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2023 Election: INEC To Deploy 707,384 Presiding Officers
For the general elections scheduled to begin on February 25, the Independent National Electoral Commission will deploy 707,384 presiding officers. The commission added that because electoral education was crucial, it needed to be incorporated into Nigeria’s primary schools’ National Values Curriculum. Festus Okoye, National Commissioner of INEC and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, made these remarks at the...
Deputy Speaker, Kalu Meets Military High Command In Abia, Backs Tinubu On Fishing Out Killers Of Soldiers (Photos)
Miffed by the brutal murder of 5 soldiers in Aba, Abia State recently, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu on Sunday paid a condolence visit to the 144 Infantry Battalion Headquarters in Asa, Ukwa West Local Government Area of the State where he declared that there was no justification for the mindless...
Sen. Kalu Greets Gen. T.Y Danjuma At 85, Extols Passion For Nigerian Unity
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has described former Minister of Defence, Lt. General Theopilus Danjuma (rtd) as a selfless and patriotic statesman with passion for a united Nigeria. Extolling the virtues of the former Minister, Kalu acknowledged the contributions of Danjuma to nation building in various capacities. The former Governor in...
Cross River unveils theme for 2019 carnival
The Cross River state government has unveiled the theme for the 2019 street carnival. The theme is "Humanity". Cross River State carnival has received reviews and ratings to be the biggest street carnival in Africa. Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, said the theme of the carnival seeks to speak truth to power to the effect that all the artificial barriers...
Asari-Dokubo Declares War Against Tompolo Over Oil Pipeline Surveillance
Niger-Delta militant leader, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo -Asari has strangely falling – out with the leader of defunct Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, saying he (Tompolo) had never been involved in Ijaw nor Niger- Delta struggle. Stakeholders suspect that Dokubo-Asari was angry with Tompolo over the pipeline surveillance contract the Federal Government awarded him,...
NIPR Mourns Akinkumi, Says Nation’s Flag Designer Remains Icon of Patriotism
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has expressed grief over the death of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, the man, who designed the Nigerian Flag in 1958, saying his death is a national loss. A statement by the Institute’s President, Dr. Ike Neliaku today said late Pa Akinkunmi was a patriotic Nigerian, who exhibited the culture of “Nigeria first, and above...
Edo Train Attack: Nigeria Will Prevail Over Forces Of Darkness — Tinubu
Sen. Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, says Nigeria will prevail over forces of darkness, adding that evil will not prevail over the country. He said this in a statement by his Media Officer, Mr Tunde Rahman while condemning Saturday’s Edo train station attack where 31 passengers were kidnapped by suspected bandits. Tinubu described the abduction of the 31...
US lawmaker Seeks Nnamdi Kanu’s Unconditional Release
Jarvis Johnson, a United States of America (USA) lawmaker, in the House of Representatives from the State of Texas, District 139, has called on Nigeria’s Supreme Court to order the unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from his long detention. The Supreme Court is expected to deliver judgment in two separate appeals...
Federal High Court Releases Guidelines For Virtual Proceedings
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court has released guidelines and practice directions authorising judges to adopt virtual proceedings for court cases in all its judicial divisions. The Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, issued the practice directions for cases to be heard virtually on Zoom, Skype or any other audio-visual means approved by the court. The guidelines take effect from...
2023: Do Not Spoil South East Chances, Ohanaeze Begs IPOB
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has urged members of the proscribed secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB to sheathe their swords and allow peace to reign in the South-East. This is as Kanu in a Friday statement by his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, urged his followers to be ‘circumspect’ because ‘the enemies were relentlessly exploiting vulnerable means to blackmail IPOB.’ Ohanaeze’s spokesperson, Chief...
