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Soludo Hails Tinubu, INEC, Says Anambra Poll Nigeria’s Gold Standard

Soludo Hails Tinubu, INEC, Says Anambra Poll Nigeria’s Gold Standard

Soludo Hails Tinubu, INEC, Says Anambra Poll Nigeria’s Gold Standard Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has described Saturday’s governorship election as the best organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state so far. Soludo stated this while speaking in Awka on Sunday after being declared the winner of the November 8 governorship election by INEC. The Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Edoba Omoregie, announced the result at INEC’s headquarters in Awka, declaring Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance the winner with 422,664 votes. He said Soludo defeated his closest rival, Chief…
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AnambraDecides2025: Soludo Wins All Anambra LGs, Set To Be Declared Winner

AnambraDecides2025: Soludo Wins All Anambra LGs, Set To Be Declared Winner

AnambraDecides2025: Soludo Wins All Anambra LGs, Set To Be Declared Winner Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the incumbent governor of Anambra State, is set to be declared re-elected for a second term after winning Saturday’s election in all the 21 local government areas of the state. As of the time of this report, INEC had formally announced the results at its headquarters in Awka, but was still conducting a final calculation of the figures before declaring Mr Soludo the winner of the election. To be declared the winner, a candidate must secure the highest number of votes and at least 25 per…
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Data-Driven Governance In Practice: Appraising Gov. Alex Otti’s Abia(2023-2025) Through Kassen’s Open- Data Lens – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Data-Driven Governance In Practice: Appraising Gov. Alex Otti’s Abia(2023-2025) Through Kassen’s Open- Data Lens – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Data-Driven Governance in Practice: Appraising Gov. Alex Otti’s Abia (2023–2025) through Kassen’s Open-Data Lens Maxat Kassen’s Open Data Governance and Its Actors: Theory and Practice argues that credible reform happens when governments move beyond rhetoric to build “data value-chains”: publishing usable information, enabling intermediaries (media, civic tech, auditors) to interrogate it, and then translating that scrutiny into better policy. In this view, actors—not abstractions—do the work: executives who mandate disclosure, treasuries and CIOs who standardize formats, civil society that reuses data, and legislatures that codify norms. Judged against that framework, Abia State under Gov. Alex Otti shows many of the…
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Prof. Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi Appointed Substative Vice-Chancellor, University Of Abuja – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Prof. Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi Appointed Substative Vice-Chancellor, University Of Abuja – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Prof. Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi — Substantive Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja. The University of Abuja community, together with its alumni, partners, and the broader Nigerian academic family, warmly celebrates the appointment of Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja. His emergence at the helm of this great institution heralds a new era of academic renewal, visionary leadership, and transformative excellence. A distinguished scholar of clinical anatomy and biomedical anthropology, Professor Fawehinmi embodies a rare blend of intellectual depth, cultural insight, and administrative acumen. His assumption of office marks a defining moment for the University, signaling…
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Russia Reacts To Trump’s Threat To Invade Nigeria, Issues Strong Warning

Russia Reacts To Trump’s Threat To Invade Nigeria, Issues Strong Warning

Russia Reacts To Trump’s Threat To Invade Nigeria, Issues Strong Warning Russia has expressed concern over reports that the United States is weighing potential military action in Nigeria, following President Donald Trump’s directive to prepare intervention plans over alleged attacks on Christians. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow on Friday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the Kremlin is monitoring the situation closely and urged all actors to respect international law as tensions rise. “We are closely monitoring this issue and call on all parties involved to strictly comply with international legal norms,” Zakharova said. Her remarks come…
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Dangote Refinery Slashes Ex-Depot Petrol Price

Dangote Refinery Slashes Ex-Depot Petrol Price

Dangote Refinery Slashes Ex-depot Petrol Price The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has slashed its ex-gantry petrol price to N828 per litre. According to sources at the refinery, the price of the product was reduced by N49 from the prior price of N877 per litre. “The refinery reduced its petrol price to N828 per litre,” a source said. The development comes amid plans by the refinery to increase its output to 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd), a scale that would surpass the world’s largest 1.36 million bpd refinery in Jamnagar, India. On November 1, the Dangote refinery said the supply of…
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Tinubu, Sierra Leone President In Closed Door Meeting

Tinubu, Sierra Leone President In Closed Door Meeting

Tinubu, Sierra Leone President In Closed Door Meeting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with his Sierra Leonian counterpart, President Julius Maada Bio, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Julius Maada Bio arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 9 pm Nigerian time and was received by senior government officials. The Sierra Leonean leader, is the current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). While details of the meeting have not yet been made known, ATTNEWS understands that discussions with President Tinubu might not be unconnected with regional peace and economic cooperation within the West African…
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Between Gold And Blood: Nigeria’s Complicity And China’s Quiet Empire – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Between Gold And Blood: Nigeria’s Complicity And China’s Quiet Empire – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Between Gold and Blood: Nigeria’s Complicity and China’s Quiet Empire In The Hypocrisy of a Nation That Cannot Face Its Shame, Sa’adiyyah Adebisi Hassan delivers a piercing reflection on Nigeria’s moral paralysis — a nation furious at criticism yet indifferent to collapse. Her argument is simple but damning: Nigerians are not angry because Donald Trump lied; they are angry because he told the truth. Beneath the performative outrage lies a deeper rot — a state that cannot protect its own people and a society that defends its captors while applauding foreign exploiters. Hassan’s essay gains traction when placed against verifiable…
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Tinubu Approves Establishment Of Federal University Of Science, Technology In Epe

Tinubu Approves Establishment Of Federal University Of Science, Technology In Epe

Tinubu Approves Establishment Of Federal University Of Science, Technology In Epe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos State, marking the end of a seven-year moratorium earlier imposed by the Federal Government on the creation of new tertiary institutions. The approval was formally announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary session, where he confirmed that the President had signed the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe (Establishment) Bill, 2025, into law. “It is my honour to announce that the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe…
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ISWAP Terrorists React To Trump’s Threat, Issues Stern Warning

ISWAP Terrorists React To Trump’s Threat, Issues Stern Warning

ISWAP Terrorists React To Trump’s Threat, Issues Stern Warning The Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has reportedly reacted to the recent threat by President Donald Trump to launch military action in Nigeria. Trump, who had designated Nigeria as Country of Particular Concern, had also informed the US department of war to prepare for possible action in Nigeria over the alleged genocide against Christians in the country. A security expert, Zagazola Makama said in a report he posted on his official X handle that the terrorist group reacted to Trump’s threat via a “propaganda message circulated on its usual communication…
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