Reason we can’t remove dead persons from register-INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is unable to remove the names of dead persons from the voter register due to the absence of reliable data of births and deaths to rely on in expunging the names of such persons. This implies that Nigeria may … [Read more…]
After signing, Buhari accuses National Assembly of padding 2022 budget The president says some of the projects introduced by the national assembly do not appear to have been adequately conceptualised, developed, or costed. President Muhammadu Buhari voiced discontent with the National Assembly’s modifications to the 2022 budget after signing it on Friday, claiming that they … [Read more…]
The NFF dropped Osimhen after he tested positive for COVID-19, replacing him with Henry Onyekuru. Also excused were Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis and Cyprus-based Abdullahi Shehu. Nigerian Football Federation, NFF on Friday dropped Napoli striker Victor Osimhen from Super Eagles squad for African Cup of Nations. Also excused were Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis and … [Read more…]
Experts involved in the killing of the Santa Barbara Wellhead in Nembe, Bayelsa State, have insisted that it was impossible for a wing valve installed on a wellhead to become detached so abruptly, noting that the type of action could only have been achieved if the facility was tampered with by unauthorised persons. … [Read more…]
The Presidency, yesterday, gave reasons President Muhammadu Buhari withheld assent from Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said the Presidency took the decision in the best interest of Nigerians. “The president’s decision to withhold assent from the Electoral Act … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2022 Appropriation Bill on Friday, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said. He said the budget had been transmitted by the National Assembly and that the President would sign the bill into law by 10am on Friday. He responded to prodding … [Read more…]
A fresh initiative by the National Judicial Council to sanitise the judiciary ahead of the 2023 general election by punishing errant behaviour is a welcome development. Nigeria’s highest disciplinary judicial organ recently penalised three judges from courts of coordinate jurisdiction who recklessly granted ex parte orders to the same parties on the same subject … [Read more…]
Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a large and growing cancer burden. In sub-Saharan Africa, there are 626,400 new cancer cases each year and 447,700 cancer deaths. It is estimated that cancer incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa will rise by 85% in the next fifteen years due to population ageing. Each year, cancer claims the lives … [Read more…]
New Year: Ghana to jail pastors who predict doom in 2022 “A person found guilty under these laws could be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to five years.” Some popular Ghanaian pastors GHANA POLICE SERVICE STATEMENT ON COMMUNICATION OF PROPHECIES AND THEIR LEGAL IMPLICATIONS 1. As the year 2021 draws to a … [Read more…]
Buhari rejected electoral reforms because they are unsustainable: AGF Malami “Are you fair to the 160 million Nigerians using their wealth just to conduct (a) primary election to produce a party candidate, despite other demands by the public?” President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the amended electoral bill because he found its prescribed reforms unsustainable, says the … [Read more…]
Don’t panic when you hear bomb blasts, govt advises Yobe residents The Yobe government has alerted residents of a planned detonation of unexploded explosive ordinances by Sector 2 Operation HADIN KAI Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Damaturu. In a statement by the Special Adviser to Governor Mai-Mala Buni on Security Affairs in Damaturu, retired … [Read more…]
