INEC in Lagos State says the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) issued by the commission since 2011 till date do not expire and there is no need for any revalidation.made this clarification in a statement on Saturday to reduce crowd at various Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the state. The...
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The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force “Operation Hadin kai”, Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa, says 14,609 out of the 70,593 insurgents who surrendered to troops are combatants. Musa said this on Friday in Maiduguri when he spoke with newsmen on recent successes recorded by the command under “Operation Desert Sanity”...
FBN Holdings Plc has announced its unaudited results for the half year ended June 30, 2022 with a gross earnings of N359.2 billion. The company stated this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. The gross earnings indicated an increase of 22.4 per cent when compared with N293.4 billion...
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for Good Governance has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to further extend the July 31 deadline for the suspension of ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The coalition made the appeal in a letter signed by its Convener, Prof. Theophilus...
Mr. Adegbenga Dada, who is a marine engineer and a prince from Eruku in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, has said his wife demands money before sex. He said this in a suit filed before a Kwara High Court, sitting in Ilorin. Dada is seeking the dissolution...
Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke and actor Clemson Cornel have been kidnapped. They are suspected to have been kidnapped after they failed to return from a movie set in Ozalla Town in Enugu state. The Actors Guild of Nigeria confirmed this development in a statement released this afternoon. According to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, said that thugs did not cart away its voter enrollment machines in Surulere as being reported in some sections of the media. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some online media on Friday, reported that thugs invaded INEC...
Atletico Madrid will not be signing Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo and that decision is final, club president Enrique Cerezo said on Friday. Speaking at the presentation of defender Nahuel Molina, Cerezo said the newly-recruited Argentina international was “the last piece” of the jigsaw. That means Diego Simeone’s squad is...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday stormed Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, home to most bureau de change operators in the Federal Capital Territory, A source said the raid was a covert operation to dislodge currency speculators who are alleged to be massively mopping up...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the invitation of Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo State by the police was on a collaborative relationship with security agencies as against the rumours of been detained. The National Commissioner and Chairman Voter Education Committee,...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 2,292 died in 5,066 road accidents that occurred between January and June nationwide. The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, gave the figures in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. Kazeem said that 33,424...
England’s Alex Yee grabbed the first gold medal of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games with victory in the men’s triathlon on Friday. Yee chased down New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde to clinch victory in 50 minutes 34 seconds, finishing 13 seconds clear, with Australia’s Matthew Hauser three seconds further back. Yee...
World football governing body FIFA said on Friday it would look into and not tolerate human rights violations reported at its official World Cup partner hotel groups. Human and labour rights charity Equidem and labour rights forum GLJ-ILRF had made startling revelations in a report published on Thursday. They...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the designation of Lekki Deep Seaport as a Customs Port and Approved Wharf. This is contained in the official Twitter handle of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday. It stated that the Managing Director, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, in a letter through the Ministry...
Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately release three of his domestic workers. Ejiofor, who made the call on Friday in Abuja at a news briefing, listed the...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – The Fire Service in Kwara has confirmed the death of a 37-year-old driver, one Emmanuel, who was burnt to death on Wednesday in Ilorin. The Spokesman of the state Fire Service, Mr Hassan Adekunle, said this in a statement that the motorist was burnt...
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation has decried the violation of its relevant laws by the state Ministry of Finance. Thus, the assembly said, the ministry should respect all laws passed by the legislature and assented to by Gov. Abdullahi Sule in the interest...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The Executive Chairman of Karu Local Government Council, Hon. James Thomas has thrown his weight behind the decision of the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule to close all public and private schools over security concerns. Hon. Thomas stated this today in his office while...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – Stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State has resolved to mobilise people from the grassroots to obtain their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) before the July 30th expiration deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The state Commissioner for Works,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed fear over the state of the returnee Internal Displaced persons (IDPs) being exposed to the possibility of Boko Haram terrorists attack. The governor’s concern is coming barely few day after the state government shut down the Dalori-1,...