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The State Government of Kogi on Friday ordered the arrest and prosecution of individuals and businesses rejecting the old naira notes. In a statement released by Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, he was congratulating Nigerians on the “historic ruling of the Supreme Court.” Fanwo said it was unacceptable that some persons and businesses […]
A Professor of Bayero University in Kano State, Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai, has spoken out against the Feb.25 election result announced by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Yakubu Mahmood. The professor, who served as Election Officer for the 2023 Tudun Wada/Doguwa House of Representatives election, testified that the result he announced […]
The Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria in Benue State, Mike Uba, on Thursday, said six communities in Kwande, Agatu, Gwer-West, Guma, Makurdi and Logo local government areas have been attacked by suspected herders in the state. Uba, while addressing journalists in Makurdi, said the attacks were carried out simultaneously in […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will appeal a court order asking it to allow two Nigerians to vote with their temporary voter cards (TVC). Kofoworola Olusegun and Wilson Allwell, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/180/2023 and filed on February 8, had challenged INEC on the position that only a permanent voter card […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards, TVC in the March 18 gubernatorial election. The order was delivered by Justice Obiora Egwuatu on Thursday after a suit was filed by two Nigerians seeking the use of TVCs in the […]
Many people have been feared dead in the early morning accident involving a BRT Bus and a Train around Ikeja axis, Lagos State. The incident happened around 7 am on Thursday as the fully loaded bus with government staff headed to work. In an emergency alert shared by a Twitter user, @Truthfully83 – […]
Personnel of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, yesterday, recovered 1,671 Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, in an apartment in the Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos State. Three persons were subsequently arrested in the apartment, while the prime suspect was said to be on the run. Also recovered in the apartment were ballot papers, […]
Barring any further extensions, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to postpone Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, 2023, The postponement was due to the commission’s inability to promptly commence reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines utilized during the February 25 presidential election to enable their […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has approved the application by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) used for the February 25 presidential election. A three-member panel of justices led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh ruled on Wednesday that the reconfiguration was to enable the commission to […]
The Lagos State Police Command commenced an investigation into the suspected arson attack at the Akere Motor Spare Parts Market, Tolu, Olodi Apapa Lagos on Wednesday morning. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, it revealed that the ‘fire which started at about 0300hrs was put out […]
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