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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the 15 pending bye-elections in 11 States in Nigeria to be conducted on Saturday December 5 2020 INEC National Commissioner and chairman (Information and Voter Education Committee), Festus Okoye, made the announcement in a statement issued after its meeting which held in Abuja on Friday. The commission also appealed for the cooperation of voters and stakeholders in the states with pending bye-elections in its efforts to deliver credible elections under a safe environment. The meeting, among other things, reviewed the outcome of its quarterly engagements and consultations with critical stakeholders in the…

The Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Mr Chiji Collins, has been impeached. Collins was removed from office by the lawmakers on Friday during a plenary at the legislative chamber of the Assembly complex in Owerri, the state capital. When the motion of the former speaker’s impeachment was move, it was supported by 19 out of the 27 members of the House. Collins was impeached over allegations of financial impropriety, high handedness, and gross misconduct, among others. Following his impeachment, the lawmakers elected Mr Paul Emeziem from Onuimo Local Government Area as the new Speaker of the House.…

Popular Social Crusader and Global President of One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor has condemned what he termed intimidation of prominent members of the #EndSARS protesters by the federal government and its supporters. Eholor in a statement signed by him, insisted that the #endSARS protest was a peaceful and well organized protest before the unfortunate Lekki shootings which was capitalized by hoodlums to perpetrate crimes by looting and destroying public and private businesses. Eholor called on eminent and patriotic Nigerians to speak up in the wake of this intimidation which is aimed at shutting down Nigerians, especially the youths…

Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the Governor of Edo State on Wednesday, dissolved the state executive council ahead of his inauguration for a second term in office. The governor, who announced the dissolution at a valedictory executive council session at the Government House in Benin City, expressed appreciation to the outgoing council members for their selfless service to the state. Obaseki said: “Since I became governor, I didn’t sack any commissioner, but rather they sacked me by resigning from my cabinet. What is important in government are the core values of truth, justice and fairness. “When elected to serve the people, let…

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Wednesday, condemned, in its entirety, the suit purportedly filed by an activist against 50 prominent members of the #EndSARS protesters at a Magistrate’s Court in Abuja. Frank in a statement in Abuja, insisted that while the plaintiff claimed to be an activist, he has credible intelligence that the APC’s administration is behind the suit which aims to indict the peaceful protesters and pave way for their unlawful incarceration. He called on Nigerians to hold President Muhammadu Buhari and the Department of State Services (DSS) responsible…

The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim on Monday said, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Youth Service Corps to ensure the enrolment of corps members in the National Health Insurance Scheme. Ibrahim disclosed this during a media chat with Bureau Chiefs, Media Executives and Correspondents which held in Abuja. He also assured that the NYSC has intensified liaison with security agencies for to ensure the security of corps members wherever they are serving in the country. According to him, with the annual mobilisation of over 300,000 corps members, the NYSC no doubt, “remains the most critical platform for…

President Donald Trump’s chief of staff,  Mark Meadows has tested positive for Covid-19, US media reported late Friday. Meadows, 61, told people he had coronavirus after the election, CNN reported. He first tested positive on Wednesday, a day after the poll, according to the New York Times. Meadows was part of a crowd in a room at the White House early on Wednesday when Trump spoke to around 150 of his top aides and supporters, the Washington Post reported. Several senior Trump administration officials have contracted the virus in recent weeks, including the president and his wife Melania. Press Secretary…

Following the deplorable state of federal roads in Abia State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has called on the federal government to urgently intervene as the roads has brought untold hardship to users. The Governor made the call in a series of tweets via his official twitter handle @GovernorIkpeazu. The governor noted that almost all roads linking Abia to other states are in total disrepair. He expressed concern over the untold hardship this has caused road users and business owners. “Abia as a State bordered by seven other States is replete with a number of federal roads cutting across the State into…