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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bauchi State, alleging irregularities. The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, in a statement on Monday, asked INEC to probe alleged overvoting, BVAS compromise and widespread violence during the governorship election in the state. Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared the winner of the 18 March governorship election in Bauchi on Monday. The INEC said Mr Mohammed had 525,280 votes, while the APC candidate Sadique Abubakar polled 432,272 votes. The Returning Officer, Abdulkarim…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the top global trade association of airlines, has appealed to the Nigerian government to allow international airlines repatriate their funds trapped in the country. The association said the amount airlines have been unable to repatriate from the country rose to $743.7 million in January from $662 million it stood last December. IATA raised the concerns on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the Aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, in Abuja. In his remarks, IATA Area Manager, West and Central Africa, Samson Fatokun, who led the team hinted that Nigeria has been the country with the…

Kylian Mbappe has succeeded the retired Hugo Lloris as France captain, a source close to the team told AFP on Monday. Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe, 24, accepted the proposal after discussions with coach Didier Deschamps earlier in the day. Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris brought an end to his international career in January after losing the World Cup final a month earlier. Lloris, 36, had been skipper for more than a decade. … Read the full article here

I congratulate all the elected governors, irrespective of whether their elections were flawed or not, and implore them to be courageous and determined to make an impact. The task ahead of developing Nigeria is enormous and calls for selfless leadership and sacrifice. I hope for healthy competition among the governors to outperform each other. They should learn from each other to do the right thing and shun all forms of greed and reckless impunity that have marred some other governors. The gubernatorial and state Houses of Assembly elections have come and gone in most states. Unfortunately in some states, it…

Nigeria’s long-anticipated 2023 general election is around the corner and the presidential candidates of the 18 registered political parties have released their manifestos or agenda to convince the electorate on why they should be voted as the nation’s next president. A manifesto, a publication issued by a candidate or political party before an election, contains the set of policies that the candidate or party stands for and would wish to implement if elected. It is mainly a promise, an implied contract between the people and a political party or candidate, presented to the voters on which basis their votes are…

Prior to the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities in Nigeria, palm oil was a major agricultural export crop and a top foreign exchange earner for the country in the 1950s and 1960s. Nigeria was the largest producer of palm oil in the world but has fallen to the fifth position with an average production of 1.4 million metric tonnes. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Okomu oil plantation agriculture coordinator, Billy Ghansah, speaks on the effects of climate change on oil palm production in Nigeria. PT: How is climate change affecting palm oil production? Ghansah: Climate change is…

The controversial Nigerian preacher, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has expressed strong opinions about the recently concluded Nigerian general elections. The country had its presidential and National Assembly elections on 25 February in which the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was declared as the winner by INEC. The Governorship and State Assembly elections were held last Saturday. Reports say the elections were characterised by widespread voter intimidation in some states like Enugu, Rivers, including Lagos State. This has not gone down well with notable Nigerians who have openly condemned the election malpractice. One of them is Apostle…

Six of the invited Super Eagles players for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Guinea Bissau’s Djurtus have already arrived in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja officials of the team have confirmed. The early arrivals in Abuja as confirmed via a tweet from the Super Eagles Twitter handle on Monday morning are Kevin Akpoguma, Joe Aribo, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi and Semi Ajayi. Camp officially opens today, 6 players already in. Akpoguma, Aribo, Iheanacho, Lookman, Iwobi, Ajayi. #NGAGNB #AFCON2023Q #SoarSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/X4nQeZTdWV — 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) March 20, 2023 Apart from Akpoguma, the other five…

APC’s Uba Sani Wins Kaduna Governorship Election by chokekachy: 10:13pm On Mar 20 13 Likes 2 Shares Re: APC’s Uba Sani Wins Kaduna Governorship Election by ManirBK: 10:13pm On Mar 20Mugambo Hushwa Jagaban Hushwa (HAPPY)congratulations APC Brothers 63 Likes 11 SharesRe: APC’s Uba Sani Wins Kaduna Governorship Election by frank14011991(m): 10:18pm On Mar 20Penguin2 the hater of APC and Islam, if you continue to play religious politics, power will continue to rotate between north, west and south south. South East and northern Christians will be left behind with their religious politics politics 71 Likes 11 SharesRe: APC’s Uba Sani Wins…

Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has congratulated the governor-elect, Mohammed Umar Bago on his victory at the just-concluded Governorship and State Assembly elections held in the state. Bello in a statement, described the victory of Bago as “a victory for a stronger Niger”. While applauding the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a successful exercise, he acknowledged that despite the few flaws recorded in the entire process, there were many positives in the 2023 general elections in its entirety. Bello also called on the Governor-elect to extend hands of fellowship to those that contested with him and ensure that…