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2023 Total Registered Voters In Lagos Soars To 7 Million

2023: Total Registered Voters In Lagos Soars To 7 Million

July 26, 2022 5:33 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, has revealed that statistics show that the state currently has about seven million registered voters.

Agbaje disclosed this in an interview with reporters on Monday.

According to him, if the number of  new registrants so far in the ongoing  Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) is added to those in the register of voters before in the state, the number will be about seven million.

“In Lagos state as at Monday (July 18), those who registered online are 640, 560 but many of them have not completed registration. Those who …

I'm Relying On A Political Miracle In 2023 – Obi Replies Atiku

2023: Miracles Have Always Worked For Me – Obi Replies Atiku

July 26, 2022 4:28 am

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Monday night responded to claims by his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), counterpart, Atiku Abubakar that only a miracle can make LP win the 2023 election.

Atiku, who spoke in an Arise TV interview recently, had said the Labour Party has no structure and as a result, can not win any elections.

In his response to the claim, Peter Obi who was featured on a Channels TV programme on Monday, said his political journey has always been characterized by the miracle of God.

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Why We Won't Be Rushed Into A ‘Quick’ Nuclear Deal - Iran

Why We Won’t Be Rushed Into A ‘Quick’ Nuclear Deal – Iran

July 26, 2022 4:03 am

Iran on Monday announced that it will never allow itself to be rushed into a ‘quick’ deal reviving its faltering 2015 nuclear accord with world powers even as negotiations remain deadlocked at the moment.

‘They demand that Iran makes a quick decision, (insisting that) time is limited and Iran must respond quickly,’ foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani disclosed at his weekly news conference, referring to Western parties to the nuclear deal.

Kanani said the Islamic republic will ‘not sacrifice the country’s fundamental interests… with a rushed process’.

It was being put under “psychological pressure and unilateral expectations”, he said.

But …

2023 Atiku Has Heeded My Advice On Wike, Ortom Reveals

2023: Atiku Has Heeded My Advice On Wike, Ortom Reveals

July 26, 2022 3:48 am

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has revealed that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, had accepted the advice he had earlier given to him regarding his disagreement with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Ortom had during an interview two weeks ago berated Atiku for failing to pick Wike as his running mate despite a recommendation by a party committee.

He also went on to blame Atiku for failing to reach out to Wike and some other aggrieved members of the party after picking Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of …

Tinubu Is Best Person To Lead Nigeria - Fashola Adulates

Tinubu Is Best Person To Lead Nigeria – Fashola Adulates

July 25, 2022 11:00 am

The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has reiterated his earlier statements that the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is actually the best and most qualified person to lead Nigeria in the 2023 general elections.

Fashola had made this statement on Sunday during an interview on Channels TV.

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According to Fashola, the former governor of Lagos and his running mate Kashim Shettima, are equipped with the experience to serve Nigerians.

“They (the presidential candidates) should really recalibrate and get back to issues and that is what …

Why Buhari Should Be Handling ASUU Crisis Personally – Obi

Why Buhari Should Be Handling ASUU Crisis Personally – Obi

July 25, 2022 5:47 am

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has explained why he believes that President Muhammadu Buhari should be the one handling the ongoing negotiations with the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) on a personal level saying that education must be prioritised. 

Speaking in this interview on Sunday, gave reasons why Nigerians should collectively work to salvage the country from an imminent collapse.

He stated called on the federal government to do everything within its powers to ensure that Nigerian students return to the classrooms warning of the implications of not doing so.

‘What we have …

Liberia Signs Bill Allowing Dual Nationality Into Law

Liberia Signs Bill Allowing Dual Nationality Into Law

July 25, 2022 5:21 am

Liberia has signed into law a bill that allows dual citizenship, reversing a longtime ban viewed by some as hypocritical going to the fact that the elites secretly held US citizenship.

The bill, signed into law by President George Weah Friday has now been passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the bill now amends the West African state’s nationality law, allowing Liberians to remain citizens after acquiring a second nationality.

Liberia which was presently a country founded by Americans has a significant diaspora living in the United States. An …

2023 You Have Lost Your Memory, Atiku Lambasts Tinubu

2023: You Have Lost Your Memory, Atiku Lambasts Tinubu

July 25, 2022 5:02 am

There appears to be no end in sight to the public exchange of words between the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and his opponent in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the latter has once again attacked his erstwhile associate.

In response to a statement credited to the Tinubu Campaign Organisation on Friday; in which it accused Atiku of lying about his past record of opposition to the Muslim-Muslim ticket, the Atiku Media Office, on Sunday, said it sympathizes with Tinubu, because ‘his memory is no longer what it used to …

Nigeria Will Disintegrate In Two Years – Gani Adams

Nigeria Will Disintegrate In Two Years – Gani Adams

July 25, 2022 4:54 am

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has raised the alarm that Nigeria might cease to exist in the next two years if the plethora of crisis in the country is anything to go by.

Speaking on Sunday, he stressed that the government’s urgent implementation of true federalism was the only way to save the nation from going off the rails and breaking into several pieces.

According to the Generalissimo of the Yoruba race, the country’s governance has exhibited a lack of coordination, despite the insecurity situation, the economic downturn, and deteriorated institutions, among other things.

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SERAP Sues INEC Over Failure To Prosecute Vote-Buyers

SERAP Sues INEC Over Failure To Prosecute Vote-Buyers

July 25, 2022 4:26 am

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court for ‘failing to prosecute those suspected of vote-buying and electoral bribery’ in the governorship election in Ekiti State which was conducted on June 18.

In a statement yesterday which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York, SERAP cited reports that suggested there was a brazen pattern of vote-buying and electoral bribery at several polling units in the state, including bargaining prices for votes and payments made in uncompleted buildings.

Filing the suit last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, …

2023 We Will Do Our Best To Secure South East – Uzodinma

2023: We Will Do Our Best To Secure South East – Uzodinma

July 25, 2022 4:21 am

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has asserted that he and his counterparts in the South East will do their best to ensure peace and adequate security of lives and property returns in the zone before the forthcoming general election.

The governor, who made this promise at a South East All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting in Owerri, Imo State, said governors of the zone would continue to provide security for the people.

The Imo Governor questioned why there should be continued ait-at-home protests which had affected commercial activities in the area.

‘How do you expect that people …

Gov. Akeredolu Laments Over Abandoned Projects In Nigeria

Gov. Akeredolu Laments Over Abandoned Projects In Nigeria

July 24, 2022 8:36 pm

The Ondo State Governor and the Chairman of the Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has come out to lament ton he spate of abandoned projects in Nigeria.

Governor Akeredolu had noted that abandoning projects at this critical period in the economic life of the country is not cost-effective.

The Governor, who identified corruption, resource control, project goals, contractor selection and supervision as some of the major challenges behind abandoned projects, noted that a reasonable government must work towards achieving successful completion of projects in its state.

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