NIGERIA’S 2023 ELECTIONS: PREPARATIONS AND PRIORITIES FOR ELECTORAL INTEGRITY AND INCLUSION Professor Mahmood YakubuChairmanIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Lecture presented at The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, on Tuesday 17th January 2023 Introduction I am highly honoured to lead this discussion today and to share […]
The Director General of Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Dr Sidi Ould-Tah, has reiterated the commitment of the bank to partner Borno Government for economic development. Ould-Tah made this known on Saturday during a courtesy call on Gov. Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri. Ould-Tah, who led a […]
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have uncovered an armoury of suspected kidnappers at the Tudun Wada area of Liman Katagum, Bauchi Local Government Area of the state and recovered three AK-47 rifles. Also recovered are one LAR rifle, 49 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, nine AK47 magazines, […]
The soccer star bought the three-story brick house in England 11 years ago Having left Manchester United almost a decade ago, it’s no surprise that international soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to bid farewell to his home in the affluent English village of Alderley Edge, just 15 […]
Left vs. right. Woke vs. the unwoke. Red State Jesus vs. Blue State Jesus. There are some leaders who see faith and politics strictly as an either/or competition: You win by turning out your side and crushing the opposition. But the Rev. William J. Barber II, who has been called “the closest […]
Unidentified gunmen early hours of Saturday attacked Oguta Police station and killed one of the police officers (name withheld) and set ablaze the station. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri. However, he said the gunmen were engaged by the operatives […]
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, has confirmed the outbreak of diphtheria disease has killed at least 35 persons in the country. Dr Adetifa said this during a programme on Arise Television on Friday night. The NCDC had in […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states. The NCDC also said it was monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe states where cases are now being picked up. Diphtheria is a highly contagious, infectious disease […]
Several persons including two members of the Benue State House of Assembly were injured when the convoy of the state governor, Samuel Ortom, was involved in a car crash. The accident occurred on Friday morning when the governor and the Peoples Democratic Party supporters were traveling to the […]
Google’s parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he took “full responsibility” for the cuts, in an internal email. The cuts will affect 6% of Alphabet’s workforce worldwide, in teams including […]
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