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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adam Rufai, as the winner of the by-election into Patigi constituency in the Kwara House of Assembly. The INEC Returning Officer, Dr Abdulazeez Ishola of the University of Ilorin, declared the result on Saturday in Patigi, headquarters of Patigi Local Government council area of the state. He said that Rufai polled 10,354 to defeat the candidate of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Yahaya, who polled 4,623 votes. Ishola, who put the total number of registered voters in the constituency at…
Barring any exigency, the construction of the long-proposed Regional Road in Lekki-Ajah axis in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State will take off before the end of May, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. The Governor disclosed that all plans had been concluded to mobilize contractors to commence the construction work, but said there was the need to remodel the design and alignment for the road in order to reclaim the right-of-way already encroached on by property developers along the corridor. Sanwo-Olu made this known while on an inspection tour of the Regional Road alignment on Saturday. The Governor was…
Malam Abubakar Ya’u from Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi on Saturday got N10 million, two new cars and two Hajj seats for catching the biggest fish weighing 78 kilogramme at the 2020 Argungu fishing festival. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ya’u’s catch was adjudged the best among the fishes caught by more than 50,000 fishermen that participated in the annual cultural festival held in Kebbi State. Malam Bala Yahaya-Bagaye clinched the second position with his fish that weighed 75 kilogramme, while Malam Maiwake Sani came third for catching a fish weighing 70 kilogramme. NAN reports that…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has changed its recruitment portal to www.immigrationrecruitment.org.ng. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Mr Sunday James disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. James said that the earlier portal www.nisrecruitment.org.ng advertised was no longer in use and not tenable. “The Service hereby informs the general public that the recruitment portal has been changed to www.immigrationrecruitment.org.ng which is currently active to make it more accessible to applicants. “The Comptroller General, NIS , Mr Muhammad Babandede, wishes to inform the general public that the recruitment exercise is free and aside the change of…
The Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has ordered the field operatives to clampdown on overloaded private school vehicles plying Nigerian roads as part of organized efforts to reduce crashes involving school children. The spokesman of the Corps, Bisi Kazeem who made this known stated that the Corps Marshal has directed Sector Commanders across the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory to impound at sight, any private school bus carrying more than the required number of school children in the bus. This operation will be carried out in the morning and afternoon when…
Driver suspected to have been drunk, on Saturday, overran six persons in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta, killing two family members and leaving four others with serious injuries. A source within the community told NAN that the six victims, among them, a 57-year-old woman and her daughter, were returning home after they had gone to clean their local church, ahead of Sunday service. The source said that the victims were walking home at the Ogbenti-Obi quarters, when the driver, suspected to have been drunk, ran over them. “They went to clean their church and were coming back home at about 10:25 am. when…
Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank Nigeria, has restated the bank’s commitment to continue promoting an enabling environment for women to thrive and reach their maximum career potential. Adeduntan said this during the maiden anniversary celebration of FirstBank Women Network and International Women’s Day on Saturday in Lagos. He noted that FirstBank Women Network was one of the bank’s initiatives created to ensure equal opportunities for women in the workplace. According to him, it is also to help them leverage the opportunities presented by enabling them to contribute even more if given the necessary strategic support and an intentionally…
Some candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have expressed optimism in the conduct and outcome of the 2020 exercise. The candidates spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday, during the 2020 UTME examination scheduled by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). NAN reports that JAMB had earlier scheduled the examination to commence from March 14 to April 4 in its over 600 accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide. Roseline Abeh, a candidate at the JAMB CBT centre in Kogo, Bwari, said she was sure to do her best…
Dear God, Allah, Supreme Being, Jehovah, Olodumare, Jah, Yahweh, Lord, and many others, I don’t know the best way to address you today but I hope you’ll happily accept all the well-known sobriquets attributed to you since the creation of this world. As a Supreme Commander of the Universe, you’re the Omniscience, Omnipresence, Omnipotent, Omniuniverse and finally the OmniCopid-(4)19. Since you know everything in this world and beyond, I won’t tell you that OmniCopid-(4)19 is the ‘botanical’ name for the Corona virus. As one of your rebellious servants(Tupac Amaru Shakur) once said that he was not angry at anybody but…
Access Bank Plc on Friday unveiled DiamondXtra season 12 savings promo to boost savings culture and drive Federal Government’s financial inclusion initiative. Mr Victor Etuokwu, the bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, said at the launch in Lagos that it would give out N1 billion to customers in season 12. According to him, 5,074 lucky customers will be rewarded in the promo. Etuokwu said that the bank was looking at increasing its accounts from 41 million to 100 million by 2022. “We are looking at bringing in up to 100 million accounts between now and 2022 as we are currently at…