Tinubu Appoints Ilori as NACA DG

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Temitope Ilori, the daughter of ex-Osun state Governor and the first interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Adebisi Akande, as the new and first female Director-General of the National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA). Dr. Ilori was also the Commissioner for Health from 2011 to 2014 during the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as governor of Osun State. The appointment is contained in a statement by the Head of Public Relations and Protocol of NACA, Toyin Aderibigbe, on Thursday.

Senator Okpebholo Declared Winner Of Edo APC Gov Primaries

Monday Okpebholo, senator representing Edo Central, has been declared the winner of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship election in the state. He polled 12,433 to defeat his closest rival, Hon Dennis Odahosa, the member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives who scored 6,541 votes. Bassey Otu, governor of Cross River and the chairman of the APC supplementary primary election, declared Okpebholo winner on Friday, in Benin.

INEC Suspends Rerun Elections In Enugu, Kano, Akwa Ibom

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has suspended the ongoing rerun elections in specific constituencies in Enugu, Kano and Akwa Ibom States due to disruptions, irregularities and abduction of election officials. The affected areas are Enugu South 1 State Constituency, Enugu State, Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency, Akwa Ibom State and Kunchi/Tsanyawa State Constituency, Kano State.

Just In: President Tinubu Orders Reopening Of Land, Air Borders With Niger Republic

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the reopening of Nigeria's land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. The president has also directed the lifting of other sanctions against the country "with immediate effect". The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, while revealing this in a statement on Wednesday said the presidential directive is in compliance with ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its extraordinary summit on February 24, 2024, in Abuja.

FG Arraigns Adebutu, Others Over Vote Buying

The Federal Government on Tuesday arraigned Oladipupo Adebutu alongside five others before an Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the State capital, on seven count charges, bordering on vote buying and other offenses in a case number B/10c/2023 (FRN Vs Adebutu &Ors). Adebutu, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the gubernatorial election held on March 18, 2023, was accused of inducement during the poll by security agents alongside other members of his party. He was alleged to have ordered through his bank the issuance of 200,000 preloaded ATM Verve cards with N10,000 and distributed the same on the day of the election across the state with the criminal intention of inducing voters in the state. The accused plus six others were later charged to court by the police, Adebutu was said to have journeyed out of the country for medical attention and returned in December 2023.

Over 4.6million Voters Expected In Rerun, Bye-Elections In 26 States - INEC

A total of 4,613,291 voters are expected to participate in the upcoming re-run and bye-elections set to hold in 26 states of the Federation on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, INEC Chairman, Professor Yakubu Mahmood, made the disclosure when he led a delegation to the Headquarters of the Nigerian Air Force in Abuja on Monday to request the NAF’s assistance to deliver election materials to three locations in the North-East, South-East and South-West where the election will be taken place.