Rivers gov poll: Only 293,072 voters accredited, INEC tells tribunal
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, said only 293, 072 voters were electronically accredited for the governorship election in Rivers State on April 11, 2015.
2015 Economic summit to focus on anti-corruption, good governance
The 21st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#21) is to focus on tracking corruption, insecurity and good governance.
I can’t see anything, I can’t read, graduate tells Akwa Ibom tribunal
A mild drama occurred at the Akwa Ibom National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday in Abuja when suddenly one of the witness of embattled former governor Godswill Akpabio, Mr. Stanley Annah from Ikot Ekpene dramatically turned blind when given the card reader report to state the total number of accredited voters for Ikot Ekpene .
Absence of reliable data denied Nigeria some MDGs – Statistician General
The Statistician General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale, says lack of comprehensive and harmonized data for monitoring targets contributed in denying Nigeria the attainment of most of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
There’s no short cut to obtaining visa – Pompermaier
The Italian Consul General Mr. Andrea Pompermaier, has disclosed that one of the things topmost in his duties as the Consul General of Italy to the Federal Republic of Nigeria is offering both Nigerian visa applicants ‘and Italians resident and or doing various businesses in Nigeria, the best of consular services.
Nigeria in Diaspora contests city council election in Norway
Effort to make Nigerians leaving in diaspora to be part of international polity has started yielding the expected result as a Nigeria born Norwegian Peter Obiora Nwafor, an IT consultant is set to win city council election for Christian Democratic Party in Bergen ,Norway’s second biggest city.
Ministries complying with anti-graft measure – CBN
Nigeria’s central bank on Wednesday said government ministries and departments were complying with a presidential order for more transparency over revenues as part of a crackdown on graft.
Chelsea v Maccabi Tel Aviv: Mourinho drops Mikel for 19-yr old star
Baba Rahman makes his Chelsea debut and there is a return to the side for Oscar.
Boko Haram kill 400 in Cameroon since last year – Amnesty
Nigerian Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram has killed some 400 civilians since last year in northern Cameroon, with dozens more dying in a “heavy-handed” response by security forces, Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday.
Photos: Jonathan makes ‘6th’ public appearance after May 29
The Immediate-past President Goodluck Jonathan, has left his country home, Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Code of Conduct Charges: It is mischievous, political witch- hunt, says Saraki
SENATE President Bukola Saraki has described the slamming of a 13-count charge of corruption on him by the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB as Mischievous and political witch- hunt.
