The U.S. state of Georgia is to conduct a full manual recount of the November 3 presidential election ballots in each county (local government area). Announcing this at a news briefing on Wednesday, Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, said the recount was necessitated by the close margin between the two major contenders. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is leading incumbent President Donald Trump with 2,471,906 to 2,457,794 votes, representing a difference of 14,111 votes. Raffensperger said: “With the margin being so close, it will require a full by hand recount in each county. “This will help build confidence. It will…
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Mr Mohammed Ibrahim of Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, has emerged the new National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU). Ibrahim was elected at the end of the 2nd Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of SSANU on Tuesday in Abuja. The conference has the theme “Respecting the Sanctity of Collective Bargaining in Democracy”. Others elected as members of the National Administrative Council (NAC) of SSANU include Dr Leku Ador Leku, National Deputy President, and Mr Audu Isa, Vice President, North East. Mr Abdussobor Salaam was elected Vice President, West, Mr Ken Njoku, Vice President, South…
An EFCC witness, Adariko Michael on Wednesday, alleged that two companies belonging to a former General Manager of the NNPC, Aminu Baba-kusa, received N2.2 billion. Micheal made this known while testifying on day two in the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, in the alleged two billion dollars arms deal fraud in an FCT High Court. The witness, who is an EFCC investigating officer, was led in evidence by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs He alleged that the amount was part of the N5 billion approved for the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) for the…
Niger state governor and Chairman, North Central Governors Forum, NCGF, Abubakar Sani-Bello has commiserated with the government and people of Kaduna state over the demise of former governor of the state, Balarabe Musa. In a condolence message signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mary Noel-Berje, the Governor said the deceased was a politician with passion who represented different things to different individuals. Governor Sani Bello who said his contribution to Democracy in the Country will not be forgotten in a hurry, prayed Allah to forgive him all his short comings and accept him into Aljanna Firdausi. He…
An Abuja Chief Magistrate, Musa Abdulrazaq Eneye has granted bail to six #EndSARS protesters each in the sum of N50,000 and with one surety each in the like sum. The six defendants who were arrested while wearing #RevolutionNow T-shirts during a protest at the National Assembly are Olutosin Adeniji, Yasidu Bashiru, Abdulsalam Zubairu, Kabiru Garzali, Paul Akinwumi and Devour Chomo. Before granting the bail, Chief Magistrate Eneye expressed displeasure over a malicious publication, last week on the arraignment of the EndSARS protester in the court, where he said, what transparent in the open court, were twisted and turned upside down…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate reinstatement of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), following his acceptance of the recommendations of the special Presidential Visitation Panel constituted on the matter. The directive was handed down by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu in a statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ben Goong and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. The Governing Council of UNILAG removed Ogundipe during its meeting at the National Universities Commission (NUC) headquarters on Aug. 12 and replaced him with Prof. Omololu Soyombo…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says that the N4 billion unspent money in its 2020 Budget is meant for recruitment of staff. Mr Mohammed Umar, the acting Chairman of the commission, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during its budget defence, before the House committee on EFCC. Umar said that the staff recruitment, which should have taken place in the year, was stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged the globe in the course of the year. According to him, the commission was in the process of conducting the recruitment when COVID-19 took over, and that is why…
Justice Peter Affen of an FCT High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in a N100million damages suit filed by the publisher of Power Steering Newspaper, a monthly magazine, Tom Uhia for enforcement of his fundamental rights. Uhia had through his counsel, Etuku Onah, dragged the Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba; Michael Anthony Ogbizi of the Force Criminal and Intelligent Investigation Department (FCIID), Abuja, ACP Tahir Usman; ACP Gabriel Elaigwu; Rogas Ilebel and the Nigerian Police to court. The claimant in an originating summon, dated October 20, 2020, prayed for the enforcement of his fundamental rights. Uhia sought a…
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined government and people of Kaduna State in mourning a former civilian governor of the state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa. The president, in a condolence message by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday said the deceased would be sorely missed by all Nigerians, who have diligently followed his antecedents as a voice for the voiceless. President Buhari believed Musa reflected the passion and vigour that heralded Nigeria’s independence, which steadily translated into activism for return to democracy at the height of military interregnum and had remained steadfast in the call for good and inclusive…
The University of Benin (UNIBEN), on Wednesday, said its post-direct entry (Post-UDE) admission screening exercise for the 2020/2021 academic session would hold between Dec. 14 and Dec. 16. The UNIBEN Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Benin, said that the exercise would hold in designated centres within Ugbowo campus. “The screening exercise will be conducted using the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. “All candidates are expected to be seated latest one hour before the stipulated time for their screening exercise,” she said. Ehanire further said that all applications should be made between Nov.…