The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the 2023 general election will be held despite the various attacks on the commission’s facilities across the nation. Addressing an audience at Chatham House, London, Tuesday afternoon, Yakubu decried the increasing spate of attacks on INEC’s facilities in form of arson…
Residents Raze Police Divisional Aggrieved women and youths in Kafin-koro in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State have razed the Kafin-koro Police Divisional office. The incident took place on Tuesday morning, January 17, three days after the parish priest of St Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kafin-koro, Reverend Father Isaac Achi, was burnt to…
The funeral service of slain lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, was held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Olive Tree Parish, in Ikoyi Lagos state, today January 17. Late Bolanle was allegedly shot dead by a police officer on Christmas day, December 25, 2022, in the Ajah area of the state. Bolanle was pregnant with a…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed the enormous amount of tramadol it recovered in Lagos. The NDLEA says it has seized millions of illicit drugs worth N5 billion at a warehouse in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos state. Femi Babafemi, the agency’s spokesperson, said this in a statement on Sunday. He…
Forbes has released the list of the richest African billionaires in 2023. Three Nigerians: Aliko Dangote, Abdul Samad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga all made the list. With a net worth of $13.6 billion, Aliko Dangote continues to hold on to the title of the World’s Richest Black Person. Meanwhile, Mike Adenuga, Chairman of Globacom, was…
A man simply identified as Afam has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers in Kubwa, a satellite town in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A source privy to the incident told our reporter that the incident happened close to AJ lounge near the NNPC junction in Kubwa. The source…
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party has revealed that if elected President, he will declare full war on the power sector. Obi said this on Monday while speaking at the Chatham House in the United Kingdom. He said, “You have heard them say we don’t have structure, that structure is the one…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi is facing a fresh disqualification suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged possession of dual citizenship of two countries. Obi was dragged before the Court by another political party, the National Rescue Movement (NRM) which among…
Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has given a fresh update on the deadline to phase out old naira notes. The CBN disclosed this on Monday in a bulk message to Nigerians. Nigeria’s apex bank urged Nigerians not to wait until January 31, 2023, the deadline, before depositing their old naira N200,…
One police officer has been killed after unidentified gunmen attacked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Enugu South Local Government Area on Sunday, January 15. A statement released by Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, says the resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Enugu State, Dr. Chukwuemeka J. Chukwu, reported that the commission’s office in…