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Mar

2023

2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS: NPF Condemns Use Of Dogs, Criminals At Polling Units

POLITICS, SECURITY#2023GeneralEection, #ElectoralProcess, #NigeriaPolice

By Charity Uwakwe, Abia 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS: NPF Condemns Use Of Dogs, Criminals At Polling Units The Nigeria Police Force has deemed it necessary to educate and caution Nigerians on the use of pets, especially, dogs, at the polling units on election day, as such act runs contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, as amended. The provision of Section 126 (1) of the Electoral Act. 2022, explains clearly those actions exhibited by electorates that constitute electoral breaches and are punishable under the law, and paragraph (f) mentions possession of weapons calculated to intimidate voters and electoral officers.…

Mar

2023

By Famous Reporters

Exp0sed: Labour Party releases original result of presidential election

POLITICS#APC, #LabourParty, #Pdp, #PeterObi, INEC

Exp0sed: Labour Party releases original result of presidential election A new update has emerged following the just concluded 2023 general election that saw INEC announce APC Presidential Candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner after defeating close opponents Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party to become the next president of Nigeria. Also it should be recalled that both Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar rejected Tinubu’s victory, querying the election process and the performance of the INEC, thereby resulting in going to court. However, Akin Osuntokun, DG, Labour Party Presidential…

Mar

2023

By Famous Reporters

Breaking: INEC Postpones Governorship, State Assembly Elections *See fresh date

POLITICSINEC, Postponement

Breaking: INEC Postpones Governorship, State Assembly Elections *See fresh date Barring any further extensions, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reached a decision to postpone Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, 2023, Famousreporters.com can authoritatively report. INEC’s decision is coming about three days before the March 11 date earlier scheduled for the state elections. A reliable source in INEC informed that the postponement is due to the inability of the commission to promptly commence reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines utilized during the February 25 presidential election to…

Mar

2023

By Famous Reporters

Abiadecides: We shall create jobs through tourism, APP’s Mascot Kalu pledges *Speaks on reviving Azumini blue river, others

POLITICS#APP, #AzuminiBlueRiver, #JobOpportunities, #MascotUzorKalu

Abiadecides: We shall create jobs through tourism, APP's Mascot Kalu pledges *Speaks on reviving Azumini blue river, others By Charity Uwakwe As the long awaited March 11 Governorship and House of Assembly elections crawl in, in a fraction of three days, the guber candidate of Action People's Party, APP, Chief (Sir) Mascot Uzor Kalu has reassured that his administration will create the extant suffering of the masses through massive job creation. The frontline candidate told newsmen, during an interface that his government would ensure the revitalisation of the famous Azumini blue river and other tourist sites in…

Mar

2023

By Famous Reporters

Breaking: Court grants INEC’s request to reconfigure BVAS

POLITICS#BimodaVoterAccreditationSystem, #BVAS, #Configuration, INEC

Breaking: Court grants INEC's request to reconfigure BVAS The Presidential Election Petiton Court, PEPC, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja has today, Wednesday, conceded to the demands of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, it used for the presidential election. The Court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, held that stopping the electoral body from reconfiguring the BVAS would adversely affect the impending Governorship and State Assembly elections. It dismissed objections that the Labour Party, LP, and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, raised against…

Mar

2023

By Famous Reporters

Orji Kalu receives certificate of return (See Photos)

POLITICS#OrjiUzorKalu, INEC

Orji Kalu receives certificate of return (See Photos) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificate of return to the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The certificate was presented on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja. Kalu was declared the winner of the Abia North Senatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after he defeated his closest rival, Mr. Nnamdi Iroh Orji of the Labour Party. Kalu, a two-term Governor of Abia state polled a total of 30,805 votes to defeat Iroh who polled 27,540 votes and another opponent, Senator…

Mar

2023

By Famous Reporters

MARCH 11: Why Umuahia North Needs ADC’s Rev. Amalambu *See Verifiable Past and present Records

POLITICS#ADC, #NAVC, #Rev.BlessedAmalambu, #UmuahiaNorthConstituency, ICPC, Integrity

MARCH 11: Why Umuahia North Needs ADC's Rev. Amalambu *See Verifiable Past and present Records By Charity Uwakwe Revd. Dr. Blessed Uchechukwu Amalambu, the State House of Assembly candidate for Umuahia North Constituency is a man with impeccable record, who stands most qualified among all of his counterparts. He is currently the coordinator of National Anti-Corruption Volunteer Corps (NAVC), of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) and already has his name written in gold. Having served and still serves in different capacities, the ADC's Candidate has proven to be a man of reputation, whose integrity is evidently…

Mar

2023

By Famous Reporters

Why Governor Sanwo-Olu deserves a second term by Dr. Ayo Ogunsan

OPINION, POLITICS#AyoOgunsan, #BabajideSanwo-Olu, #LagosStateGovernent

Why Governor Sanwo-Olu deserves a second term by Dr. Ayo Ogunsan Except, of course, one wants to be economical with the truth or deliberately turn a blind eye to it, the many wonders of the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, in the city of excellence, Lagos, are too numerous to mention, making him deserve a second term in office. I daresay that every Lagosian can attest to the fact that the amiable governor had done remarkably well, touching all sectors of human endeavour as he religiously strives to fulfil all his campaign promises as promises…

Mar

2023

By Famous Reporters

2023 ELECTIONS: Police Warn Fake News Purveyor, And Mischief-makers • Reassure electorate of optimal security

POLITICS#2023GeneralEection, #Purveyor, #TheNigeriaPolice, mischief

2023 ELECTIONS: Police Warn Fake News Purveyor, And Mischief-makers • Reassure electorate of optimal security The Lagos State Police Command is not unaware of malicious, inciting, provocative and seditious contents being circulated all over the social media with intent to cause panic, disharmony and unrest within Lagos State. While the Command has begun investigating this scaremongering with a view to apprehending and prosecuting those found culpable, the good people and residents of Lagos State are urged to disregard all forms of messages,…

Mar

2023

By Famous Reporters

Zone Senate Presidency to Southeast -APC Told

POLITICS#APC, Senate, Southeast

Zone Senate Presidency to Southeast - APC Told A leading support group of the All Progressives Congress APC Youths Sentinel has advised the national leadership of the party to zone the office of the Senate President for the incoming 10th National Assembly to the Southeast geopolitical zone in order to do justice to the political agreement between the North and the South, enhance and strengthen national integration. In a statement released to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by the Southeast Coordinator of the group, Mr. Brown Agunanne, the group said that, in line with the resolutions of the Progressives Governors…