Politics

Tension In Bayelsa As Supreme Court Nulifies APC Lyon’s Candidacy.

February 13, 2020 0

There is high level of tension in Yenagoa the Bayelsa state capital and its environs as the supreme court Thursday nullified the candidacy of chief David Lyon,the state's Governor-elect and APC guber candidate in the recently conducted Governorship election following a suit instituted against his running mate,Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo on certificate forgery.

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FG Should Drop Fruitless Attempt To Control Social Media-MRA

February 6, 2020 0

MRA

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) yesterday has accused the Federal Government of hopelessly losing its way, and called on it to abandon its fruitless preoccupation with controlling social media content in Nigeria. It urged the Government to retrace its steps by focusing on its primary purpose, which is ensuring the security and welfare of the people. Citing Section 14(2)(b) of the …

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INEC Staffers Not Partisan-Commission

February 6, 2020 0

Inec

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that its members of staff are not partisan. In a release made available to National Wire and signed by INEC’s  National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq, the electoral body said it conducted general elections in 2019 to fill 1,558 positions. Judging the election to be well …

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Nnewi Investment Summit To Hold February 6th And 7th

January 31, 2020 0

As part of efforts to draw attention to the economic opportunities in some of Nigeria’s industrial clusters and grow the Made in Nigeria mindset, Ford Foundation and a group of experts and industrialists have come together to organize and sponsors an investment summit for Nnewi the manufacturing hub located at south-eastern part of Nigeria.

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