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Vigilantes in Kogi State have rescued 134 victims who were abducted from various parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The victims were rescued during the recent operations of the Kogi vigilantes in forests located in the state and some parts of Nasarawa State, a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kogi State, Onogwu Muhammed, said on Monday. The vigilantes were said to have stormed the hideouts of kidnappers in the Odullo forest of Kogi and Sardauna in Nasarawa State, rescuing victims who were abducted from Abaji, Kuje, and Kwali in FCT, as well as Toto council area of Nasarawa. Chairman of the Kogi/Koton Karfe Local Government Area, Dauda Aliyu, who received the rescued victims, commended the vigilantes for their bravery. He also acknowle...

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has disclosed that his administration paid N13b out of the N19b global deductions owed to the public servants in the state. The governor, who equally disclosed that his administration had paid N88.92b as pension for the state and local government retirees till date, assured that the outstanding of N6bn global deductions would be paid in the coming months The governor gave this disclosure while addressing workers and members of trade unions at the celebration of the 2023 Workers' Day held at the M.K. O Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta. Emphasising on the theme of the event "Workers' Rights and Social Economic Rights", Abiodun noted that his administration understood workers' plight and was working towards addressing them. He said that his gover...

A socio-political organisation, Social Rehabilitation Gruppe (SRG), has frowned on what it describes as the reluctance of the federal government to obey the order of the Supreme Court, declaring old Naira notes of N200, N500 and N1000 as legal tenders. A seven-member panel of the apex court led by Hon. Justice John Okoro, unanimously directed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) must continue to receive the old notes from Nigerians. The court also held that the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari for the redesign of the new notes and withdrawal of the old notes without due consultation is invalid. Reacting however, the SRG, in a statement by its Convener/ National Coordinator, Dr. Marindoti Oludare, said it marvelled to find that 48 hours after the Supreme Court's judgement...

A socio-political organisation, Social Rehabilitation Gruppe (SRG) has expressed concern that former President Olusegun Obasanjo's Monday call for the cancellation of this year's presidential election is another plot to re-enact the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election. The group, in a statement by its Convener/National Coordinator, Dr. Marindoti Oludare, described Obasanjo’s description of ongoing electoral process as fraudulent, saying it was as a figment of his imagination and a clear coup against democracy. In the statement titled, "Annulment guru? From June 12 1993 to February 25, 2023", Oludare stated that Obasanjo's "supplications should be derided, his advice unheeded, as his name recedes into the abyss of history along with the other villains of Nigeria’s de...

By Alaba Abdulrazak The All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appealed to the people of Lagos State to be calm and eschew any act that can lead to breakdown of law and order. Tinubu said the outcome of the election in Lagos where Labour Party won the presidential election should not be a source of provocation saying that the beauty of democracy is that people have a right to vote for the candidate of their choice. The APC candidate further said that as a democrat he is bound to accept the outcome of any election whether favourable or not. In a statement released Monday by the Presidential Campaign Council signed by Director of Media and Publicity, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu expressed serious concern over reports of violence in parts of ...

By Alaba AbdulrazakA major upset has occurred in Lagos State, as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has defeated the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Obi defeated Tinubu after the votes were calculated from all the 20 LGAs in the state. Lagos, historically is the stronghold of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. APC got 572, 606, LP secured 582, 354, NNPP got 8442, PDP: 75 750 and SDP got 772. Similarly, Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is leading in the presidential election in Adamawa state. The former vice-president has so far won 11 of the 21 LGAs announced by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Bola Tinubu of the All Progress...

BY ALABA ABDULRAZAK The Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council has warned opposition parties to conduct themselves with decorum and desist from overheating the polity. The Council in a press release signed by Festus Keyamo accused the opposition of making incendiary comments regarding the yet-to-be-announced results of the elections that was held yesterday. "Our attention has been drawn to some incendiary comments by spokespersons of the opposition parties, notably the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) regarding the yet-to-be-announced results of the elections that held yesterday. Some of them have threatened fire and brimstone if their own version of some concocted results are not announced in a bid to be the judge, jury and executioner in this elec...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured that the results of tomorrow, Saturday’s presidential election will be declared as speedily as possible. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday. Recall that it took the Commission over two days to declare the winner of the 2019 presidential election. However, Yakubu said the Commission would accelerate the process of declaring this year’s presidential result. “I just want to say that we will ensure that it (result declaration) will be done speedily. I can’t put a finger on the number of days or number of hours it will take, but it will be done speedily. We are aware of the anxiety and the need for us to conclude the process quickly, it will be con...