By Afe Babalola  THE National Assembly recently passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 wherein, among others, electronic voting and transmission of results were given a nod of approval, thereby empowering the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to determine the mode of conduct of elections and transmission of results.  Consequent upon its passage, the Bill was […]

–Briefs Buhari on the murder of 40 in state Says we’re helpless over military inability to reach bandits location  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—THE Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has said that there is nothing like repentant bandits and that the state believes in dispatching the terrorists attacking innocent people to their creator. Governor el-Rufai […]

As Lagos calls for concerted efforts to combat menace By Olasunkanmi Akoni National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in collaboration with Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, destroyed at least 5,000 litres of expired codeine cough syrup seized during various operations. This came as Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, stressed the need for collaboration […]

Hajia Farida Waziri, a former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) has called for value reorientation in Nigeria, towards inculcating good values that can help the country out of its problems. Waziri spoke at the public presentation of four books written by former Nigerian Ambassador to Cote D’Ivoire, Chief Dennis Ukume on Tuesday […]

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has urged residents of Maiduguri to give President Muhammadu Buhari a rousing welcome during his visit on Thursday. Zulum made the call when he inspected the completed Custom flyover project on Tuesday in Maiduguri. He said that President Buhari had initiated viable programmes which impacted positively on the lives of […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE National Examinations Council,NECO, has begun moves to make its examinations compulsory in schools across the 36 states of the federation. The council, in a statement by its Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Mr Azeez Sani, said it has secured the approval of the Cross River State Government to make […]

Kano Pillars Volleyball Club, on Tuesday defeated the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) 3-0 to win the 2021 Nigeria Volleyball Premier League. Kano Pillars beat NSCDC in all three sets (32-30, 25-20, and 25-21) to show their supremacy over their rival. In a post-match chat with newsmen, Musa Baba, coach of Kano Pillars […]

By Juliet Umeh As the Omicron variant dominates the COVID-19 news cycle, a new report by the  Partnership for Evidence-based Response to Covid-19, PERC, has shown that 78 per cent of people in Africa are willing to be vaccinated. The report said that across 19 countries surveyed, 78 per cent of people indicated that they […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The ruling  All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of playing dangerous politics with banditry, especially with its penchant for turning tragic events into subjects of politicking. APC in a statement by the National Secretary of its Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has received his booster dose of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Like the first two original jabs, the booster shot was administered on the President by his Chief Personal Physician, Dr Suhayb Rafindadi, which was followed by the signing of the vaccination card by […]