About twenty-four states houses of assemblies have passed the ‘not too young to run’ bill in the country. The latest states to pass the bill are Plateau and Anambra states. The bill, which seeks to reduce the minimum age requirement for elective positions in the country, was first passed by the senate and the house […]
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The Anambra State government has prohibited the drinking of garri in the state as a measure to prevent the contraction of Lassa fever. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Akabuike, announced the ban while educating residents of the state on how to prevent the disease. “The garri you see spread along the highway while […]
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The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the just concluded Anambra governorship election, Oseloka Obaze, has rejected the result of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra. Mr. Obaze, issued a statement to that effect on Sunday, when he said the result as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not reflect what happened […]
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Incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Willie Obiano, has won the Anambra governorship election. Mr. Obiano won in all the 21 local government areas of the state with a total of about 234,071 votes. He was followed by the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Tony Nwoye. Oseloka Obaze of […]
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The Saturday election held in Anambra state has been adjudged “one of the worst” governorship election conducted in the country since the return of democracy in 1999. Clement Nwankwo, executive director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), said this during a chat with journalists in Awka, the state capital. He said contrary to how elections […]
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Incumbent Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, came under attacks Saturday after addressing his supporters at a polling unit, with activists accusing him of violating the Electoral Act. Activists said the governor’s address constituted a form of campaigning, which the law says must end 24 hours before voting. “For the purpose of this Act, the […]
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Counting of votes have started in some polling units where elections commenced on schedule in the Anambra governorship poll. It was reported that voting ended at exactly 2 p.m, and counting of votes immediately commenced in the polling units where accreditation and voting commenced between 8 a.m and 9 a.m on Saturday. INEC has 4,608 […]
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it deployed 14, 000 personnel for Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra to boost the number of personnel provided by other security agencies. The corps said the measure was also to guarantee confidence of the people in the provision of adequate security for the election. Abdullahi Muhammadu, […]
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Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Wednesday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “magic hand” to give them Tony Nwoye as governor of Anambra state. “Kogi is a young man, you made it possible for him. Kebbi is a young man, Niger is a young man, Edo is a young man, Katsina is […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a two-day official visit to Ebonyi and Anambra in the South East region of Nigeria. The president’s visit to the South-east was the first since the inception of the All Progressives Congress-led federal government in 2015. Mr. Buhari, who commenced the visit on November 14 with a […]
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