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INEC suspends poll in parts of Kogi, ballot snatcher killed EFCC seizes N11m cash, arrests vote-buyers Over 70% results uploaded on IReV By Clement A. Oloyede (Abuja), Titus Eleweke, Praise Ajibade (Owerri), Labaran Tijani, Baba Martins, Abbas Jimoh (Lokoja), Bassey Willie, Friday Peter & Victor Edozie (Yenagoa) The off-season governorship elections conducted yesterday…
A mobile court sitting in Benin City, headed by Chief Magistrate Bright Eraze Oniha, on Tuesday, convicted 11 persons for disobeying the directive of the Edo State government on compulsory use of face masks and the restriction of movement. The convicted persons, who were arrested at various locations in the state capital, pleaded guilty to the offence and asked for leniency from the Chief Magistrate. x The court ordered the convicted persons to carry out three hours of community service within the premises of the Edo State High Court, Benin City. Two other ...
Buhari admits COVID-19 exposed Nigeria’s technology deficit Olalekan Adetayo, Adeyinka Adedipe and Tony Okafor The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the technology and innovation gap between Nigeria and the developed world. He however said the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure was strategically positioned to fill the gap. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled “President Buhari directs NASENI to bridge gaps in COVID-19 research, tech...