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Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has expressed the commission’s readiness to partner the National Population Commission (NPC) to clean up voter register. Speaking Thursday in Abuja at a quarterly consultative meeting with media, the INEC chairman said the template for cleaning up of the register was being worked out. “We are working with the NPC for …

Newly inaugurated Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned that it will no longer be business as usual as he resumes for duties shortly after President Bola Tinubu concluded the inauguration of his cabinet at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. The former Rivers State governor who arrived at FCTA at about 1:20 pm after …

As part of efforts to secure the musical rights of the works of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, the House of Representatives, on Thursday, summoned controversial singer Azeez Fashola, Naira Marley, to appear before it. The House Committee on Justice, Youth and Legislative Compliance, also invited Mohbad’s manager, Jiggy Adeoye, to appear on October 31. Mohbad, …

European Champions Manchester City have made history with their triumph at the FIFA Club World Cup final as they defeated Fluminense. The final which took place in Saudi Arabia on Friday night saw the English side thrash their Brazilian counterparts 4-0. City, who sealed the treble last season, have now clinched their first ever Club World Cup. More to follow… …

The Plateau State Governorship Elections Petitions Tribunal will on Friday deliver judgement on the petition challenging Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s victory in the March 18 election in the state. The tribunal announced the date in a notice to the parties on Wednesday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate as the winner of the election …

The Edo State House of Assembly on Friday passed the state 2024 budget of N342.8 billion. This followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Budget and Project Monitoring at the plenary in Benin City. The Chairman of the committee, Mr. Sunny Ojiezele, who presented the report, said the budget was made up of N154.2 billion in …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled a new online platform for the submission of microfinance bank (MFB) licence applications. The CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the platform, the Licensing, Approval and Other Requests Portal (LARP), would be operational from September 25. He said the platform …

The Kano State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Delivering judgment, the three-man panel, led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, held that the margin of votes scored by NNPP was invalid and was not conducted in compliance with the 2022 electoral act. The tribunal declared Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna of …

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The Lagos State government has impounded at least 100 vehicles parking on bridges across the state. The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment with the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), Taofik Adebayo, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday. He said the vehicles were impounded during Wednesday’s enforcement operation led by Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, …