by Edith Nwapi/Wandoo Sumbo The Court of Appeal on Wednesday granted INEC permission to reconfigure its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the Saturday Governorship and State Assemblies Elections. A three-member panel of the appellate court , led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, granted leave to the applicant for the purposes of configuring the BVAS for […]
Senator-elect Adams Oshiomhole has said the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, is not looking for a rubber stamp National Assembly but a robust one. Oshiomhole who is representing Edo North Senatorial District stated this while speaking with newsmen at the presentation of the certificate of return to Senators-elect in Abuja on Tuesday. ”Our president-elect […]
An area court in Gwagwalada in the FCT on Tuesday ordered that two cattle herders who pleaded guilty to abducting and raping a woman be remanded in a correctional centre pending sentencing on March 22. Earlier, the prosecutor, Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the defendants, Nuru Tukur (21) and Yusufa Haruna (29), […]
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, March 7, 2023 (NAN) Nigerians are yet to access the new and old Naira notes days after the Supreme Court order reverting the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive to stop its use as legal tender from Feb. 10. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Deposit Money […]
By Ige Adekunle A 33-year-old Point on Sale (PoS) operator, Ayoola Seun, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, for allegedly defrauding a company of N891,000. The Police charged the defendant, whose address was not provided with stealing and fraud. The Prosecutor, Insp E.O.Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant committed […]
By Kelechi Ogunleye Abuja, March 7, 2023 (NAN) Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, says that the 2023 population and housing census will involve the use of digital maps, questionnaires and cloud computing. Ahmed said this on Monday at a meeting between high-level partners aimed to seek support for the conduct […]
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, have rescued an unconscious man dumped by suspected robbers along Kiyawa road, Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC spokesperson, CSC Adamu Shehu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Dutse. Shehu said the man […]
By Christian Ogbonna The Police Command in Ebonyi has declared 10 persons wanted in connection with the murder of Chief Igboke Ewa of Umu-Ezekoha Community, Ezza North Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya and made available to reporters on […]
By Wandoo Sombo/Edith Nwapi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Court of Appeal to vary the ex parte order made in favour of Labour Party and the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), with regards to inspection of materials used for the presidential election. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the […]