Several Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials are currently being unlawfully detained in the Brass Local Government Area of the state. The electoral body raised an alarm via its official communication channels this afternoon, urging security agents to intervene promptly for their release.
Unidentified gunmen targeted polling units situated at All Saints Anglican Cathedral, assaulting individuals involved in vote buying and seizing a sum exceeding N1.5 million. The assailants, numbering more than 10, forcefully took the money being distributed to voters across four polling units within the cathedral precinct. Eyewitnesses reported that the gunmen arrived…
Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has expressed concern about the impact of technology, stating that its introduction is giving rise to a new generation of illiterates. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the CANEX Live Theatre during the 3rd Intra-African Trade Fair, IATF 2023, in Cairo, Egypt on November 10, Soyinka emphasized the dual nature…
In Madrid, a Spanish politician was shot in the face during an ambush. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a 78-year-old former leader of Spain’s People’s Party in the Catalonia region, was targeted on Thursday, November 9, according to the police. The incident occurred around 1:30 pm on Núñez de Balboa street in the upscale Salamanca district of…
President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, depart Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Saudi-Africa Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Riyadh on November 10, 2023. At the Saudi-Africa Summit, the President will underscore Nigeria’s commitment to attracting more Foreign Direct Investment and expanding business partnerships, which are strongly reinforced by his…
Rev. John Joseph Hayab, the Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has disclosed that the Christian group paid a ransom of N250 million to secure the release of 21 students from Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna who were abducted in July 2021. Hayab, who led the parents…
Approximately 65 directors fell short of the qualifying mark in the ongoing promotion examination for the Permanent Secretary position within the country. Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOS), disclosed that out of the 85 directors initially invited to participate in the promotion assessment for the federal civil service’s…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of twenty (20) qualified Nigerians to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC) with nine current Federal Commissioners being appointed to a second term in office: (1) Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke — Abia (2) Dr. Clifford Zirra — Adamawa — Reappointed (3) Mr. Chidi Christopher…
President Bola Tinubu signed the N2.176 trillion Supplementary Appropriation Act on Wednesday in Abuja to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture and address Nigeria’s critical infrastructure deficit, amongst other considerations. The President signed the Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2023, in his office at the State House in the presence of Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House…
Today, on November 8, former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele was granted bail by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court. During the bail hearing, the judge ordered Emefiele’s immediate release into the custody of his legal representatives. Furthermore, the judge instructed the lawyers to ensure Emefiele’s presence in…
