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Professor of Mathematics, Eric Uwadurgwu Ofoedu, yesterday, told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that 18,088 blurred polling units results of the February 25 presidential election were uploaded to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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Professor Ofoedu, lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, was testifying as the fourth Petitioners Witness(PW4) in the petition filed against the outcome of the election by the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Mr. Peter Obi.
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Obi and his party are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought president Bola Tinubu into power
Respondents are Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) president Bola Tinubu and Vice president Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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They are contending that if the actual results from the 18,088 polling units are reflected and the alleged overvoting are deducted, the court would see he was the elected winner of the 2023 polls.
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JAMB Pays CBT Centres N1.5bn
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disclosed it paid a total sum of N1,478,416,000.00 to owners of non-JAMB Computer-Based Test centres nationwide for services they rendered during the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
JAMB made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday by the Director, Public Affairs and Protocol of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin.
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Benjamin said it was only proper to promptly settle obligations as and when due so as to promote and sustain a cordial working relationship with partners who discharge their duties creditably.
“It is to be noted that most of the centres used for the examination are not JAMB-owned while some are ICT facilities of tertiary institutions.
“This symbiotic relationship between the board and the privately-owned CBT centres and others is collaborative in nature and is designed to ensure better quality service delivery and inclusiveness.
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Wike Floors Atiku As Chinda Emerges Minority Leader
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The supremacy battle between presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and former governor of Rivers State, Nyensom Wike, over minority leadership of the 10th House of Representatives climaxed yesterday.
Wike’s anointed aspirant emerged minority leader of the House, displacing Atiku’s choice.
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LEADERSHIP Friday gathered that Wike’s favourite emerged through a consensus during a meeting of the PDP minority caucus at a prestigious hotel in Abuja yesterday.
LEADERSHIP learnt that Atiku’s choice, Hon. Oluwole Oke, was compelled by the prevailing circumstances at the meeting to pull out of the race.
Wike had favoured Chinda, who represents Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency of Rivers State against Oke, representing Obokun/Oriade federal constituency of Osun State, who was projected by the former vice president.
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The caucus unanimously endorsed Chinda, a development, which compelled Oke to step down.
Also yesterday, a member of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Labour Party, Hon. George Ibezimako Ozodinobi, emerged as the deputy minority leader of the House.
Amotekun Arrests 17 Suspected Criminals In Ondo
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The Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun has arrested 17 people who were allegedly involved in various criminal activities in the state in recent times.
Specifically, the suspects were alleged to have been involved in crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, snatching, and dismantling of motorcycles among others.
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The state Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, who paraded the suspects on Wednesday, at the headquarters of the command in Akure, the state capital, said the arrests were made in collaboration with other security agencies in the state.
He said, “Today, we have 17 criminals or suspected criminals and we have begun an investigation to ascertain criminal offences which they have committed.
“Findings have shown, that there has been a decline in criminal activities, especially those that have to do with neighborhood criminal activities like housebreaking, stealing among others within the state in the last one month.
