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The legal fireworks start, By Bolaji Adebiyi
It is commendable that those who are dissatisfied with the outcome of the presidential election held on 25 February have decided to approach the court for a judicial review of their grievances. That is how it should be as the law establishing the electoral process envisages that disputes could arise along the way, consequently providing for the legal avenue to…
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I refuse to give up on INEC
Please permit me to start with response to a twist and contortion done by the lying online medium called Sahara Reporters to my article last week. I had written under the headline, For PMB, it’s Nigeria or Nothing, and the point I made was that President Muhammadu Buhari had given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) all that it needed…
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Obidient and a journey into understanding, By Dare Babarinsa
The presidential election 2023 may go down in history as one that was most strategically fought among the three leading contestants. I will rely mainly on the results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which is being disputed by the first runner up, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice-President, who ran on the platform of the Peoples Democratic…
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Akeredolu sets up reconciliation committee on Aiyetoro crisis
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has constituted a reconciliation committee to look into the crisis occasioned by the oil spill compensation paid to Aiyetoro community in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The constitution of the committee by the governor is aimed at finding lasting peace to the ravaging crisis in Aiyetoro community arising from the disagreement on…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tiwa Savage visits Buckingham Palace, meets Queen Consort, Camilla
In celebration of the International Women’s Day, afrobeat sensation, Tiwa Savage, paid a visit to the Buckingham Palace. The Queen Consort had invited Tiwa Savage alongside Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty, performer Elaine Paige and Leader of the House of Commons, Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt among others. Tiwa Savage on Wednesday shared a photo of her and the…
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NCC spotlights renewable energy on World Consumer Rights Day
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to host an event to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja with spotlight on its regulatory initiatives on clean energy usage in the telecoms sector. In what has become a tradition in the Commission since declaring 2017 the Year of the Telecom Consumers when it honoured telecom consumers…
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Spotify pay $40bn on music royalties
Spotify has revealed that it has paid close to $40billion for royalties in the music industry. This was revealed as Spotify unveiled its annual music royalties report tagged ‘Loud & Clear’ at its ‘Stream On’ event on Wednesday. “The 2023 update demonstrates that more and more artistes are finding success than ever before: The number of artistes generating $1m+, as…
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AFA partners Lagos to train youths in filmmaking
The Africa Film Academy (AFA) has partnered with the Lagos State government for the second edition of the ‘Film in a Box’ initiative aimed at training youths in filmmaking. In a statement, Habib Sheidu, the training and strategy associate with the AFA, said ‘Film in a Box’ is a capacity-building framework that equips individuals with the requisite skill sets in the…
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At 5th UN conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Buhari drums up support for Tinubu’s presidency, By Garba Shehu
President Muhammadu Buhari just returned from the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Doha, Qatar. The Conference featured an opening ceremony, the Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration of the Establishment of the Group of LDCs, General Debate, Eight (8) High-level Thematic Roundtables, and series of side events on priorities of the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA). The objective…
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Tinubu’s camp uncovers alleged NADECO impostor, Lloyd Ukwu in US
The team of President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has uncover an alleged impostor claiming to be an Executive Director of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) Lloyd Ukwu in the United States of America. According Dele Alake, Special Adviser to Tinubu in a statement, Ukwu was planning to organise a press conference specifically intended to disparage and cast aspersions on the credibility…
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