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2 weeks ago | 
guardian.ng | John DOE |Olayide Oluwafunmilayo Soaga |Sodiq Omolaoye
[adsense ad_id="inarticle"]By Sodiq OmolaoyeThe House of Representatives Committee on Area Councils and Ancillary Matters, has raised concerns over the engineering designs of some road intervention projects by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
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2 weeks ago | 
guardian.ng | John DOE |Sodiq Omolaoye
[adsense ad_id="inarticle"]By Sodiq Omolaoye, AbujaThe chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has formally informed his counterparts in the West African sub-region that his tenure as Nigeria’s chief electoral officer will end later this year. Speaking in Banjul, The Gambia, on Thursday at the opening of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), Prof.
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2 weeks ago | 
guardian.ng | John DOE |Oluyemi Ogunseyin |Sodiq Omolaoye
By Sodiq Omolaoye, AbujaFollowing the recent Supreme Court judgment that ousted Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party, Bashiru Lamidi Apapa has formally declared that he has assumed leadership of the party. Apapa, who made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday, cited the Supreme Court’s April 4, 2025, ruling that nullified Abure’s leadership. Apapa announced that the National Working Committee of the party as of 2022 will meet next week, Monday, April 14, 2025.
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2 weeks ago | 
guardian.ng | John DOE |Oluyemi Ogunseyin |Sodiq Omolaoye
By Sodiq Omolaoye, AbujaA high-level delegation of the Labour Party (LP), led by presidential candidate at the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, and Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to discuss key developments within the party. The delegation also included the candidate of the party in the 2024 Edo Governorship election, Olumide Akpata and Chairman of the Party Caretaker Committee, Senator Nenadi Usman.
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3 weeks ago | 
guardian.ng | Sodiq Omolaoye |Jimisayo Opanuga
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday dismissed the petition seeking to recall the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for failing to meet constitutional requirements.
The commission revealed that following a thorough review of the signatures and thumbprints submitted by petitioners, only 208,132 signatories were verified falling short of the required 237,278 by 29,146.
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3 weeks ago | 
guardian.ng | Sodiq Omolaoye |David Meshioye
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the petition seeking to recall the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has failed to meet the constitutional requirement.
INEC, in a statement, on its X handle on Thursday, cited Section 69(a) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which outlines the conditions for recalling a lawmaker.
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3 weeks ago | 
guardian.ng | Sodiq Omolaoye |David Meshioye
The President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA), FCT, Engr. Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, has revealed that Nnamdi Kanu is optimistic about securing his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) by April 2025.
Ellis-Ezenekwe, who visited the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at the DSS headquarters in Abuja, said Kanu expressed disappointment over the lack of strong Igbo leadership and called for renewed advocacy for the region’s interests.
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3 weeks ago | 
guardian.ng | Sodiq Omolaoye |Segun Adewole
Nigeria’s security forces have witnessed a surge in drone-assisted attacks, with at least 12 recorded incidents between January and March 2025, targeting military convoys and bases, an expert in defence technology and aerospace security, Dr. Bright Echefu has said.
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3 weeks ago | 
guardian.ng | Sodiq Omolaoye |Kareem Itunu Azeez
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has commended the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for his swift and decisive actions following the tragic killing of travelers in Uromi, Edo State, on March 27, 2025. The victims, who were from Bankure Local Government Area of Kano State, were brutally murdered by an illegal vigilante group operating outside the official security framework of the state.
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3 weeks ago | 
guardian.ng | Percy Dabang |Odita Sunday |Michael Egbejule |Sodiq Omolaoye
As Muslims across Nigeria celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, prominent leaders, including Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Inspector-General of Police Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, and NAHCON Chairman Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman have extended greetings and highlighted the importance of peace, unity, and cooperation during the festive period.
