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INEC Lacks Constitutional Power to Conduct LG Elections, Says Yakubu

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has clarified that the commission lacks the constitutional authority to conduct local government elections, except in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Yakubu made this statement during a two-day induction retreat for INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners in Lagos. Yakubu emphasized that the Constitution establishes both INEC […]

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Labour Party Condemns Politically-Motivated Jailing of Enugu Candidate

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The Enugu State chapter of the Labour Party has vehemently denounced the imprisonment of its candidate, Bright Ngene, who was sentenced to seven years in prison on trumped-up charges. Ngene, the candidate for Enugu South Urban State Constituency, was tried and convicted in a manner the party describes as politically motivated and biased. The party

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Federal Government Announces Next Phase of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

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The Federal Government has unveiled plans to inaugurate the next phase of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, stretching from Cross River to Akwa Ibom, in August. This development is part of the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aimed at sustaining infrastructural growth. According to the Minister of Works, David Umahi, Section Three and Four of the highway

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Labour Rejects Governors’ Bid to Take Over Minimum Wage Negotiations

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have rejected the proposal by the Southern Governors’ Forum to decentralize minimum wage negotiations to state governments. The NLC described the proposal as “unfriendly and anti-worker”, stating that allowing states to determine their minimum wages would be detrimental to workers’ welfare. The Southern Governors’ Forum

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Former Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji, Exonerated After 12-Year EFCC Ordeal

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Adeyemi Ikuforiji, former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has expressed his immense relief and gratitude after the Federal High Court in Lagos dismissed the money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ikuforiji described his 12-and-a-half-year trial as unjust persecution, stemming from a baseless allegation. He

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Governors Assure Labour of Better Minimum Wage

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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has assured Nigerians and organized labour that negotiations are ongoing to reach a mutually acceptable solution on the new national minimum wage. This comes after the Federal Executive Council postponed the minimum wage discussion to allow President Bola Tinubu to conduct broader consultations. The governors, who had previously rejected the

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President Tinubu Approved my Request to Upgrade Ibadan Airport to International Standard – Makinde

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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved his request to upgrade Ibadan Airport to international standards. The governor made this known during a courtesy visit from the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Baba Abubakar, at his office in Ibadan. Makinde expressed his administration’s focus on key

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Police Warn Against Hijacking of Planned Protest in Rivers State

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The Rivers State Police Command has warned against the hijacking of a planned protest by the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) following the closure of 23 local government council secretariats in the state. The police advised NULGE to suspend its planned strike to avoid a breakdown of law and order, citing credible intelligence

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Abia PDP Condemns Delay in Inaugurating Re-elected Lawmaker

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The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed strong disapproval over the prolonged delay in inaugurating Aaron Uzodike, who was re-elected to represent Aba North State Constituency in the 2023 elections. Despite receiving his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on December 13, 2023, following a court

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Ondo State High Court Nullifies 33 Local Government Development Areas

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In a landmark judgment, an Ondo State High Court in Akure has declared the 33 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs) created by the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in September 2023 as illegal and unlawful. The court nullified the LCDAs, stating that the law creating them was signed in Ibadan, Oyo State, rather than in Ondo

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