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A bill for the amendment of the Electoral Act has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill which is sponsored by Honourable Francis Waive, proposes that the general elections be conducted on the same day to save money and time for the country as well as prevent bandwagon effect. The amendment also […]
The Senate has adjourned the quizzing of service chiefs over insecurity to February 13, 2024, to accommodate everyone involved in the management of security in the country. The security chiefs, who were present at the Senate chamber were billed to address the lawmaker on rising insecurity in the country today but the decision to widen […]
The governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, says poverty, unemployment, hopelessness and lack of education are the major reasons insecurity is festering in the Northwestern part of the country. Sani, on Wednesday, said that the issue of banditry and kidnapping in the North-west is different from that of insurgency in the North-East. “The North-West crisis […]
The Federal Government and its Angolan counterpart have officially united to enhance water supply and power generation within their respective borders. It reports on Wednesday that the collaborative effort was formalised during a crucial meeting when Dr Jose Bamoquina, the Angolan Ambassador to Nigeria, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Water Resources and […]
The mass protest in Minna, Niger State, against rising food prices and worsening economic situation rattled the Bola Tinubu administration and partly influenced the decision of the president to issue marching orders to relevant officials to work out immediate measures to check rising food prices in the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of […]
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to tackling insecurity across the country with renewed vigour in the various counter-insurgency operations. Vice President, Kashim Shettima made this commitment during the induction of T129 Atak combat helicopter and Beechcraft king Air 360ER, at the Air Base in Makurdi, the Benue State capital along with a cargo […]
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on the political class in Senegal to urgently shun violence and other acts that may contravene the provisions of the country’s Constitution. The Commission made this appeal in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, urging the political class to restore the country’s electoral calendar. “The Commission […]
The Nigeria Police, Anambra State Command, has declared Inspector Audu Omadefu with AP No. 362178, wanted for murder in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Tuesday, urged any member of the public who sees the fugitive or has information on his whereabout […]
Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, has said that it is incumbent on landlords in Onitsha to complement government’s efforts by facelifting their degenerated buildings; given that Governor Chukwuma Soludo has spent so much money doing up the dilapidated road network of the commercial city. In a statement in Awka, the Information Commissioner […]
A middle-aged woman identified as Nkechi will be prosecuted for allegedly involving her 7-year-old grandson (identity withheld) in money-making activities in Onitsha, Anambra state. The disclosure came from Commissioner Ify Obinabo of Women and Social Welfare after a group of traders apprehended the boy for selling sachet water in the Ochanja market during school hours. […]