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The house of representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the deadline for continuous voter registration (CVR) by 60 days. This resolution was passed during the plenary session on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion passed by Benjamin Kalu, a lawmaker from Abia state. The INEC had fixed June […]
A residential building at llabere Road, Ikoyi area of Lagos state, was gutted with fire in the early hours of Wednesday. This situation was made known by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. In his statement, the Permanent Secretary said officials of the LASEMA response team were […]
If what transpired at the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party Selection Committee, saddled with the responsibility of recommending a running mate for its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is anything to go by, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, will be picked as the party’s vice-presidential candidate. The committee, according to party sources, […]
Nigeria has lost its $1.7 billion claims against JP Morgan Chase Bank over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245 in 2011. In the judgment delivered on Tuesday, the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court said there was no proof that Nigeria was defrauded in the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with governors of the APC on Tuesday to discuss the choice of running mate for Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate. The meeting was held at the presidential villa in the federal capital territory. The governor of Kebbi State and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Atiku […]
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), says the Labour Party (LP) has become an orphanage for displaced politicians. In a video shared on his Twitter handle, Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters asked members of LP and supporters of Peter Obi to join the AAC, saying the former has […]
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria on Sunday called on the Federal Government to provide adequate social protection measures to end child labour. The National President of FIDA Nigeria, Mrs Amina Agbaje, said this in a statement on Sunday, in commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labour. The theme for […]
Armed bandits on Sunday abducted the Bishop of Anglican Diocese at Jebba, Kwara State, Rt. Rev Aderogba, his wife, and driver along Oyo/Ogbomoso expressway. The victims were on their way to Yewa in Ogun state when the incident happened. This was confirmed by the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso. An […]
There are indications that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, may unveil his running mate on Wednesday. Sources say Tinubu would conclude consultations with the party’s stakeholders, including governors on Tuesday and would announce his running mate on Wednesday. It was also learnt that the APC governors and other stakeholders […]
The Federal Government has resumed talks with representatives of unions in the nation’s universities, The PUNCH reports. The PUNCH reported last week that the Prof Nimi Briggs committee set up by the government to renegotiate the 2009 agreement was expected to end its three months’ timelines given on June 7, 2022. But investigations […]
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