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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured Ondo voters that it would not disappoint them in the Saturday (today)’s governorship election in the state, expressing its readiness for the poll. INEC National Commissioner Supervising Ondo, Ogun and Osun States, Professor Kunle Ajayi, stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today in Akure, Ondo State capital,…

.. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, on Thursday, announced that it has successfully energized the Ugwuaji – Apir 330kV transmission Line 2 25 days after it was vandalized. NewsNGR recalls that the 330kV Ugwuaji – Apir transmission lines had been out of service since October 21st, 2024, due to the vandalism of the…

Residents of Ondo State will file out on Saturday to elect the next governor, 11 months after the death of former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Data from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) indicates that 18 governorship candidates will be participating in the election. The candidates include: Falaiye Abraham Ajibola (A), Akinuli Fred Omolere (AA), Ajayi…

.. A fire broke out Tuesday night at Imperio International, a factory situated at 6 Ayodele Diyan Street, off Ladipo Oluwole Street, in Ikeja, Lagos, causing extensive damage to goods. Among the items destroyed were body sprays, perfumes, and creams, with the flames partially impacting a twin warehouse block. The Director of the Lagos…

.. The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), has urged women and youth to take a more active role in the fight against corruption and other social vices in Nigeria. Dr. Aliyu, in his welcome address at a one-day workshop for women and…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said its operatives have sealed Purity Agro Chemical Centre in Gboko, Benue State. The agency said the warehouse contained 724 cartons of expired Patriarc agrochemicals. NAFDAC revealed this on Friday via a statement posted on its official X handle. The statement reads: “NAFDAC has…

.. Israel expects the U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump, to take a hard line against Iran and its nuclear ambitions if the region must enjoy relative peace. Israel’s Energy Minister Eli Cohen, disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with Reuters, saying the country expects the stability experienced during Trump’s first term in office. Cohen…

The wife of the president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commissioned the upgraded runway of the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Onueke Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Oluremi Tinubu arrived at the airport with a Nigerian Air Force plane marked 5N-FGV that landed at 3:18 pm and was received by Governor Francis Nwifuru…

.. The joy of the Ogu-Itu Mbonuso community in Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State knew no bounds as Governor Umo Eno commissioned a solar-powered water scheme with reticulation network in the area. This is coming after decades of the people living without a clean source of water. Inaugurating the project, Gov…

The National Judicial Council, NJC, has dismissed four separate petitions filed against Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja over judgements he delivered on Rivers State political matters. The petitions written to the NJC were predicated on allegations that the judge was induced with $1 million, a bulletproof car and a gift…

.. The World Bank has announced plans to activate an “emergency response” in Lebanon to support the “urgent needs” of residents affected by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. In a report quoted by Al Jazeera on Thursday, the World Bank estimated the physical damages and economic loses due to the conflict at $8.5bn,…

The Osun State Police Command has arrested one Adeyemi Adijat and four other males for the alleged murder of Adewale Temitope. The Police Command made this known during a suspect parade in Osogbo on Thursday. According to a statement made available to DAILY POST, Adeyemi Temitope was beaten to death when he and an accomplice…

.. The Abia State government has urged the Cooperative Motors Union of Abia State and the National Union of Road Transport Workers to operate in peace in the state, promising full security assistance to enable them to operate smoothly. Commissioner for Transport Hon Dr Chimezie Ukaegbu stated this in his office in Umuahia on…

Prominent northern politicians have taken to tackling each other over national security issues as Senator Shehu Sani who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly told the two-time governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, to appreciate how the present administration tackled insecurity instead of politicising issue in his comment on the National Security Adviser,…

.. Troops of the Nigerian military have recovered an estimated sum of N1,021,412,950 following an operation in the nation’s Niger Delta region. Following the raid, the troops destroyed 13 crude oil cooking ovens, 20 dugout pits, 73 boats, 25 storage tanks and 59 illegal refining sites. Other items recovered include three barges, seven speedboats,…

A newborn baby has been found dead in a refuse dump in Bauchi metropolis. The discovery was made by residents of Kobi Street, near Wunti Gate, who found the baby wrapped in black leather bags on Thursday. According to the community leader of Wunti North, Musa Jibrin, in an interview with journalists, the baby was…

.. The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI, has demolished 138 shanties in the Ajao Estate area, where tenants reportedly paid between N60,000 and N100,000 in rent to an organised syndicate. The demolition resulted in the dislodgement of 169 illegal residents occupying the Ajao Estate Canal…

Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju on Friday suggested a solution to the political impasse between Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Adeyanju charged Fubara to challenge Wike headlong as a measure towards resolving the political crisis in the state. Addressing a press conference in Abuja,…

.. Dangote Cement Plc has announced plans to issue its Series I bonds under its N300bn multi-instrument issuance programme. This was contained in the company’s notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited seen by NewsNGR. This development follows the approval of the bond issuance by the company’s Board of Directors and the receipt of necessary…

The Federal Government says it is committed to upholding compensations awarded by court judgements relevant to environmental and social justice across the Niger Delta region. It said this is in recognition of the importance of environmental Justice needed to achieve sustainable development for a peaceful existence. Speaking during an interactive session on “Stakeholders’ Capacity to…