Day: March 18, 2023

INEC POSTPONES GOV, ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS IN 10 LAGOS POLLING UNITS

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections in 10 polling units in the Victoria Garden City (VGC) around the Lekki area of the state. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Segun Agbaje made the announcement when he addressed reporters at the VGC. According to him, corps members deployed as ad hoc staff on Saturday were hesitant to enter the VGC estate as they alleged that they were held hostage in the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Agbaje said the commission’s ad hoc staff…

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PASTOR BURIED 579 DAYS AFTER HE FAILED TO ‘RESURRECT’

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Gauteng pastor Siva Moodley has been buried, 579 days after he died. Photographs from the funeral, which was conducted with the assistance of Destiny Church, were circulated on social media this week. In an earlier article, IOL reported that Moodley’s body had been kept at a Johannesburg mortuary since his death on August 15, 2021. Moodley, 53, the founder of The Miracle Centre in the north of Johannesburg, died after falling ill. The “Post” reported that his family and members of the church used to visit the funeral home to…

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TIGHT RACE AS NIGERIANS ELECT 28 GOVERNORS, 993 STATE LEGISLATORS TODAY

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After one week of postponement, the stage is finally set. The Governorship and State Assembly elections will be held today. There will also be 11 senatorial and 35 House of Representatives polls that were not concluded or conducted on February 25. In spite of the fear of violence and voters’ apathy, no fewer than 87.209 million Nigerians who collected their Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, out of the 93.469 million registered voters will decide who will occupy 28 governorship seats and 993 legislative positions across the country. The outcome of the…

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ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION: BUHARI CHANGES THE EQUATION IN NEW BILL

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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the constitutional amendment allowing states in the country to licence, generate, transmit, and distribute electricity. This was made known in a tweet by the presidential media spokesperson, Tolu Ogunlesi, on Friday. He tweeted, “President #MBuhari has signed 16 constitution amendment bills into law. By this signing, State Houses of Assembly & judiciaries now have constitutionally guaranteed financial independence, while railways have moved from Exclusive Legislative List to the concurrent list. “Another landmark change: By virtue of the presidential assent, Nigerian states can now…

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GHANA HOLDS STATE FUNERAL FOR CHRISTIAN ATSU, FOOTBALLER WHO DIED IN TURKEY EARTHQUAKE

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Hundreds of people including Ghana’s president have paid their last respects to Christian Atsu, who died in last month’s earthquake in Turkey. He was honoured with a state funeral in the capital, Accra. The 31-year-old footballer was buried on Friday in his home village. “In life I love you darling, in death I’ll do the same,” read the tearful tribute from the footballer’s widow, Marie-Claire Rupio. She was overcome with emotion and handed her speech to Atsu’s sister to finish reading. “You did not go alone, for part of me…

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