By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports claiming it is investigating the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu over criminal forfeiture. It would be recalled that a press release purported to have been issued by the Commission has been trending...
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INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kogi, Dr Hale Longpet, said on Saturday in Kabba, Kogi, that the Commission would bequeath peaceful, credible, free and fair elections in 2023. Longpet made the declaration when he paid a courtesy visit to the Obano of Kabba, His Royal Highness, Oba Dele Owiniyi-Otitoleke....
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – At least three persons have lost their lives while over 100 temporary shops have been destroyed in Badume Market fire outbreak in Bichi LGA of Kano State. The incident happened in the early hours of Friday, at exactly 3: 30 AM. The spokesman of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cautioned job seekers to be wary of an advertisement on social media calling for qualified candidates to fill some vacant positions in the establishment. Head of Public Affairs Unit of WAEC, Mrs Moyosola Adesina, gave the warning...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The construction of water embarkment projects to control incessant flood in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has restored farming activities to the locals. The Chairman of Goronyo LGA, Abdulwahab Yahaya stated this while conducting journalists round some...
The Police Service Commission (PSC), has announced a special promotion for CSP Daniel Amah, who rejected 200,000 dollars bribe, to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). The Commission’s spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, in Abuja. Ogugua said the police officer was...
The memory of the late Nigerian environmental activist, Ken Saro Wiwa, came alive again on Friday at COP27 in Egypt as Oilwatch group celebrated him, 27 years after his execution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Oilwatch group include Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nigeria;...
The Nigeria Legion on Friday in Abuja, honoured a 109-year old Nigerian Army veteran, Mr Mele Ture and others who fought the World War I and II for their selfless services to humanity. National Chairman of the Legion, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril, said the awardees were being honoured because...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday in Abakaliki began displaying the voters register for the 2023 general elections in Ebonyi. Mr Clement Oha, the commission’s Administrative Secretary in Ebonyi, said that the voters register display was an important pre-election exercise which allowed registered voters to raise claims...
The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, says the Federal Government plans to increase the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wheeling capacity by over 1000 Megawatts to boost electricity supply. Aliyu said this while inspecting the ”Abuja Ring Project” being executed by TCN on Friday in Abuja. He said...
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Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, says Nigeria recorded 52 political violence across 22 states from Oct. 8 to Nov. 9. Monguno said this at an emergency meeting of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) organised by the Independent National Electoral...
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it will engage two million Nigerians to perform the 2023 census. Mr Ayodeji Ajayi, the Federal Commissioner, representing Ekiti in NPC, disclosed this in Ado Ekiti on Thursday at a news conference to update the public on the proposed recruitment of adhoc staff...
The President candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has laid a courtesy visit the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleiman. Peter Obi visited the popular Nigerian cleric on Friday, November 11, 2022. This development was revealed by Apostle Suleiman who posted a photo on Twitter...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it will name and shame politicians who engage in hate speech campaign ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The Executive Secretary of NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, made this known at a Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the State of Human Rights in Nigeria organised by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The International Association for Advancement and Defense of Human Rights (IAADHR) has called on religious leaders in Nigeria to refrain from using their pulpits as platforms to ventilate political campaigns. The group said religious politics is capable of destroying the foundation of unity and...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the methodology for claims and objections in register of voters by citizens. Mr Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in a statement in Abuja. Okoye said that INEC at its weekly meeting...
…Presents law establishing State Bureau of Statistics Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has assented to the 2022 supplementary budget with internal reviews and adjustments that maintain the appropriation envelope of N175,903,441,384. The bill was recently passed by the Benue State House Assembly. The breakdown of the 2022 appropriation law...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has assured the new Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Adesina Soyemi, posted to the Police Zone 4 Headquarters in the state that he would not encourage him to pervert justice. He stated this when he received the new...
Delta Government said the incident at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, on Thursday, was an accident caused by the misalignment of the crane by its operator and not the case of use of substandard building materials. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, who spoke at the venue...