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New INEC Chairman Faces Pressure to Restore Public Confidence After 2023 Poll Controversies

Opposition parties and civic groups have called on the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan,...

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Oyo Government Rejects Retirement Age Extension, Cites Need for Youth Employment

The Oyo State Government has turned down the proposal to extend the retirement age for teachers and other civil servants from 60 to...

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Akpabio Defends Senate Rules as Pillars of Democracy, Says Discipline Ensures Stability

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has defended the Nigerian Senate’s Standing Orders, describing them as vital instruments for maintaining fairness, stability, and respect within...

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2027: Olawepo-Hashim Accuses APC of Orchestrating Smear Campaign

Former presidential candidate and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has accused some political figures within the ruling All...

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Group Urges INEC to Use Anambra Poll to Restore Public Confidence

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has urged the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission...

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PDP Warns Senate Against Rubber-Stamping Tinubu’s INEC Nominee

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Nigerian Senate to exercise utmost diligence in screening President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nominee for...

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EFCC Arraigns Former NSITF Chair, Ngozi Olejeme, Over Alleged N1bn Money Laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Board Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme,...

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Otti to Launch Abia Green Shuttle Service, Introduces 100 Electric Buses for Sustainable Transport

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, is set to unveil a groundbreaking Electric Vehicle (EV) public transport system known as the Abia Green Shuttle...