The Edo 2020 Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its only interest is the conducting of free, fair, credible and transparent elections in the state, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chief Dan Orbih, the Chairman of the PDP campaign council, said this in a statement in Benin on Saturday. Orbih said that the campaign council would not be dragged into the narrative in the social and conventional media dwelling on the appointment of a Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state by INEC. “The Campaign Council of Edo PDP recognises that INEC is an independent body…
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The Kwara Government on Saturday said the Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, had recovered from COVID-19 after testing negative in a repeat test. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and spokesman of Kwara State Covid-19 Technical Committee, said this in a statement in Ilorin. It would be recalled that the Deputy Governor and his wife, Abieyuwa, underwent COVID-19 test after they showed slight symptoms of the virus and were confirmed positive. According to Ajakaiye, this means the Deputy Governor is free of the virus and would be back to his desk. “The government thanks members of…
) U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate, Joe Biden, and his running mate, Kamala Harris, have reacted to the shocking death of Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman. “The true power of @ChadwickBoseman was bigger than anything we saw on screen. “From the Black Panther to Jackie Robinson, he inspired generations and showed them they can be anything they want, even super heroes. “Jill and I are praying for his loved ones at this difficult time,” Biden tweeted shortly after the news of Boseman’s death broke on Friday evening. The true power of @ChadwickBoseman was bigger than anything we saw on screen.…
NBA players who boycotted games as part of a protest against racial injustice have agreed to resume the playoffs on Saturday in a deal that includes increased access to voting in the U.S. presidential election. The league and players association (NBPA) said on Friday. As part of the agreement, the NBA and its players will establish a coalition that will focus on access to voting for the Nov. 3 general election, promoting civic engagement, and advocating for meaningful police and criminal justice reform. “These commitments follow months of close collaboration around designing a safe and healthy environment to restart the…
Nigeria has saved $2 billion on Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for Nigeria LNG Train 7 Project through the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act implementation.Mr Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), disclosed this in a statement signed by its Corporate Communications and issued to newsmen on Saturday in Lagos.He spoke at a workshop held for the judiciary via zoom which drew over 117 participants, including Justices of the Supreme Court, Appeal Court, National Industrial Court, Federal High Court and external solicitors.Wabote said that ample evidence had proven that sustainable Local Content practice reduced…
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given assurance that the commission’s collation centre in Edo under construction will be ready before the state’s Sept. 19 governorship election. Yakubu gave the assurance when he visited INEC office in Benin and other offices in some local government areas of the state on Saturday, to assess the readiness of the commission for the poll. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the INEC state headquarters located at Aduwawa had been undergoing massive renovation with the construction of a new collation centre inside the premises. All members of staff…
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has alerted the general public, especially applicants of the 72 Regular Course of the existence of a fraudulent syndicate claiming to be admission officers of the Academy.The Academy Public Relations Officer, Major Abubakar Abdullahi, in a statement isuued on Saturday in Kaduna, said that the gang are asking for money from applicants to get them admission into the Academy.Abdullahi said that the syndicate also print fake admission letters and issue them to candidates after collecting money.“The Academy strongly advises the public to disregard such letters. Such letters were not initiated by the NDA.“Hence, the general…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recently quizzed top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over various allegations of corruption. Mrs Azuka Ogugua, Spokesperson of the Commission, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Ogugua said the allegations included diversion of funds, procurement fraud and misappropriation of the agency’s COVID-19 funds. The ICPC spokesperson said some directors of the NDDC, who she did not identify, were arrested and quizzed at the ICPC headquarters recently. According to her, this came after months of intelligence gathering, following the receipt of petitions from…
Mr Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, says plans are underway to resuscitate the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan. Dare said this in Ibadan while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of his visit to the palace of the Olubadan. The minister said that the Federal Government was considering partnership with the state government or outright concession of the stadium. He said that the stadium would bounce back to life as soon as any of the options was implemented. “I met a plan on ground, there is an approval to concession Federal Government-owned stadiums starting with Abuja…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is putting measures in place for smooth conduct of Imo North Senatorial Bye Election scheduled for Oct. 31. This is contained in a press release by the INEC Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, The commission said that following its published time table for the election, all political parties fielding candidates in the bye-election would have between Aug. 24 and Sept. 8, to hold their primary election. It said that the parties should make available to INEC office, within 48 hours, their primary election dates, venues, time of congress/election, agenda…