At a meeting with the FCT minister on Monday, Melaye offered the final solution to the menace of cattle grazing in the city. He said that if herdsmen would not keep their cows off the main streets and the city centre, then all lawful residents must take up their knives and teach the cows and the herdsmen that Abuja is not George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’
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Paradang, while being cross-examined by Chris Uche and Micheal Eleyinmi, counsel to the second and third defendants respectively, again narrated the events leading to the ill-fated exercise, stating that he had kicked against it
INEC National Commissioner in Charge of Publicity, Prince Solomon Soyebi, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Benin
In a statement in Abuja on Thursday, the NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Muhammad, said Obasanjo made the call when the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, visited him in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital
However, the Naira appreciated significantly to N305/$1 at the official interbank market on Thursday
His wife and daughter, who were presumed dead by the gunmen, however, survived the shooting spree, which was said to have been carried out at about 5am
A document issued by the department and obtained on Thursday by the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos shows that 30,100 flights were operated by eight airlines during the period under review
“These funds even though smaller than expected had potential to yield substantial outcomes for the sector such that could reduce out-of-pocket spending to the desirable 20 per cent level
Soyebi said: “The refusal of any party agents to sign the result sheet does not in any way invalidate the declared result of the election
Based on our observer reports from all the 18 LGAs, TMG finds that the Election Day process commenced early in most of the polling units visited, there was prompt deployment of materials and personnel by INEC except in a few places as well as proper conduct by security personnel in all the polling units visited. Largely, the polling process was generally peaceful in spite of few reported incidents of violence, intimidation, harassment and delays during the set-up and opening of polling units, and those associated with accreditation and voting processes
The Sergeant-at-Arms team and police supervised the sealing of the office, Room 1.05, located at the new building wing of the complex
The declaration followed Obaseki meeting the criteria to emerge governor based on the election conducted in the state on Wednesday
The result from the local government area was the last one being expected at the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission
This followed the lead it recorded in the results announced so far before officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission declared a one hour break from announcing the results of the election held on Wednesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the results from four more local government areas in the Edo State governorship…
As at the time the PDP supporters stormed the INEC office at Ikpoba Hill in Benin City, the results of the election had started trickling in
CAF Congress will also consider and take decision on the proposal by the Football Federation of Djibouti for the modification of article 18.3 of CAF Statutes regarding the candidacy to the Presidency of CAF
The election was held on Wednesday
The election was held on Wednesday
The university’s Director of Communication, Olatunji Oladejo, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan that the measure was in response to the threat by an unknown group to launch bomb attacks on its campus.