By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Attahiru Madami, says the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) is not for voting, but to verify and authenticate the owner of voters card. Madami made the clarification during a stakeholders meeting at the commission’s office in Ilorin on Thursday. He said that the meeting […]
A property agent, Adebowale Ogunjimi was arraigned on Thursday before a Kado Grade 1 Court, Abuja for alledgely misappropriating N4 million on sport betting. Ogunjimi, who lives in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, is charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust, cheating and misappropriation. The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Stanley Nwafoaku, told the court that […]
Ehigimetor Igbaugba Police paraded Maurice Ibangha (22), before newsmen on Thursday in Calabar after confessing that greed led him to attempt the kidnap of his boss, Mr Peter Egba, Cross River’s Commissioner for Commerce and Industry. Ibangha said he planned the kidnap attempt with three others, including the commissioner’s driver before the police foiled the […]
By Olajide Idowu Osun State office of INEC on Thursday in Osogbo dismissed media reports that its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Mutiu Agboke, said there was over-voting during the July 16, 2022 governorship election in the state. Head of Department, Voter Education, Publicity and Inclusivity in the office, Mr Adewale Francis, stated that the […]
By Ebere Agozie The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to restore the nullification of the participation of Osun State’s ex-Governor and his Deputy, Gboyega Oyetola and Bendict Alabi in the July 16, 2022 governorship election. In a judgment by a five-member panel of justices led by Justice […]
By Moses Omorogieva The police command in Lagos state has declared one Mr Tajudeen Bakare, wanted over alleged public exhibition of pump action rifle and threatening public peace. This is contained in a statement on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin. Hundeyin said that following the emergence of a viral video showing a […]
Lagos, Feb. 1, 2023(NAN) The Muslim Right Concern (MURIC), has called for justice for a women allegedly raped inside a worship centre in Oyo State. MURIC said this in a statement by its Oyo State Ambassador, Mr Ibrahim Agunbiade on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that the group would do everything within its power to […]
Britain’s biggest strike in a decade got under way on Wednesday, with up to half a million workers walking out in increasingly bitter disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of seven trade unions are taking industrial action, affecting schools, universities, trains and buses. Thousands of schools closed for the day because of action by […]
Canberra, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua/NAN) A tiny radioactive capsule missing in the Australian outback has been found after days of searching, according to Emergency Service Minister for Western Australia (WA), Stephen Dawson. Dawson announced at a news conference on Wednesday that the 8-millimeters (mm) by 6-mm capsule was found by search crews in the morning. […]
The family of a motorist who died after being beaten by police in Memphis, Tennessee, have demanded accountability on the eve of his funeral. At a church in the city, Tyre Nichols’ stepfather and brother vowed to keep fighting for justice. Five former officers have been charged with murder. “What happened to Tyre is […]