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Lagos State Government has expressed displeasure with the promoters of the “Gangs of Lagos” film/series over what it described as “cultural misrepresentation” as well as portraying the culture of the state in a derogatory manner. In a reaction by the state government, the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar did not meet the constitutional requirements to be declared winner of the February 25 election. The Commission urged the Presidential Election Petition Court to dismiss the petition by Atiku and his party.…
Harry assured that the postponement would not affect the conduct of the Population and Housing Census scheduled to hold from May 3 to May 7.
Senate Spokesperson, Ajibola Bashiru said the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC will take a decision on zoning the leadership of the 10th National Assembly at the end of the Ramadan fast. Bashiru disclosed this while speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. He…
The statement partly read,” The management of INEC in Rivers State wishes to inform all political parties and the entire public that the supplementary election for Port Harcourt II and Khana/Gokana federal constituencies earlier announced by the Commission will hold this Saturday, April 15, 2023 by 8.30am in the LGAs/registration areas.
He also said security agencies in the state have confirmed the receipt of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s directive to fish out perpetrators of the mass killings across the state.
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has kicked over the House of Representatives Bill mandating Nigeria-trained medical and dental practitioners to practise for five years before being granted full licence. NARD, made its position known in a communique issued at the end of the emergency extended National Officers’ Committee…
The Lagos State candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has petitioned the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal of Lagos State, calling for the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, and the Labour Party, LP candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour in the March…
The FIRS in Nigeria is the agency of the Federal Government Agency statutorily charged with the responsibility and powers to assess, collect, account and enforce payment of taxes accruable to the Government of the federation.
According to research firm Pathmatics, in January fourteen of the top 30 advertisers on Twitter stopped advertising on the platform since Musk took charge on October 27.