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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Alhaji Usman Baba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the bye-election for Sabon Gari Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The Returning Officer, Dr Mohammed-Nuruddin Musa, who declared the result on Saturday in Zaria, said Baba won the election with 9,113 votes. He defeated his closest contender,...

Abdullahi Gana Muhammad is the immediate past Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). In this interview he spoke on the need for communities in Nigeria to collaborate with government for security and development. He also explained why it is difficult to conquer the Boko Haram insurgency, banditry and other forms of insecurity in the country.   What...

Nigeria did not record any death from COVID-19 in the last 14 consecutive days, maintaining the death toll of 2,117. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said this through its verified website on Saturday morning. It, however, said infection rate was rising, reporting 13 additional cases as of June 18, 2021. According to it, the new cases are from Delta, with nine...

The federal government has appointed former Super Eagles kipper, Mikel Obi, youth ambassador. The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The appointment, announced on Friday,  is part of an initiative by the ministry under the leadership of Dare to inspire young Nigerians to strive for excellence. Mikel expressed his happiness and ensured the minister...

The governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are set to commence the process for implementation of autonomy of the judiciary and state legislature as directed by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) Committee and other stakeholders. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, Chairman of the Forum, Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, explained that consultations are to commence by Attorneys-General...

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged MTN Group to lower data and call rates for Nigerians. This call was made when the group’s CEO, Mupita Ralph, and other board executives paid him a visit in Abuja on Friday. He asked the organization to make its services cheaper to Nigerians, citing the country as one of their most profitable markets in the world. “Nigeria is your...

With the educational sector still recovering from the resumption of tertiary institutions after activities were crippled due to a year-long strike, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) is contemplating embarking on another industrial action. According to ASUU, this is due to the alleged refusal of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris to pay the salaries and remittance...

Bishop David Oyedepo, Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Friday called for urgent steps to check students’ unfettered access to social media. “We must wake up from our slumber to deal with this monster. It unconsciously robs people of their future by robbing them of their time,’’ Oyedepo, said at the 7th Convocation of the institution. He was speaking on: “Combating...

Rivers State Gover­nor, Nyesom Wike has criticised plans by the Feder­al government to regulate social media. According to Wike, this is a ploy to suppress the rights of the citizens to criticise the All Progressives Con­gress (APC) government. The Governor made this disclosure on Friday during the inau­guration of nine reconstructed streets in Old Government Res­idential Area of Port Harcourt. Wike linked...

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohammed Buba Marwa, on Friday described drug abuse as a national tragedy and major cause of the country’s insecurity. Marwa, who stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting held in Lokoja, Kogi State, added that bandits, kidnappers and many other criminals are usually on drugs. He, therefore, urged Nigerians, irrespective of creed...