The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate in Saturday’s governorship poll in Ondo State, Chief Bamidele Akingboye, have rejected the outcome of the election.The state chairman of the SDP, Mr Gbenga Akinbuli, who spoke at a press briefing on Monday in Akure, called for immediate cancellation of the election.Akinbuli, who described the election as a slap on democracy, alleged that voters were intimidated and harassed at Ward 10 Unit 19, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state.He said that voters were offered between N7,000 and N10,000 at the polling unit where he voted.Akinbuli also alleged that agents…
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The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hamid Bobboyi, says 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are yet to access the 2024 Universal Basic Education (UBE) matching grant.Bobboyi disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, during an oversight function of the Senate Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary) to the commission.He said that Katsina and Kaduna states were the two states that had so far accessed the 2024 first and second quarter of their matching grant.Giving the details of accessed matching grants from 2020 to 2024, he explained that unaccessed UBE grants had posed challenges for basic and…
President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has reaffirmed the senate’s commitment to fostering accountability, transparency and good governance in the country. Akpabio stated this at the opening of a workshop on “Strengthening Legislative Compliance for Effective Governance”, organised for members of the Senate Committee on Legislative Compliance on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop was organised by National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). Apkabio said that as representatives of the people, their mandate was to ensure that the resolutions and laws passed by…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has killed several terrorists in an airstrike on a terrorist kingpin’s residence in Palele, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. This is contained in a statement by the NAF Director, Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday in Abuja. Akinboyewa said that the air interdiction was conducted on Nov. 16, adding that a critical arms depot and residence of the notorious kingpin, Mallam Saleh, a loyalist of Dogo Gide were destroyed. He said that Saleh’s reign of terror had plagued vulnerable communities in Shiroro, with…
Adamawa Government is to digitize court processes to eliminate delays and promote transparency, says the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Afraimu Jingi. Jingi disclosed this at the quarterly ministerial briefing in Yola on Monday. He said the digitalization of courtrooms initiative is to meet up with the international best practice. He said the Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri administration has prioritized the modernization of judicial infrastructure with the renovation and upgrading of High Court Complexes. Jingi said that some of the court edifices constructed and put into use in the early 1980s had been without any upliftment. According to him, the…
Labour Party has inaugurated an online membership registration and revalidation application, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, who made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said it was aimed at exceeding LP’s membership size of 20 million before the 2027 general elections. Ifoh also announced the release of the party’s timetable for the congresses, beginning from the ward to state levels, saying it would commence immediately with membership revalidation. He said that this was the outcome of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held virtually on…
The University of Benin says 385 undergraduates are to earn First Class Honours during its 49th/50th convocation scheduled for between Nov. 20 and 23. Prof. Lilian Salami, Vice-Chancelleor of the university, announced this on Monday in Benin during a news conference to herald the convocation ceremony . According to Salami, a total of 20,630 are graduating for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 sessions. She said the award of first degrees would hold on Nov. 22 while that of higher degrees would come up on Nov. 23. The vice-chancellor said out of numbers, 10,609 graduated for 2021/2022 session while 10,021 graduated for…
Deputy Spokesman for House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), says the parliament is commitment to passing the tax reform bills initiated by President Bola Tinubu. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday, Agbese said that the lawmakers considered the four executive bills as “catalysts for economic growth” and would throw their weights behind them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bills are: Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, Tax Administration Bill, Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill and Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill. NAN also reports that the bills seek to provide fiscal framework as well as clear and concise…
Türkiye Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya announced on Monday that authorities have detained 1,644 irregular migrants and 51 human trafficking organisers in nationwide operations. Yerlikaya said on his social media platform X, that among the detained organisers, 11 were foreign nationals, adding that deportation procedures for the detained migrants have already been initiated. The minister did not specify the time frame of the operations but gave details of the operations, dubbed “Kalkan-30,” which targeted abandoned buildings, public venues, truck depots, terminals, ports, and public transit hubs. Yerlikaya added that a total of 17 vehicles, three boats, eight unlicensed firearms, and various…
Following are the results of Match Day 12 features in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL),played on Sunday.El Kanemi Warriors FC 1-0 Niger Tornadoes FCKano pillars FC 2-2 Heartland FCBayelsa United FC 1-1 Katsina United FCIkorodu City FC 2-1 Shooting Stars FCEnugu Rangers FC 3-2 Bendel Insuarance FCSunshine Stars FC 1-0 Lobi stars FCAbia Warriors FC 1-1 Enyimba international FCRemo Stars FC 0-0 River United FCKwara United FC 2-0 Plateau United FC (NAN). READ ALSO: