Poverty is one of the biggest challenges that Nigerians face today. Sadly, poverty is not just the lack of basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing, but also the absence of opportunities and basic human rights.

Election observer, Yiaga Africa, yesterday raised concerns over issues that may impede the polls on Saturday, including current economic hardship, inaccessibility to Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, insecurity, possible vote trading, challenges experienced during mock accreditation, and others.

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. •Says security agencies’ll determine fate of govs, others over alleged treason By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA The Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said yesterday President Buhari has not acted in breach on the case instituted at the Supreme Court by some state governors over the naira swap deadline. […]

Following clashes between rival political parties supporters on Zaria Road, Kano State, no fewer than 63 suspects have been arrested by men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.

There is tension in the polity as no fewer than 87.2m voters step out to elect the president and members of the 469 two-chamber National Assembly, tomorrow.

Okays sale of defunct NITEL property in Moloney to Lagos State By Peter Egwuatu The National Council on Privatization (NCP) has approved the appointment of Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (MESL) as the preferred bidder for the concession of the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant. The approval was given at a meeting held by the NCP which was […]

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By Chioma Gabriel, Anayo Okoli & Victoria Ojeme Leader of IPOB Autopilot and Biafra separatist, Simon Ekpa, has been arrested by the Finnish Central Criminal Police. Ekpa, a self-styled disciple of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, had been issuing threats to residents of Nigeria’s southeast. The threats have since […]

•Insists elections’ll hold in every part of Nigeria •DSS uncovers dangerous weapons in political party building •Cache’s of high caliber arms, ammunition recovered in Kaduna, Delta, Zamfara, Plateau, Anambra  •Govs only entitled to move with ADCs, orderlies •Monitoring teams’ll arrest escorts breaching IGP’s directive. By Soni Daniel, North Regional Editor & Kingsley Omonobi Abuja—The Chief of Defence […]