Okonjo-Iweala: What COVID-19 taught us about job creation
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says the COVID-19 pandemic taught the world how important global value chains have become for job creation and inclusion. Speaking at the World Bank/IMF (International Monetary Fund) Spring meetings in Washington DC, the WTO DG, said the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain gave a lot […]
Fashola: Allegations against Tinubu unproven I Governance isn’t about sainthood
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says the allegations against Bola Tinubu, president-elect, are “unproven”. Speaking on Sunday in an interview with Channels Television, Fashola said the outcome of the presidential election showed that Nigerians were not bothered about the controversies trailing Tinubu. On March 1, the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
Dino Melaye wins PDP governorship ticket in Kogi
Dino Melaye, a former senator, has been declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Kogi state. Melaye secured 313 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Idoko Ilonah, who got 124 votes. Ahmed Makarfi, former governor of Kaduna and chairman of the PDP’s electoral committee for Kogi […]
Adamawa guber: Conclude collation of election results today, Atiku tells INEC
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to conclude the collation of the governorship election results in Adamawa today. On Sunday, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner, in Adamawa, declared Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the […]
PDP: Conduct of Adamawa REC justifies our earlier demand for his removal
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the arrest of and prosecution of Hudu Yunusa-Ari, resident electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa. TheCable had reported how Ari declared Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the governorship election in Adamawa while […]
INEC declares APC’s Idris Nasiru winner of Kebbi guber poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Idris Nasiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the Kebbi state governorship election. Nasiru scored 409,225 votes to beat his closest challenger, Bande Aminu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 360,940 votes. Saidu Yusuf, the returning officer, […]
ALERT: IPMAN warns of circulation of adulterated diesel in south-east
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has raised alarm over the circulation of low density grade of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, in the south-east region of the country. Density is “the mass of fuel per unit volume”. Chinedu Anyaso, IPMAN chairman of the Enugu depot community […]
Adamawa REC’s action provocative — Buhari should intervene, says Fintiri
Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, says the decision of Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner of the state, to declare a winner in the governorship election is “illegal and provocative”. The governor called on President Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the matter, saying he should not “shy away from this”. “We call […]
Adamawa guber: CDD asks INEC to sanction REC over ‘illegal’ announcement of winner
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “sanction all erring officials who carried out the illegal” declaration of Aisha Binani as the winner of the Adamawa governorship poll. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) of INEC in Adamawa, declared Binani as the winner […]
Tambuwal wins Sokoto south senatorial seat
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, has been declared winner of the Sokoto south senatorial district election. Abubakar Bagudu, the returning officer, who announced the results, said the governor garnered 100,860 votes to win the election. Tambuwal defeated Danbaba Dambuwa, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 95,884 votes to lose […]