Three peacekeepers from Senegal were killed and five seriously injured after their convoy hit by an improvised explosive device in central Mali, the UN peacekeeping mission in the country and Senegal’s army said late Tuesday. Mali is struggling to stem an Islamist insurgency that took root after a 2012 coup and has since spread […]
Osita Okechukwu, Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), says contrary to claims by the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, that he stopped the 3rd term tenure elongation plot, it is actually President Muhammadu Buhari that led the stoppage. He quoted Atiku as telling lawmakers that: “During my tenure as vice-president, I developed a very intimate relationship […]
By Ebere Agozie Abuja, Feb.22, 2023 (NAN) The Supreme Court on Wednesday consolidated various suits instituted by 16 State Governments against the Federal Government challenging the mode of implementation of the newly introduced Cashless Policy regime. In a brief ruling, Justice Inyang Okoro who led a seven man panel of Justices of the court granted […]
Ehigimetor Igbaugba The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River on Wednesday began the distribution of sensitive materials to the 18 local government areas of the state for Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution commenced at the state office of the commission with […]
By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, Feb. 21, 2023 (NAN) The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average retail price paid by consumers for Petrol increased from N166.40 in January 2022 to N257.12 in January 2023. This is according to the NBS Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch for January 2023 released in Abuja on Tuesday. […]
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured Nigerians and the international Community of free, fair and credible elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the reassurance when he received Commonwealth Election Observer Mission to Nigeria, led by former South Africa President, Thabo Mbeki, at INEC headquarters in Abuja on Monday. ”INEC […]
By Usman Aliyu The Police Command in Edo says, it has deployed 7,000 men and officers of the command for the conduct of the 2023 general elections in the state. SP. Chidi Nwabuzor, Public Relations Officer of the command disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Benin. Nwabuzor said […]
More than a dozen people were hospitalised on Monday after an explosion at an Ohio factory. The Oakwood Village Fire Department said 13 victims were taken to the MetroHealth Medical Centre hospital, shortly after 3 p.m. following an explosion at I. Schumann & Co., a manufacturing plant that produces copper alloys. Two of […]
By Christian Njoku The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) says its oath to remain neutral in the Feb. 25 and March 11 General Elections in Nigeria remains sacrosanct. The EU Election Observation Mission led by Mr Robert Hall and Diana Ferrari made the pledge during a visit to the Founder and Spiritual Leader of […]
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, admitted Mr Ali Bello, who is Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi’s nephew, and three others to a N500 million bail each in the alleged N3 billion fraud trial. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling, held that the charges against the defendants are bailable. Justice Egwuatu […]