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The infographic was posted by BudgIT on its Twitter page @BudgITng. It shows that out of 1064 guber aspirants only 80 are female.

The federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to not recognise Nsima Ekere as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the gubernatorial elections in Akwa Ibom state. The development comes after S.D. Andrew-Jaja, a chief magistrate of a Magistrate Court in Port-Harcourt, issued the warrant of arrest with charge number PMC/MSC/15/2019, following the ploy doctored by the governorship candidate to boycott court judgment. hours after a magistrate court in Port Harcourt issued a warrant for Ekere’s arrest over N2.4 billion fraud. The court also ordered that Ekere be arrested alongside Katungo Moljengo, director…

President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, stated that his group is committed to Nigeria’s economic development. He said the Dangote Group will pursue this through continuous innovation, value creation, and investments. Speaking at the 2018 Dangote Cement Distributors’ Award Night held in Lagos, Dangote said “by next year we will be the largest exporter of cement in sub-Saharan Africa with about $600million worth of cement export to other African countries with limited access to limestone. In addition, we also have new terminals coming up at Onne and in Lagos and we are hopeful the congestion at Apapa will soon…

By Pastor Nathaniel Ogbeifun For he is like a tree set aside, chosen, set apart or planted by the streams of water which yields its fruit in SEASON be it dry or rainy season… Even when the whole world is shouting that there is a casting down, because you have been SET APART you would always be lifted above the adversities. His leaf does not whither and WHATSOEVER he does PROSPERS. ONCE you are set aside by GOD for breakthrough there is nothing anybody can do to stop you from Manifesting. There would be nothing you can not accomplish. Everything…

No fewer than 70 political parties in Enugu state on Thursday rejected the call for the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr. Emeka Ononamadu. Chief Afam Ani, the Public Relations Officer of the group, said this at a press conference in Enugu, adding that the parties passed a vote of confidence on the REC. He said that the parties, operating under the aegis of the Coalition of Registered Political Parties, disapproved of the call by the All Progressives Congress for the removal of the REC and a shift in the election on account of the allegations of…

Rochas Okorocha, Governor of Imo State, was spotted at the vocational/support groups rally for Uche Nwosu, governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) yesterday, March 7th, 2019. Okorocha was recently suspended by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for endorsing Nwosu, his son-in-law, over the governorship candidate of the party, Hope Uzodinma. The rally is took place in Imo state to round off campaign ahead of tomorrow’s governorship election.

On-demand transportation platform, Taxify, has finalised plans to rebrand for efficiency and movement to Bolt. The update brings the brand identity in line with the company’s broader vision of transportation that has already expanded from ride-hailing, with cars and motorbikes, to scooter sharing. Fielding questions from journalists on why the company chose to make the change, the CEO and co-founder, Bolt, Markus Villig, said Taxify, being the company’s first product was a taxi dispatch solution launched five years ago with a mission to make urban transportation more convenient and affordable. “However, the company has evolved in leaps and bounds since…

The President had earlier declared that his 2nd term would be tough, but it seems he has had a change of heart Speaking yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Buhari assured that his next four years would be peaceful and prosperous. He said, “By the grace of God, majority of Nigerians have given me another four years of continuity. We will remain focused on our promises, which remain security, economy and fighting corruption. “I want to assure you that the next four years will be peaceful, prosperous and corruption free. I, therefore, look forward to receiving your proposals so that…

An Abuja High court has rejected a move to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to redeploy the Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Mike Igini, away from the state. The ex parte injunction was sought by Mr. Stanley Okpara and had INEC and Igini as first and second respondents respectively. Recently, chieftains of the Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC called for the redeployment of Mr. Igini after they accused him of not being straight in his duties. Other independent stakeholders, however, have praised Igini’s commitment to justice. Justice O.A. Musa in rejecting…

The Lagos State Government says there’s no public holiday on Friday, March 8, advising all civil servants to be at their various duty posts. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. Bamigbetan decried reports currently circulating on social media platforms suggesting that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had declared Friday as a public holiday to enable residents to prepare for the March 9 Governorship and House of Assembly elections. He restated that all public and private schools in the state were expected to proceed on the 2nd mid-term break on Thursday 7…