought presidential election, Bola Tinubu, urging all parties to “uphold peace and the rule of law” following the vote. In a statement, Moussa Faki Mahamat said that “any post-election dispute or grievance (should) be pursued through the judicial system, as


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[GIST] New naira: Emefiele acted irresponsibly on policy –Akeredolu

[GIST] New naira: Emefiele acted irresponsibly on policy –Akeredolu

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The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi  Akeredolu, has commended the Supreme Court on its verdict over the controversial naira policy of the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria, saying the ruling was well-considered. Akeredolu, who blamed the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar


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