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The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated the President-elect, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the newly-elected governors. Soludo also identified the Nigerian youths as the heroes of the 2023 national elections, while assuring them that their voices would continue to be critical in the build-up to a new Nigeria. While commending the Independent National Electoral Commission, the governor noted that the country must continue to reform and strengthen its electoral processes and citizens’ political participation in her march towards a more perfect system. The former Central Bank of Nigeria’s governor stated these in a statement…

All eyes on Umuahia, Abia State capital, as INEC moves venue for the declaration of Governor-elect in the State to Abuja, away from Umuahia. The winner of the Saturday election will now be announced by INEC officials in Abuja, according to a source in Umuahia. The decision to announce the result in Abuja, is to avoid the tensed situation in INEC headquarters Umuahia which delayed the announcement of guber results, 3 days after the conclusion of voting. Among those believed to have moved to Abuja are Prof. Nnenna Oti, the Returning Officer, Clement Oha, the Administration Secretary and other Returning…

The Ebeano political structure founded by the former governor of Enugu State, Senator Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani has joined the All Progressives Congress, APC. The announcement was made by Chief Emmanuel Okwor, Chairman of Ebeano, on Tuesday in Enugu. The announcement is coming a day after its leader, Chimaroke, announced his decision to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The former Enugu governor had been groaning over his loss of the Enugu East senatorial district seat to Kelvin Chukwu of the Labour Party, LP. ”The alliance with APC is to consolidate the partnership with President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to achieve good…

The Central Bank of Nigerias’ Monetary Policy Committee has voted to jack-up the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 18 per cent. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while reading the communiqué of the second MPC meeting of the year on Tuesday. Addressing journalists at the end of the two-day meeting in Abuja, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the committee voted to keep the asymmetric corridor at +100 and -500 basis points around the MPR. Analysts in the country had predicted the Central Bank of Nigeria and the MPC may not raise the lending rates at the…

The Federal Government on Friday launched North-East Galaxy Backbone regional and marketing office in Gombe. Performing the task of inaugurating the office in the state, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Professor Ibrahim Ali Pantami, commended the organization for achieving the milestone. According to Pantami, the office would serve the entire states of the Northeast, adding that it was in line with harnessing the potential of the digital economy. The Minister also disclosed that so far the new mainstay of Nigeria’s economy is Information and Communications Technology while commending President Muhammadu Buhari for the enabling environment. Pantami noted that the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has uploaded some results from the ongoing governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. The electoral body had received criticisms from opposition parties and some Nigerians, for failing to upload results immediately on its Result Viewing (iReV), portal during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. INEC had explained that this was due to technical glitches, which affected result transmission. However, a few days before the March 18 polls, INEC claimed the technical issues had been rectified and promised that election results would be transmitted immediately. Checks on the portal today show that…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described the 2023 polls as one of the most transparent and credible ever held in the country. The minister said this on Saturday in his home town, Oro, near Ilorin Kwara while speaking with newsmen after casting his vote in the Governorship and State Assembly election. Reports by NAN has it that the minister voted at about 9.45 a.m. at Polling Unit 006, Oro Ward 2 in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Justifying his assertion, the minister said the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), was a game…

The governorship and House of Assembly elections in Victoria Garden City, VGC in Lagos State, has been postponed to Sunday. A communication at 3:40 pm from the management of the state said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rescheduled voting. “INEC State Commissioner, Mr. Segun Agbaje, has announced election will hold on Sunday March 19 from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.“The polling units will remain at the original location (8 in VGC Park and 2 in Commercial Area),” the notice reads. The notice stated that the register/attendance for each polling unit will be maintained while new number tags will…

Stakeholders have expressed commitment in providing technical assistance to facilitate implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), across the country. The stakeholders in environment and agriculture fields, said this at a workshop on Climate Adaptation Support Program (CASP), organised by AKADEMIYA2063, in Abuja on Friday. AKADEMIYA2063 is an Africa-based non-profit research organisation with headquarters in Kigali, Rwanda, and a regional office in Dakar, Senegal. Its mission is to provide data, policy analysis, and capacity-strengthening support to enable African countries to achieve the African Union’s Agenda 2063 goals of inclusive and sustainable development and economic prosperity. The workshop is in collaboration with…

A video of Barrister Fred Ajudua asking certain voters in Delta to stay away from polling units during the state election has emerged. Ajudua, from Ibusa in Oshimili North Local Government Area, directed his warning to opponents of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Addressing a gathering in Igbo and English, the legal practitioner declared the area belongs to the PDP, the ruling party. “We must vote PDP two over two (sic). This is Igbuzor. Igbuzor intersection. Vote for only PDP. If you know you don’t want to vote PDP, stay in your house,” he said. With around one million population,…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba, claimed there is no incidence of violence in the ongoing governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Lagos State. In a tweet on Saturday, Garba claimed he is currently in Lagos and can confirm that there is no violence in the South West state. Meanwhile, there are series of reports of widespread violence with social media users sharing video and picture evidence of voter intimidation and disruptive actions by political thugs across parts of the state.

The Nigeria Police Force, have warned supporters of all political parties not to kill themselves because of any politician over the March 18 governorship and houses of assembly polls. The call was made by the Deputy Inspector General of Police North-West, Hafiz Inuwa. Inuwa made the warning while addressing party supporters at the signing of the peace accord, held at the command’s headquarters in Dutse, Jigawa State. He urged the gubernatorial candidates to honor the peace accord for the peaceful conduct of the election. The DIG, however, advised the candidates to advise their supporters not to take politics as do-or-die…