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Sunday
*The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), cancelled election results from Local Government Areas in the River State rerun election due to violence and irregularities.
Monday
*National Economic Committee retreat begins in Abuja. At the summit, President Buhari promises 10,000MW power supply within three years.
*The All Progressive Congress (APC) in River State holds a press conference in Port Harcourt, expressing dissatisfaction at the re-run election. The party also blames the process on irregularities, inappropriate security among other shortcomings, saying the election was below acceptable standards. Lagos State begins integrity tests on Lekki gardens buildings.
*Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, dares President Buhari, says State of Emergency won’t work in Ekiti, River States.
*Nigerian CEOs join their counterparts on the continent to attend the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Cote D’ivoire.
*Coach of Nigerian senior national football team, the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia has settled for six home based players ahead of the qualifiers against the Pharaohs of Egypt.
Tuesday
*The Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC), arraigned in absentia, a former leader of Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The former militant leader was arraigned over a N34billion fraud. He was charged along with a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, Kemi Engozu and others.
*A lawmaker representing Efon Constituency of Ekiti State, Afolabi Akanni, who was in detention at the Department of State Services facilities, regained freedom and currently on admission in a private hospital.
*The two-day National Economic Summit ended in Abuja after which the governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose took a swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari, claiming the President does not have the technical competence needed to solve the nation’s problems.
*Nigerian international and Arsenal Football Club of London’s player, 19 year old Alex Iwobi, who arrived for the AFCON qualifier match against Egypt, reportedly suffered food poisoning.
Wednesday
* A former Niger Delta militant leader aka Tompolo was arraigned in absentia at a Federal
High Court along with some other persons.
* Boko Haram militants abducted 16 women and girls in a raid in Adamawa State
* The Nigerian Senate passed the 2016 Budget.
*Boko Haram militants abducted 16 women and girls in Adamawa State.
Thursday 24th
* Gunmen in Port Harcourt, River State shooting sporadically to gain entrance into an INEC office, killed a police Sergeant and another civilian .
* A pregnant woman and taking her two other children to school in Abeokuta was killed along with one of her children when a building collapsed on them.
* Nigerian Christians joined their counterparts around the world to mark the Maundy Thursday preceding the good Friday .
Friday
*A market in Kano was gutted by fire which destroyed property worth millions of naira.
*Unknown gun men opened fire, killing a policeman in satellite town area of Lagos.
*Nigerian Christians joined their counterparts across the world to mark the Good Friday.
*Nigeria’s Super Eagles were forced to a one all draw by their Egyptian counterparts in Kaduna venue of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Saturday
*Fuel shortage bites harder as long ques for petrol continued in Lagos.
*Nigerian authority wants Cameroonian government to investigate the claim of a female suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon before detonating a bomb. The girl had claimed to be one of the abducted Chibok girls.
