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(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the Senate, on Wednesday, rejected the Bayelsa and Kogi Governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The senators, led by the Minority Leader of the Senate, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, made the rejection at a news conference inContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Chairman, House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rep. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (APC-Ondo) has said that the Commission had been spending illegally and without appropriation for 11 months. This is even as he said that the NDDC had been running foul of the appropriation laws for the pastContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has urged the National Assembly probe the restoration of the $195 million Coastal Waterways Security contract awarded by the Ministry of Transport. The CSOs led by Mr Solomon Adodo, Convener, Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI) made the call on Wednesday in aContinue Reading

(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Google announced that it’s limiting audience targeting on election ads, a major shift for one of the internet’s largest ad platforms that comes after Twitter opted to drop political ads altogether and Facebook said it’s considering policy changes including limits around targeting. Under a new policy announced Wednesday,Continue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Countries and donors have pledged 2.6 billion U.S. dollars to eradicate polio worldwide. Nearly half of the fund has been donated by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to boost the ‘last mile’ efforts to wipe out the polio viruses. The funds would be used for immunization of 450 millionContinue Reading

APC leaders visit Good luck Jonathan in Bayelsa resident, Otuoke for thank you visit .Continue Reading

An INEC trained staff and a graduate of Kogi Polytechnic identified as Cooper Fabulous KSP was shot dead yesterday in Kogi State gubernatorial election. His friend took to social media to mourn him and wrote…. ‘God have mercy on us in Kogi State Kogi Poly Just Graduate Student Business Administration. Continue Reading