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Edo Governor-elect Okpebholo accuses Obaseki of sabotaging transition process
The governor-elect of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has accused outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki of obstructing a peaceful transfer of power, as Obaseki’s term ends on November 12, 2024. Tensions between the two surfaced after Obaseki alleged on Friday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is arranging the inauguration of Okpebholo without any coordination with the state government. Obaseki claimed that…
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Ondo Guber: Police bar Amotekun, others, warn political thugs
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said no quasi-security organisation, including state-sponsored organisations like Vigilante Corps or Amotekun, will be allowed to take part in the November 16 election in Ondo State. According to the IGP, only the Nigeria Police Force and other federal security agencies, as well as the larger membership of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election…
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Tinubu arrives in Riyadh for Joint Arab-Islamic Summit on Middle East crisis
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday morning via King Abdulaziz International Airport. The president was welcomed by Riyadh’s Deputy Governor, Prince Mohammed AbdulRahman. WESTERN POST reported that the president traveled to Saudi Arabia to participate in the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will begin on Monday, November 11, 2024. This year’s summit, hosted at the…
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MC Oluomo elected NURTW national president
Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, the former Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers has been elected the new National President. The election was held at the Union’s Zonal Secretariat on the Osogbo/Ikirun road, and Akinsanya was the only candidate. The election was attended by delegates from the four Southwest states…
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BREAKING: Tinubu to attend joint Arab-Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle East. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy said the Summit expected to commence on Monday, November 11, 2024, is being held at the invitation of…
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INEC trains presiding officers for Ondo governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday began the training of Presiding Officers (POs) and Assistant Presiding Officers (APO) on Polling and Counting Procedures ahead of the Ondo State Governorship Election, which is set for November 16, 2024. The three-day training, which was arranged by the Electoral Institute (TEI), aims to equip participants with the skills necessary to conduct…
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Grid collapse: TCN asks for patience as restoration efforts continue
Following the collapse of the national grid on Thursday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has requested for patience and understanding from the public, saying it’s engineers are “actively engaged in significant repair work on several critical transmission lines and substations”. WESTERN POST reported that the national grid collapsed on Thursday morning, making the second system failure in three days…
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National grid collapses 2nd time in 3days, 10th time in 2024
Nigeria has been plunged into yet another national power grid collapse, the second in a span of three days. The grid collapsed thrice in October 2024 and has collapsed 10 times this year.. Just yesterday November 6, the Technical Investigative Committee set up by the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu on incessant grid collapse, presented its report to the…
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President Tinubu, executive clemency, and the other side of empathetic leadership – By Stanley Nkwocha
President Bola Tinubu’s @officialABAT intervention in the case of pardoned suspects arrested during the August 1, 2024 protests exemplifies empathetic and compassionate leadership. Invoking his constitutional power of executive clemency, commonly known in our clime as presidential pardon, the president ordered their immediate release. His act of mercy extended beyond ordering their release; the president hosted them at the presidential…
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US elections: Kamala Harris accepts defeat
Kamala Harris formally conceded the election to Donald Trump on Wednesday, urging Americans devastated by the result to “not despair” but to stay engaged and remain vigilant in the fight to protect American democracy. Under a dramatic yellow sky, the vice-president arrived on stage to chants of “Kamala!” from the grounds of her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington. The…
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