A group advocating for President Bola Tinubu re-election in 2027, Tinubu Media Force (TMF) has called on Nigerians to join the ongoing voters card registration. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced CVR on 18th August with the online pre-registration. INEC also said the in-person registration option will follow a week later on 25th August…
An Independent National Electoral Commission Presiding Officer fainted during the Anambra governorship election on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred at polling unit 005 in Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area. The presiding officer, Miss Blessing Egoigwe, fainted at the heat of complaints by a thick crowd of people and…
The Nigerian government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 47 Federal Unity Colleges across the country following a string of security incidents, including two mass abductions of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states this week. The directive is contained in a circular dated 21 November and signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Binta…
The Nigeria Police Force on Saturday expressed strong opposition to the use of its official uniform and accoutrements for a skit by an online personality, Mr. Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. VeryDarkMan posted the video of the skit in which he was dressed in black police uniform his social media platforms. But while expressing…
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative has confirmed that a brake failure was the primary factor behind the devastating bi-fueled petrol tanker accident that may have caused the death of many persons on Wednesday in Abuja. It also expressed sorrow over the accident, offering condolences to the families affected. A statement signed by the initiative…
Twenty nine suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The suspects were arrested by the operatives of the Abuja Zonal Directorate of EFCC on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC said in…
The founder and presidential candidate of the Liberal Party of Ghana, Kofi Akpaloo, has stated his requirement for his daughter’s potential suitors. In a recent interview with Accra-based Kingdom FM, Akpaloo revealed that he does not intend to give his daughter out in marriage if she hasn’t been impregnated, GhanaWeb reports. His condition is reportedly…
A woman in Eswatini, identified as Dumsile Dludlu has been remanded for allegedly snooping through the WhatsApp account of her husband, Samukeliso Matse, without his consent. Dludlu’s act is said to contravene Eswatini’s Computer Crime and Cybercrime Act of 2022, which criminalises accessing any part of a computer system without justification in Eswatini, according to…
Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma, retd, was in the team that led the peace mission to Sudan between 2013 and 2015. He was the Director of Military Operations in the Northeast. He led the troops that bombarded Sambisa Forest to flush out Boko Haram and recaptured the local government areas lost to insurgency. In 2016,…
As the National Assembly begins deliberations in the 2025 budget presented by President Tinubu on Wednesday, December 18, a member of the House of Representatives, Bello El-Rufai, has called on Ministries, Departments and Agencies to stop buying new vehicles and cutleries every year. Speaking on the floor of the house on Thursday, December 19, El-Rufai…
