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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in Adamawa, to stay away from its office in the state. The directive was conveyed in a letter on Monday signed by Rose Oriaran-Anthony, secretary to the commission. The REC had declared Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of […]

The federal government has granted provisional approval for the R21/Matrix malaria vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University. Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), made the announcement at a press briefing on Monday. The development comes days after Ghana became the first country […]

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) chapter has advised travellers and stakeholders to make contingency plans in order to avoid missing their appointments. The authority’s management issued the advisory in a statement on Monday in Abuja. FAAN was speaking in regards to the planned […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says one of its national commissioners was “stripped naked and dragged” while on election duty in Adamawa state. A video made the rounds on Sunday purportedly showing an INEC official stripped to his underwear. While addressing reporters later in the day, Festus Okoye, chairman, information and […]

Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF), a not-for-profit organisation using the vehicle of journalism to advance transparency and accountability in government, is seeking a Programme Assistant. Ideal candidate should possess outstanding written and oral communication skills ability to design a monitoring and evaluation plan research, record-keeping and data-gathering skills versatility […]

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, 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 […]

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 […]