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FULL LIST: Nigeria ranks fifth globally in daily social media usage

Nigerians rank among the world’s top social media users, with 2024 data placing the country fifth globally for average daily time spent online. According to figures from Cable.co.uk and We Are Social in 2024, posted by World of Statistics on X on Sunday, Nigerians spend an average of 3 hours and 23 minutes per day
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Nigerians rank among the world’s top social media users, with 2024 data placing the country fifth globally for average daily time spent online. According to figures from Cable.co.uk and We Are Social in 2024, posted by World of Statistics on X on Sunday, Nigerians spend an average of 3 hours and 23 minutes per day

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Ondo election: Gov Aiyedatiwa speaks on drawing N1.2 billion as security vote

Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has described as lies from the pit of hell, the allegations that he receives N1.2 billion as security votes for the state. He stated this in Akure, the state capital, during the Ondo State governorship election debate put together by Channels Television and its partners. The debate was an
Ondo election: Gov Aiyedatiwa speaks on drawing N1.2 billion as security vote

Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has described as lies from the pit of hell, the allegations that he receives N1.2 billion as security votes for the state.

He stated this in Akure, the state capital, during the Ondo State governorship election debate put together by Channels Television and its partners.

The debate was an avenue for the governorship candidates to tell the people their developmental plans for the state.

Both men, former deputy governors to the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, are running on the platforms of the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Aiyadatiwa, who is seeking election in the November 16 governorship election, accused the PDP candidate Agboola Ajayi, of telling lies to the whole world about the monthly security allocations.

“You don’t just play politics by coming here to the whole world that somebody is drawing N1.2 billion as a security vote. That is a lie from the pit of hell,” he said, without divulging the exact amount he gets as security votes.

The governor explained that every spending done in government has a budgetary provision for it, arguing that his administration will act above the budget.

He directed the PDP governorship candidate to crosscheck his information before giving out inaccurate information that could be misleading to the public.

Ondo election: Gov Aiyedatiwa speaks on drawing N1.2 billion as security vote

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Rivers crisis: I met dead system, need more power – Fubara

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has disclosed that his administration met a dead system upon assumption of office. Fubara spoke on Sunday at the 18th anniversary celebration of Omega Power Ministries, OPM, and Chibuzor Chinyere’s 51st birthday. He also urged people of the state to pray for him to have power to defend humanity
Rivers crisis: I met dead system, need more power – Fubara

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has disclosed that his administration met a dead system upon assumption of office.

Fubara spoke on Sunday at the 18th anniversary celebration of Omega Power Ministries, OPM, and Chibuzor Chinyere’s 51st birthday.

He also urged people of the state to pray for him to have power to defend humanity in the state.

According to Fubara: “Those of us outside understand your contribution to humanity, how many of our schools are still functioning to provide that level of training, it’s no longer there.

“We met a dead system which we are trying to revive, but you are doing it as a private person, so why won’t God bless you?

“I want more power for the progress of Rivers State, more power for the defence of humanity in Rivers State.

“What you owe us is just one thing, to continue to pray for us not to lose focus because we know the devil is always at work to always derail people in governance, continue to pray for us.

“With your prayers, the purpose of governance will be achieved in Rivers State.”

Fubara and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike have been fighting over the control of the state.

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LG elections: NASS should avert imminent dictatorship in Nigeria – Jarigbe

The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has observed that the legal framework empowering State Independent Electoral Commissions, SIECs, in Nigeria is fundamentally flawed and should be correctly swiftly to avert imminent dictatorship. In a statement issued in Calabar at the end of the Local Government election in Cross River State
LG elections: NASS should avert imminent dictatorship in Nigeria – Jarigbe

The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has observed that the legal framework empowering State Independent Electoral Commissions, SIECs, in Nigeria is fundamentally flawed and should be correctly swiftly to avert imminent dictatorship.

In a statement issued in Calabar at the end of the Local Government election in Cross River State on 2nd November, 2024, where APC won all the positions, Jarigbe called on the National Assembly to enact a law that genuinely strengthens SIECs and supports democracy at the local level.

He observed that across the country, there is a consistent trend where State Governments control electoral outcomes, leaving little room for opposition parties to participate meaningfully or to garner lawful votes in Local Government elections.

He said if left unchanged, Nigeria’s democracy stands on the edge of a precipice, with the risk of a slide into governance dictated by personal interests rather than by the will of the people.

He cautioned that it is very dangerous to leave the conduct of Local Government elections in the absolute control of those who fund the process.

He insisted that “for true autonomy to be realized, election conduct must be free from the undue influence of State Governments.

“As a country, we face a clear choice between descending into dictatorship or preserving our democracy.

“It is imperative that we pass the necessary laws to shield our democratic processes, or we risk further erosion of our values and principles.”

Referring to the just concluded local council election in Cross River and few other states, Jarigbe said, “What we have witnessed is nothing short of an affront to the spirit of democracy.

“Our political landscape has become farcical, and the international community is watching our failures with disappointment.”

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Expert warns EFCC, CBN against online card pin use

A Nigerian-British information security expert, Dr. Kingsley Aguoru, has raised alarm over the continued use of card PINs for online payments, urging the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to address what he describes as a pressing security risk to Nigerians’ finances. In a petition obtained by The PUNCH on
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A Nigerian-British information security expert, Dr. Kingsley Aguoru, has raised alarm over the continued use of card PINs for online payments, urging the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to address what he describes as a pressing security risk to Nigerians’ finances. In a petition obtained by The PUNCH on

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