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    Henry Iyorkase, Makurdi Former Benue State Governor and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Chief Samuel Ortom, has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media alleging that he convened a secret meeting with some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately approach the court to vacate the order freezing the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, describing the timing of the agency’s action as inappropriate given the state’s forthcoming governorship…

Michael Olumide Alabi   A Senior Special Adviser to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Comrade Fumisho Babarinde, has accused leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of allegedly importing hoodlums from Lagos and Ondo states to foment violence ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. Babarinde also…

    Stanley Ihedigbo     International Organization for Migration (IOM) has raised fresh concerns over the growing use of fake job offers and digital recruitment by criminal gangs to lure unsuspecting people into online scam operations, warning that human trafficking is rapidly evolving across West and Central Africa. The…

  Tony Okoh, Uyo     Senator representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ekong Sampson, has appealed to constituents across the district to remain calm and embrace unity in the wake of recent exchanges among some ethnic groups. In a press statement titled “Unity Not…

Tony Okoh, Uyo   Thousands of vulnerable residents, including persons with disabilities (PWDs), in Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have expressed profound appreciation to Governor Umo Eno following the distribution of free food items under the fourth phase of the ARISE Food Security Programme. The beneficiaries, drawn…

  Stanley Ihedigbo A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and constitutional lawyer, Dr. Monday Ubani, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was under no constitutional obligation to submit his primary and secondary school certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), maintaining that while the omission may raise concerns…

    Michael Olumide Alabi     Executive Director, Center for Responsive Governance, Ayodeji Ologun, has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its approach to the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, describing the practice of fixing a closing date for what is termed “continuous” registration as both contradictory…

      Michael Olumide Alabi A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Lecturer in the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Dr. Wahab Shittu, has thrown his weight behind the House of Representatives’ decision to investigate assets recovered by government agencies since 1999,…

    Michael Olumide Alabi Edo State Chapter of the National Union of Market Traders Employers of Nigeria (NUMTEN) has accused the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) of misleading the public by claiming it had consulted market stakeholders without involving the legally recognised trade union representing market traders in…