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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to unveil a wide range assortment of operational assets acquired to strategically improve on the operational capabilities of the Nigeria Police Force, particularly in crowd control and anti-riot operations. Other dignitaries present are the Secretary to the Government of the […]
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Anambra State, Queen Agwu, has said about 132,623 Permanent Voter Cards are yet to be claimed in the 21 local government areas of the state. Agwu stated this on Wednesday at the INEC headquarters in Awka, Anambra State, while raising concern about the situation. […]
The Senate will on Friday grill two deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria over the cash withdrawal limit policy unveiled by the apex bank on Tuesday. The red chamber planned to seek clarifications on the new directive which restricts over-the-counter cash withdrawal by individuals and organisations to N100,000 and N500,000, respectively, per week. […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise the former Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, as an All Progressives Congress Senatorial candidate. The court ordered the electoral umpire to accept and publish Akpabio’s name as APC senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom North/West senatorial district in 2023. In […]
All Premier League matches this weekend have been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, it was announced on Friday. The English top flight took the decision despite guidance from the British government that cancelling sporting events was not compulsory during a period of national mourning. “At a meeting […]
Former Nigerian Super Eagles goalkeeper and second most capped player with 101 Appearances Vincent Enyeama has thrown the Nigerian football league niche into a frenzy with his recent acknowledgment of his availability and zeal to return to active football in the Nigerian Professional Football League. The former captain who notably made a career in France […]
After a series of heated discussions, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has decided to extend its ongoing strike, The decision was taken after the National Executive Council meeting at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja on Monday morning. ASUU had declared the commencement of a strike on Monday, February 14, 2022, at […]
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has made a case for urgent review of Nigeria’s Criminal Justice System. Barrister Inibehe, who made the call in an interview shortly after he was released from the Uyo Correctional facility yesterday, decried what he termed incarceration of innocent persons in correctional centres across the country with so many of […]
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau billed to hold in September has been postponed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The teams will now use the September international window to engage in friendlies ahead of the mundial as the matches will […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced an extension of its ongoing more than five-month-old strike by another four weeks. The union made the announcement in a statement issued on Monday and signed by its National President, Emmanuel Osodeke, citing the failure of the Nigerian government to fulfill its promises and heed the call. Signed […]
