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Akwa Ibom Resident Commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mike Igini, says politicians who pick two nomination forms risk two years of imprisonment. Speaking this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Igini said that it is an offence under the Electoral Act 2022 for politicians to obtain multiple nomination forms. Section 115 (D) of the Act states a person who signs a nomination paper or result form as a candidate in more than one constituency at the same election commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a maximum term of imprisonment for two years.…

Embattled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Umo Bassey Eno, has replaced his earlier WAEC Confirmation of Result with Testimonial of his alma mater at Federal High Court, Uyo. Mr Akan Okon, an aspirant in the May 25 PDP governorship primary at Godswsill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo is dragging Umo Eno, the winner of the said primary to the court on the allegations that Eno is parading forged West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate in his bid to actualise the governorship ambition. The court presided by Justice Agatha Okeke had at a joint but amended statement saw how defendants Eno…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has nabbed eight suspects and impounded seven trucks containing 315,000 litres of suspected adulterated Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Akwa Ibom. The NSDC Commandant in Akwa Ibom, Mr Suleman Mafara, said this while addressing newsmen at the command’s exhibits yard in Uyo on Monday. Mafara said the suspects were arrested based on intelligence and surveillance by operatives of the Anti-Vandals unit of the NSCDC Ibom command on July 7 along Calabar-Itu Highway, barely 24 hours after his assumption of duty in the state. Read also NSCDC Nabs 14 adulterated Automotive Gas Oil suspects…

“Davido Is A G.O.A.T”: Davido’s AGT Album has Surpassed 1 billion streams on all platforms. According to Sony, Davido’s “AGoodTime” album has just surpassed 1 billion streams. This was as Nigerian Grammy award-winning artist, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy set a new record on the global streaming platform, Spotify with 3 billion streams across all credits. Read also Davido offers Five-Year scholarship to Ghanaian student O2 Arena show: Greenwich London Council fines Davido N190 million Davido releases N250 million to 292 orphanages The album “A GOOD TIME” by Davido is the first Nigerian album to reach 1 Billion Views on Major…

The Emir of Birnin ‘Yandoto of Tsafe Local Government Area, Alhaji Aliyu Marafa, has incurred the wrath of Zamfara Government for conferring a chieftaincy title on a banditry kingpin, Ado Alero. Alero was turbaned as the Sarkin Fulani by the Emir on Saturday. The decision to confer the title on the banditry kingpin was premised on the pivotal role he played during a recent peace process locally arranged between the emirate and the bandits terrorising Tsafe Local Government Area. Read also Banditry: Zamfara Govt Suspends 2 Traditional Rulers Nigerian Govt Bans Mining Activities Again, Declares Zamfara No-Fly Zone Nigerian Govt…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke for winning the 2022 Osun governorship election. After the announcement of Adeleke’s victory by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday, Buhari posted a congratulatory message via his official Twitter account. “I congratulate Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, on his victory in the Osun governorship election,” he wrote. “The people of Osun have expressed their will through the ballot. This is what democracy is all about: respect for the will of the people. Read also Adeleke Shocks incumbent Oyetola in Osun Governorship race #osundecides2022: PDP and APC…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, has emerged as the 31st President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. Maikyau, SAN, polled 22,342 votes to defeat his major challenger, Chief J. K. Gadzama, SAN, who got 10,842 votes out of a total of 34,564 votes that were cast for the position. The third contender for the NBA top position, Mr. Taidi Gunu, garnered 1,380 votes, representing four per cent of a total number of 34,554 votes that were cast for the position. Other national officers of the NBA who emerged from the election that commenced by 12 a.m…

Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, has floored the incumbent Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship election held in Osun State. Adeleke polled 403,371 votes to emerge victorious while the runner-up Oyetola scored 375,027 votes. The election was held across the 30 local government areas of the state amid tight security with political parties adopting new methods of vote-buying. Read also #osundecides2022: PDP and APC in tight Polls Oyetola races ahead rivals in early results of Osun APC Governorship primary Osun Police Begin Manhunt For Killers Of 6 Family Members The INEC…

The recent issuance of a 48-hour ultimatum by Akwa Ibom Government to relevant authorities in the state to evacuate refuse along Uyo Village Road is one directive many people hail as a positive one. This was because the ‘mountainous’ refuse helped to hinder human and vehicular movement as trucks which could not access the ravine always dump refuse along the site as well as caused health hazard to residents and passers-by along the road. For four consecutive years (back-to-back basis), Akwa Ibom won and retained the coveted trophy as the cleanest state in the South-South geopolitical zone and in 36 states of the federation.…

Israel Umoh A 35-year-old woman from Ndot Usung Idim, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom is inconsolable over the death of her child in a police cell in the state. Mercy Peter Columbus Inyang was arrested by operatives of State Criminal Investigation Department and detained at the facility of Akwa Ibom Police Command, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo Local Government Area over her inability to pay bail fund. The ‘acting’ village head of Ndot Usung Idim, one Sunday James, was said to have ‘reportedly’ lodged complaint against her for allegedly flouting the villager’s directive. Read also Police Launch…