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Kogi and Bayelsa states have just come out of what I call electoral baptism of fire which the highly compromised and inept hierarchy of the YAKUBU Mahmood (misled) Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has already declared candidates of INEC’S choicest political family- the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the violence soaked and blood dripping elections. I will sidestep the charade called election in Kogi state whereby the comical and eccentric politician Yahaya Bello who for four years owed teachers and civil servants their entire salaries has been railroaded to the winning lane, and then talk about the self…
Jumia and Facebook are empowering small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria by offering them free masterclass on business growth accelerators, effective customer engagement strategy, and how to advertise their businesses and ultimately grow their businesses. The empowerment programme which recently held at Facebook’s NG_Hub was attended by hundreds of Jumia sellers and featured talks by Jumia and Facebook representatives. Attendees learnt how to sell & list products on the eCommerce platform via the seller centre, factors that affect sales on Jumia and top factors that determine pricing. Other topics covered also included how sellers can build and create content for their business…
It was jubilation galore in Yenagoa as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Mr David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the governorship election in Bayelsa. The state has been under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, since the country returned to democracy in 1999. Prof. Faraday Orumwense, Vice Chancellor, University of Benin and INEC’s Returning Officer, who anounced the result, said APC polled 352,552 votes to win in the election. He said APC’s closest rival, Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 143, 172 votes. The returning officer said that the total vote cast…
Gov. Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the governorship election held in Kogi State on Nov. 16. The Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, who announed the results in Lokoja on Monday said that Bello polled 406,222 votes to beat 24 other contestants, including Mr Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 189,704 votes. Mrs Natasha Akpoti, the candidaye of the Social Democratic Party came third by scoring 9,482 votes, Mrs Justina Abanida of the African Democratic Party scored 706 votes to come fourth while the candidate of…
The Niger Delta Development Watch-Dog (NDDW), a development monitoring initiative concerned about the infrastructural development of the Niger Delta States, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow Godswil Akpabio to destroy his legacies with his illegalities and personal interest in the NDDC. The group in a statement signed by its Director General, Engr. Vincent Hitler Egbogbo appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the NDDC substantive board and curb the excesses of the Minister occasioned by his overbearing conducts since assumption of office as Niger Delta Minister. The group said, Godswill Akpabio is out to destroy the reputation…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated most warmly, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidates in the November 16 election in Bayelsa and Kogi States, David Lyon and Governor Yahaya Bello on their impressive victories. A statement by Presidential Media Aide, Femi Adesina, says President Buhari also commends APC supporters in particular and Nigerians in general in the State who exercised their civic rights in a peaceful manner, notwithstanding the pockets of unrest recorded in some locations. Condemning the loss of lives in Bayelsa, particularly prior to the election, the President commiserates with the families of the victims. According to President…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates on their victory in the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States. Lawan particularly rejoiced with the Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on his reelection and David Lyon for making history as the first governor Bayelsa has elected on a platform different from the outgoing ruling party in the state. The Senate President praised President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring a level playing field that enabled the people to assert their sovereignty and choose their leaders. “The impressive turnout of voters in the two states…
A group, named Edo Transparency Initiative (ETI), has called out Governor Godwin Obaseki on his threat to probe the multi-billion naira Benin Storm Water Master Plan conceived by the administration of former Governor Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole. Minister of State for Budget and National Planning and former Commissioner of Environment and Public Utilities in the State, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, had during his courtesy call on the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, last Thursday, appealed to the royal father to request the state government to continue with the Storm Water Master Plan The storm Water Master Plan was conceived to combat the menace…
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has sealed 22 bakeries and 25 “sachet water” factories during routine inspection in Maiduguri. The agency’s Coordinator in Borno, Nasiru Mato, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after a raid in Maiduguri on Sunday. Mato said some of the shut factories did not meet the minimum requirements to operate, while others were not registered with the agency. He added that “we have done a lot in terms of surveillance, investigative inspections and prompt response to consumer complaints and alerts. The Objective is to…
The Nigerian Army troops deployed at Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno has subdued Boko Haram terrorists and rescued an Octogenarian, three women and four children held captives by the insurgents. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Iliyasu said that the rescued victims were evacuated while the children among them were equally administered with Polio Vaccination by a Nigerian Army medical team. He added that no causality was recorded by the army troops during the commando operations. According to him, many of the Boko Haram criminal elements fled…