The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has warned political thugs and vote buyers against acts that could destabilise Saturday’s Osun gubernatorial election. Deputy Commandant General (DCG) in charge of Operations, Mr Dauda Mungadi, gave the warning while addressing officers and men of the corps in Osogbo on...
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The Prelate of Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr Samuel Kanu-Uche has urged Nigerians not to vote any candidate that shares money for 2023 general elections. The Prelate made the call on Friday in Enugu at the Graduation Ceremony of 160 members of the Church drawn from the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise till July 31, 2022. Chairman of INEC Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. According to him, the decision followed a recent...
The Benue Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says 80 babies were delivered in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the state in seven months. The Executive Secretary of SEMA, Dr Emmanuel Shior, made this known on Friday in Makurdi during the agency’s monthly distribution of relief materials to the IDPs....
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has urged the commission ‘s staff members to resist any unethical behaviour in the Saturday governorship election in Osun. Yakubu, who made the plea in his message to INEC members of staff on Friday, appealed to them to uphold...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Thursday announced the allocation of 259 houses to the officers and men of The Nigeria Police Force from the thousands of housing estate being constructed by the state government. Governor Zulum also announced the release of N110 million...
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the African Ant-Corruption Champion, has called for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court to try offenders. He also urged African leaders to intensify the fight against corruption, and create more disincentives for pilfering of public funds. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide,...
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart” – Psalm 37:4 There is this Nigerian expression that says, “Wahala be like bicycle”. “Wahala” is a pidgin English word for “trouble”. And a bicycle is a machine that is simple to operate. So,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced investigation into videos trending online of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) allegedly buried underground in some locations, including the compound of a high-profile person. INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye,...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has announced that in its 50 years of existence, it has pursued its mandate with single-mindedness and vigour, training over 22 million Nigerians whose contributions to the growth of the various sectors of the national economy cannot be easily...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the armed forces to wipe out terrorists, bandits and other enemies of the country from the surface of the earth with immediate effect in order to bring lasting peace to the country and the African continent in general. The president who gave the directive...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Over 500,000 conflict-affected people will benefit from a new humanitarian and development package aimed at enhancing peace, increasing livelihood opportunities and providing education, health, nutrition, child protection, and sanitation support to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable populations in Borno and Yobe States. The UNICEF...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Troops of Operation DELTA SAFE have recovered 4,339,000 litres of crude oil and 2,051,000 litres of AGO as well as 30,000 litres of DPK in the Niger Delta region, all valued at about N2.7billion. This followed the successful conduct of anti-illegal oil refining operations...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The ECOWAS Court on Thursday declared as unlawful the suspension of Twitter by President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government and ordered the administration never to repeat it again. This followed a suit filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he is not leaving any inheritance behind for his children, saying his greatest asset to them is education. Buhari stated this when he visited the Emir of Daura, Dr Faruk Umar Faruk, at his palace on Sallah homage. During the visit, he urged...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The first phase of Census 2023— the trial House listing and House numbering took off officially in selected local government areas of the country on Wednesday with President Muhammadu Buhari blessing the exercise and urging officials to justify the confidence of the government by...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded political parties that they have until Friday, 15th July, 2022, to upload nominations for governorship, deputy governorship and state assembly elections candidates who emerged from validly conducted primaries to its dedicated portal. The Commission said it...
UN humanitarian partners have delivered food and nutrition assistance to no fewer than 26,000 people in the past week in the town of Rann, Northeast Nigeria. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Deputy Spokesman for the UN Farhan Haq disclosed this at a...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has debunked a recent viral video alleging that its members were soliciting financial aid from a Nollywood actor. Comrade Christian Opata and Comrade Michael Nwokedi, Chairman and Secretary of ASUU-UNN, debunked the...
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), to allow Nigerians in diaspora to return to Nigeria with their expired International Passports. Aregbesola gave the directive on Wednesday, in Lagos, while responding to a complaint by a Nigerian-American citizen, Mr Jamui Kasumu, at...