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Dr Emem Omokaro, the Director General of the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) says the centre will continue to collaborate with other relevant agencies to improve the health and well-being of senior citizens in the country.Omokaro stated this on Wednesday shortly after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Ministry of Health and the NSCC in Abuja.The MoU was signed during a stakeholder’s engagement on the development of National Benchmark for the training of caregivers to older persons.Switch Nigeria reports that the MoU is aimed at developing a National Action Plan on the care of older…

President Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, yesterday condemned what he described as “isolated” cases of infractions, ethnic slurs and violence that trailed the 2023 General Elections, declaring that elections were now over for the healing process to begin. But the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in a swift reaction, dismissed Tinubu’s call for healing after a violent election as the height of hypocrisy.These came as The Washington Post commended the general elections, stating that despite some obvious flaws in the process, the democratic system had held and was…

Anxiety has continued to build up across Abia as residents await the continuation of the collation of governorship results. The Presiding Officer, and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Professor Nnenna Oti, had Sunday evening adjourned collation till 10:am today. But as of 11:07 am Monday, the exercise was yet to resume. Media practitioners, security personnel and party agents were waiting at the Collation Centre at the Umuahia office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC but the Returning Officer had not arrived. Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party was leading comfortably in the 10…

Alhaji Muhammad Baba-Shehu, Chairman of Keffi Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa state, has praised concerned officials for ensuring there was no security breach during Saturday’s elections in the area.Baba-Shehu gave the commendation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Keffi after the state’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the area.He said the success recorded was as a result of the zeal and commitment of security agencies in the area.The LGA Chairman said officers of the concerned security agencies worked hard to ensure no one carried out any act that would destabilise the…

Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF), has urged Nigerians to maintain peaceful co-existence during and after the Governorship and State Assembly elections in the interest of the nation.The Foundations’ Executive Director, Dr Arome Salifu said this at an aerobic session held on Saturday in Abuja.The theme of the aerobic session was, “Mental and Physical Fitness For Development: Say No To Post Election Violence’’.Salifu said the Foundation was using aerobics to draw the attention of Nigerians, especially the youth to shun violence and embrace peace for national development.He said the move was necessary because AYGF believed in wellness and fitness, adding, “when…

The Military Pension Board (MPB) has urged eligible military retirees and Next-of-Kin (NOKs) of deceased retirees to bring all the needed documents for the payments of their Security Debarment Allowance (SDA).The Chairman of the board, Rear Adm. Sabiru Lawal, made the call in a statement on Friday in Abuja.Lawal said the appeal was sequel to its earlier notice on Jan. 17, the retirees on the documents required for the payment of their SDA to non-pensionable military retirees and NOKs of eligible deceased retirees to be paid.He said the board had been witnessing influx of military retirees for the processing of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday in Ilorin paraded 19 suspected vote buyers arrested during the Governorship and House of Assembly election in the state.The Acting Zonal Head of EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, Michael Nzekwe, said the suspects were paraded at the commission’s Head office located at GRA, Ilorin.Nzekwe said mandate of the commission was to ensure that money influence in politics was totally cut out and eradicated.“The suspects were directly involved in vote-buying. We got credible intelligence and we acted on those intelligence.”Some were arrested in Omu-Aran, Ilorin South and Ilorin West; we were all over…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the award of the contract for the printing of sensitive election materials for the 2023 general elections to Binani Printing Press Limited followed due diligence. The commission said this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Thursday. Okoye also said that the name Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed was not listed as one of the Directors of the company. Okoye said INEC’s attention had been drawn to a news report that the Commission awarded a contract for the printing of sensitive election materials…

BARRING urgent intervention by the police authorities, the Rank and File of the Nigeria Police Force may take to the streets. This time, it is undoubtedly not to protect lives and property but to vent their frustrations over unpaid election allowances and salary arrears. A good percentage of this cadre of the police force known as the Force’s dependable foot soldiers are bitter that they are yet to receive the duty allowances for the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. The implication of the planned protest, if it happens, is that the gubernatorial and state houses of Assembly elections…

Ahead of the Saturdays governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Wednesday obtained and distributed sensitive and non sensitive election materials across the 20 Local Government Areas, LGAs in Lagos. Addressing newsmen during the distribution, INEC, Lagos Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje noted that ” as the election for governorship and States House of Assembly approaches, in Lagos state, we have about 40 constituencies where we are going to conduct election on Saturdays.“Our materials would be escorted by security agents to ensure its safety ahead of the election.” Asked why party political parties agent were not present,…