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AllAfrica News: Nigeria

• Postponed Vote - What Happens Now?
  [Deutsche Welle] As the dust settles on Nigeria's postponed general election, Nigerians have expressed their frustration with the electoral commission. But many are still optimistic their voices will be heard.
  
  
• No Conspiracy With Poll Postponement - Observer Mission Lead, Former President Festus Mogae
  [allAfrica] Cape Town -Former Botswana president Festus Mogae arrived in Abuja, Nigeria, last week as the co-leader of the joint international election observation mission by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI). Elections had originally been planned for Saturday, February 16. But hours before Nigerians were due to go to the polls, the country's electoral commission, INEC, announced the postponement of voting.
  
  
• Emmy Awards Director, Mo Abudu Gets Membership Card
  [Vanguard] Nigerian filmmaker and owner of EbonyLife Television has received her gold membership card as a Director in the International Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences.
  
  
• The Unanswered Questions About Kaduna Killings
  [This Day] Recalling the controversy that trailed the disclosure by Kaduna State Government that 66 people were killed in the crisis that rocked communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state, John Shiklam writes that although the Nigerian army has confirmed that 66 people were killed, there are some questions still unanswered.
  
  
• Postponement of Polls - INEC Has Questions to Answer - Buhari
  [Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has questions to answer over the postponement of the general election.
  
  
• Snatch Ballot Boxes and Lose Your Life - Buhari
  [Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari has warned potential troublemakers to stay away from ballot boxes on February 23.
  
  
• Again, Oshiomhole Attacks INEC, Accuses Commission of Working With PDP
  [Premium Times] The National Chairman of Nigeria's ruling party, APC, has again accused the electoral commission, INEC, of working in cahoot with the main opposition party, PDP.
  
  
• Elections: Oshiomhole Wants INEC Reshuffled
  [Premium Times] The National Chairman of the APC on Monday requested that INEC reshuffle some of its senior officials.
  
  
• Buhari, Osinbajo, Tinubu, APC Caucus in Closed-Door Meeting
  [Vanguard] Abuja -President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently meeting behind closed doors at the party's secretariat, Abuja.
  
  
• El-Rufai Condemns Attempts By 'Busy Bodies' to Deny Kaduna Killings
  [This Day] Kaduna -The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has condemned what it described as attempts by some "busy bodies" to deny the killings of 66 people in Fulani settlements in Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
  
  
• Niger Delta Basin Authority Gets New Office Complex
  [Guardian] After 60 years, the management of Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDBDA) has overcome its office accommodation shortage by erecting a new office complex and given a facelift to dilapidated office structures.
  
  
• Activist Deji Adeyanju Granted Bail
  [Premium Times] The Kano State High Court on Monday granted bail to Deji Adeyanju, after spending 67 days in detention.
  
  
• Govt, Lagos in Construction Permit Reform, Waive Soil Test, Others
  [Guardian] The harsh economic realities faced by construction industry may fizzle out soon, if efforts by the Federal authorities and Lagos State Government are anything to go by.
  
  
• Equities Market Gains Further On Sustained Bullish Trading
  [This Day] The Nigerian stock market sustained its positive performance last week as foreign and domestic investors as investors played down election risk. Having appreciated 2.9 per cent the previous week, the market rose further last week, returning 3.7 per cent.
  
  
• Body of Uber Driver Found in Lagoon Buried
  [Guardian] A final closure came for 38-year-old Adekunle Tade, an Uber driver whose body was found in Lagos lagoon after he was reported missing since December. He was laid to rest at about 8:16p.m. last Thursday at African Church Cathederal, Ifako.