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  The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed February 6 for final judgment in the long drawn legal battle over the authenticity of the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC for Yobe North Senatorial District. Entangled in the legal battle for the Senatorial ticket is the incumbent Senate’s President, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan and one…

  *Says the university has gone digital, students can vote wherever they are By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Vice chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, has stated that the university would not disenfranchise any of its students from voting in the forthcoming general elections. He said the university would not suspend its academic…

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated the over 2,000-member Kwara State All Progressives Congress Campaign Council, saying that the achievements of his administration would ease their tasks across the 193 political wards in the state. “As a government, we have made your job easy because of what we have done in every part…

  The National Commissioner, National Population Commission (NPC) in Kwara State, Alhaji Rasaq Gidado, has reiterated how crucial the 2023 census is to Nigeria, saying its outcome would go a long way to determine the future of the country. Gidado, who stated this on Thursday in Ilorin, the state capital, while addressing the trainees at…

    Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has signed an agreement with China Sinoma International Engineering to build a six million tons per annum cement plant in Itori, Ogun State. The agreement was signed by the Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote alongside the Group Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects & Portfolio Development, DIL, Devakumar Edwin, while…

  A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept the nomination of candidates of the Labour Party (LP) in 24 States of the Federation for the purpose of the 2023 general elections. The Court ordered that the electoral body must accept the list of the candidates…

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday led APC candidates and leaders on the party’s campaign stops to Asa local government area, with locals acknowledging the modest strides of the government in the area and pledging huge support for candidates of the party in the 2023 ballot. On the campaign stops with the Governor…

A welter of scintillating stories had been told about the breaking of Governor Yahaya Bello from a humane background into national political limelight. All the way, his story has been smooth and yet replete with testimonies of daunting challenges which could have eclipsed his success, had he not learnt to fight his battle, like a…

PRESS STATEMENT Our attention has been drawn to some misleading reports regarding the commissioning of our Dangote Refinery during the present working visit of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR to Lagos State. We want to state categorically that our 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Refinery project was never part of the President’s programme on projects to…

  The Management of Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) led by the Acting Executive Chairman, Alh. Sule Salihu Enehe, has been applauded for prioritising the welfare of Staffers of the revenue service. Speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the ongoing promotion examination organised for the staff of KGIRS, the Head of Corporate Communications…