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The Federal government has claimed that over 58 billion Naira has been disbursed to poor Nigerians in the past two months under the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT). File Photo: Image for descriptive purposes This was revealed yesterday by Halima Shehu, National Coordinator of Household Uplifting Programme, Conditional Cash Transfer (HUP …

Soludo who was elected governor on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance hailed the woman while receiving his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Friday. Describing the woman as virtuous, Soludo said she exhibited the true spirit of …

In January 2008, Igbinedion was first declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 142 counts of financial fraud. This concerns allegations that he embezzled US$24 million (£12m) using front companies. He handed himself over later that month. Authoritative reports now have it that Igbinedion who finished his tenure …

In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Ambassador Jerry Ugokwe, the group alleged that the candidate of the APC “Senator Andy Uba is a victim of widespread electoral fraud and manipulation by INEC in cohorts with the Willie Obiano regime and the security forces deployed to oversee the Anambra State …

The Nigeria police high command has arrested 14 suspects who raided the home of Supreme court judge, Justice Odili. The suspects consist of syndicates drawn from police, military, journalism and the legal profession. Police spokesman Frank Mba, who paraded the suspects, said seven of them, including two soldiers are at …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Prof Chukwuma Soludo as governor-elect of Anambra State. Professor Florence Obi, Returning Officer of the election, made the declaration at exactly 1;50am on Wednesday. She said Soludo scored the highest number of votes cast and certified all the requirements of being declared …

The Anambra governorship election has been declared inconclusive by INEC. The state Returning Officer for the election, Florence Obi, the vice-chancellor of University of Calabar, who made the declaration in the early hours of Monday, around 12:20 a.m., said this was because there was no election in Ihiala Local Government …

The Socio-economic Rights And Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the Presidency for allocating N26 billion in the 2022 budget for meals, travel, refreshment and the presidential wing of the State House clinic which is more than the budgets for projects in 14 teaching hospitals put together, SaharaReporters reports. From the …

In a statement on Friday, Osinbajo’s aide also debunked reports that his boss intervened with the regulatory authorities in Lagos State to unseal the property at a point. On Monday, a 21-storey building under construction collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State, leaving at least 40 people dead and many …

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has paid a visit to some of the surviving victims of the Ikoyi building that collapsed on Monday, November 1. The governor upon his visit promised that the victims will get the best of medical attention. See more photos below