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Builders council urges govs to enact, enforce planning laws

The Chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria, Dr. Samson Opaluwah, has issued an urgent call to state governors to enact and enforce planning laws to address the increasing frequency of building collapses across Nigeria. Speaking at the 24th Induction Ceremony of new builders in Abuja on Thursday, where 329 inductees were formally
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The Chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria, Dr. Samson Opaluwah, has issued an urgent call to state governors to enact and enforce planning laws to address the increasing frequency of building collapses across Nigeria. Speaking at the 24th Induction Ceremony of new builders in Abuja on Thursday, where 329 inductees were formally

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Bayelsa LP gov candidate, running mate resign, seek new platform

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Bayelsa governorship election, Udengs Eradiri, and his running mate, Commodore Benjamin Nathus (retd.), have announced their resignations from the party. It was gathered that most of the local government chairmen of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State also joined Eradiri and Nathus in leaving the
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The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Bayelsa governorship election, Udengs Eradiri, and his running mate, Commodore Benjamin Nathus (retd.), have announced their resignations from the party. It was gathered that most of the local government chairmen of the Labour Party in Bayelsa State also joined Eradiri and Nathus in leaving the

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INEC has identified 142 recommendations on electoral process – Yakubu

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday said the Commission has identified 142 recommendations on the electoral process. The recommendations relate to the general state of preparedness, voter management, voter education and public communication, political parties and candidate management, electoral operations and logistics management. They also concern election officials
INEC has identified 142 recommendations on electoral process – Yakubu

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday said the Commission has identified 142 recommendations on the electoral process.

The recommendations relate to the general state of preparedness, voter management, voter education and public communication, political parties and candidate management, electoral operations and logistics management.

They also concern election officials and personnel, partnership and collaboration, monitoring and supervision, election technology, voting and result management, election security, electoral offences and the electoral legal framework.

Yakubu spoke at a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, in Abuja on Thursday

It was the Commission’s last consultative meeting for the year and it focused on the more detailed issues of planning and learning from the experience of the 2023 General Election.

He explained that out of the 142 recommendations, 86 require administrative action by the Commission.

Yakubu said it was pertinent that the Commission engage first with the RECs because of their frontline role in the implementation of the recommendations.

He also disclosed that 48 recommendations require action by a variety of stakeholders, including security agencies, mobile network operators, statutory bodies, political parties, transport unions, civil society organisations and the media.

“There are eight recommendations that require legislative action by the National Assembly. Very soon, the Commission will make a presentation to the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Electoral Matters as they continue to deliberate on electoral reform.

“Among the major highlights of the Commission’s recommendations is the imperative of legal clarity in result management, with regard to manual transfer versus the electronic transmission of results.

“The Commission also believes that with the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), the use of the Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVC) as the sole means of identification for voter accreditation on Election Day should be reviewed.

“Those who already have the PVCs can still use them to vote, but going forward, computer-generated slips issued to the voter or even downloaded from the Commission’s website will suffice for voter accreditation.

“This will not only save cost, it will also eliminate the issues around the collection of PVCs and the diabolical practice of buying up the cards from voters in order to disenfranchise them,” Yakubu added.

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‘We don’t need you’ – Fani-Kayode tells Kemi Badenoch

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has told the leader of the United Kingdom, UK, Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, that Nigeria doesn’t need her. Fani-Kayode made the statement in a post on his X handle on Thursday. He said: “No you are not & neither do we need or want you to. You are however
‘We don’t need you’ – Fani-Kayode tells Kemi Badenoch

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has told the leader of the United Kingdom, UK, Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, that Nigeria doesn’t need her.

Fani-Kayode made the statement in a post on his X handle on Thursday.

He said: “No you are not & neither do we need or want you to. You are however doing PR for the House Ni*gers Association & the racist, fascist scum that constitutes the far right wing of your adopted country. Do us a favour by shutting your foul mouth, dropping ‘Kemi’ as your name & changing it to ‘Aunty Jemimah’ instead.”

The statement comes after Kemi replied Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, saying she stands by her remarks about Nigeria despite criticism that she is denigrating the country.

Badenoch had allegedly described her upbringing in Nigeria as being overshadowed by fear and insecurity in a country plagued by corruption.

Reacting to the statement, Shettima on Monday accused Kemi of denigrating Nigeria.

Shettima spoke on Monday at the 10th Annual Migration Dialogue at the State House in Abuja.

The Vice President went on to ask Badenoch to remove the “Kemi” from her name if she was not proud of her nation of origin.

Replying Shettima, the Conservative Party leader reiterated her position on previous comments. She insisted that she was not doing PR for Nigeria.

‘We don’t need you’ – Fani-Kayode tells Kemi Badenoch