INEC Office Attack: It’s Impossible Not To Suspect Opposition – Group
Imo youths on Wednesday said it is impossible to believe opposition elements are not responsible for the attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) state headquarters along Port Harcourt Road, Owerri, the state capital. Reacting to Monday morning’s attack on the state headquarters of INEC, they said the opposition stands to benefit the most in the crime wave if...
Avoid Unnecessary Journeys – NYSC Acting DG Warns Corps Members
Corps Members have been warned to avoid unnecessary journeys and obtain approval from the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC if travel is necessary during the service year. The Acting Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Christy Uba gave the warning while addressing the 2022 Batch ‘C’ Stream Two Corps Members at Sokoto State Orientation Camp in Wamakko. She said...
Labour Party Postpones Ekiti, Ondo Presidential Rallies
The Labour Party has announced the postponement of the presidential campaign rally it planned to hold in Ekiti and Ondo states. According to a terse statement, the party blamed unavoidable and unusual circumstances beyond its control. The LP, however, promised to announce new dates for its rally in the states. The statement read, “Due to some unavoidable and unusual circumstances beyond control,...
Buhari Participates At US-Africa Leaders Summit In Washington (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined dozens of other African leaders in Washington DC, United States for a summit aimed at rebooting US relations on the continent. The US-Africa summit, the first since 2014, is the biggest international gathering in Washington since the pandemic and the most substantial commitment by a US administration in boosting its influence in Africa for almost...
Rival Cult Clash Claims 5 In Akwa Ibom
On Tuesday, a clash between Vikings and Mafians confraternities in Akwa Ibom State claimed at least five lives in Uyo, the state capital. The clash, it was gathered, occurred about 6:30 pm on and lasted for over two hours before police and soldiers came to the scene to quell the situation. A tricycle operator in Uyo who was at the scene...
Northern Elders Says Buying PVCs Attempt To Suppress Vote In Their Region
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has described the move by politicians to buy up permanent voters’ cards and financially induce unsuspecting Nigerians to compromise their Voters Identification Number as an attempt to suppress votes in the region. In a statement issued yesterday, NEF’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, said, “Northern Elders Forum had followed this worrying phenomenon,...
4th Mainland Bridge: You’ll Be Properly Compensated, Lagos State Government Assures Land Owners
Lagos State government on Wednesday said those whose properties will be demolished to pave way for the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge will be adequately compensated in line with international best practices. The state government made this known at the panel review meeting on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge Project in Lagos and...
2023: Publish And Prosecute Names Of Politicians Buying PVCs Immediately – HURIWA Tells INEC
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Wednesday, challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the details of politicians buying and storing up Permanent Voter Cards to rig the 2023 general elections. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, said such politicians must be named, shamed and prosecuted immediately, insisting that there must be no...
Hold Your Govt Responsible, Stop Blaming Celebrities – Peter Okoye Tells Nigerians
Popular singer and internet personality Peter Okoye has asked entitled Nigerians who are fond of blaming celebrities for their poor standards to hold the government responsible. The singer during an Instagram live session told Nigerians to stop looking for people to blame as they are not entitled to help them. ”Those in power are sending their children abroad for quality education...
Court To Rule On Ekweremadu’s Seized Property Jan 25
A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed January 25 for ruling on Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s application, seeking an order setting aside the November 4 interim forfeiture order on 40 landed properties linked to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Thursday after Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, who appeared for Ekweremadu, and the...
