Langtang south council boss denies slapping ex-council chairman of Langtang north

By Patience Dombin, Jos The Chairman of Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Vincent Venman, has denied allegations that he assaulted the former council chairman of Langtang North, Joshua Ubandoma at a recent function. Venman was alleged to have slapped Ubandoma during the annual “Resettlement Day celebrations”, held last Saturday in Sabon Gida,…

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Allow eligible prison inmates to vote during elections, Senate urges INEC

By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja The Senate has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow duly registered and eligible prison-electorates to exercise their franchise during all general elections in Nigeria. The upper legislature added that INEC should determine the status of the inmates that are constitutionally and legally qualified to be registered as voters….

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Defection: Court sacks Umahi, deputy

The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr. Eric Kelechi Igwe, were on Tuesday, sacked by a Federal High Court in Abuja, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress ( APC). The judgement, delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, held that the total number of 393,042 votes…

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