With few days to the March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly polls, political parties and their supporters have been urged to shun violence. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu and the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno, gave the appeal on Tuesday during the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on … [Read more…]
Mrs Beatrice Ekweremadu testified on Tuesday in her and her husband Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s organ harvesting trial at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, also known as Old Bailey, London. The couple is accused of plotting alongside one Dr Obinna Obeta to arrange an illegal kidney transplant for their sick daughter Sonia, 25, … [Read more…]
No fewer than 12.9 million cyberattacks have been recorded from within and outside the country during the just-concluded Presidential and National Assembly polls. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying over 6.9 million attacks were recorded on election day alone. According to Pantami, the attacks were successfully … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has begun construction of underground pass and overhead bridges at the 11 level crossings across Lagos State to avoid accident. The Managing Director of the corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria, made this known in an interview with Newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday. According to him, we have started the … [Read more…]
The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that he has not endorsed anyone for the leadership of the National Assembly. He said this at a meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with National Assembly members-elect held at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Scheming for the … [Read more…]
Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has secured the support of various groups to emerge the President of the 10th Senate. Different Igbo groups including South East Traditional Rulers, Elders Council, as well as political organisations have called for support for the Governor, citing his track records in his stewardship of Ebonyi State from 2015 till … [Read more…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said old N200, N500, N1,000 bank notes remain legal tender Till December 31, 2023. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin stated this in a statement on Monday. “In compliance with the established tradition of obedience to court orders and sustenance of the Rule … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has explained why he is challenging the Independent National Electoral Commission with regard to the February 25 presidential election. In an interview with ARISE News on Monday, Obi reiterated that while he was not contesting the outcome of the 2023 presidential elections, he was challenging the process … [Read more…]
The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council said its supporters will not go back on their planned nationwide demonstration unless the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEc grants Labour Party, LP’s lawyers access to materials from the contentious February 25 presidential election. The chief spokesman for Obi campaign council, Yunusa Tanko, who spoke on the development, maintained there … [Read more…]
State governments, which sued the Federal Government on the naira redesign policy, have given the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, till Tuesday to comply with the order of the Supreme Court on the currency. The state governments threatened to file … [Read more…]
…170,000 Results Uploaded On IReV The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday said over 170,000 polling unit results of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections have been uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). The Commission also said the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) would be completed by Tuesday … [Read more…]
Osita Okechukwu, the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON) has called for zoning of the 10th President of the Senate to the South-east for equity and fairness. Mr Okechukwu, also a foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. “Methinks it’s strategic to zone the President of … [Read more…]