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Usman Ododo Usman Ododo of All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of November 11, 2023 Kogi State Ggvernorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was after the State Returning Officer, Prof Johnson Urama, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, announced him the winner and governor-elect late Sunday night. He said the …

Hosts Black Starlets of Ghana got their campaign off to a perfect with a dominant 5-1 win against Côte d’Ivoire, in the opening game of the 2024 WAFU Zone B U-17 Championship on Wednesday. A brace from Joseph Narbi and a goal each from Godfred Srapong, Harve Gbafa, and Mark Kagawa secured the win in Group A. Narbi gave the …

Gunmen invaded an estate in Kuchiko Resettlement Development Area (KRDA) of Bwari Local Council of Abuja, abducting a resident. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday in the Area popularly known as el-Rufai Estate. The victim, Chinedu, was whisked away from his house on the estate. His wife told Daily Trust that the kidnappers who were armed forcefully …

The Rivers State governorship election petition tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Tonye Cole, challenging Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s victory in the March 18 election in the state. This followed the APC’s decision to withdraw the petition against the governor. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 20 declared Fubara as the …

A 25-man roster has been released by Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro for this month’s international friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique. The Super Eagles’ X account posted the list of invited players on Monday. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru gets his first call-up, and there is a return to the team for Kenneth Omeruo, Alex Iwobi, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Terem Moffi. …

Two officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service died in an auto crash along the Kano-Zaria Expressway on Sunday. The spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in the state, Labaran Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said seven other persons were seriously wounded in the crash. The Nissan bus with the Immigration HQ, 1001S number plate was …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted the collation of results of the Bayelsa State governorship election to 12:00 p.m., on Monday. The state’s Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, adjourned the collation on Sunday night in Yenagoa. The commission had collated the results of six out of the eight local government areas in the state. READ ALSO: Bayelsa …

Four members of the same family died in a building collapse in Enugu State on Friday. The Chairman of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Agency (ECTDA), Uche Anya, confirmed the incident to journalists after he visited the site of the collapsed building at Agric quarters in the Mgbenema axis of the state on Saturday. He said the building collapsed after …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday night declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, as the winner of the Kogi State governorship election. The State Returning Officer, Prof. Johnson Urama, who announced the results in Lokoja, said Ododo polled 446,237 votes to edge out his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who …

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday explained why he missed the All Progressives Congress (APC) national caucus meeting in Abuja. The duo of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and Osinbajo were conspicuously absent when the APC leaders and members gathered at the State House, Abuja, for the caucus meeting held on Wednesday. The two men were also absent at Thursday’s National …